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US military interest in scandium drives focus on Australian town

The Pentagon is pursuing scandium supplies from a small New South Wales town.

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Scandium is emerging as a strategic mineral of interest to the United States military. A small Australian town in New South Wales has attracted Pentagon attention for its potential scandium reserves.

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What is scandium, and why is the US interested in a small Australian town?

Why the Pentagon is suddenly interested in a tiny town in New South Wales

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