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diplomacyAug 7, 2026

Pentagon ploughs $560 million into ‘world-first’ Australian mining project

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Pentagon ploughs $560 million into ‘world-first’ Australian mining project Washington: The Pentagon will invest more than half a billion dollars in a “world-first” mining project in central western NSW that produces scandium, a rare critical mineral used in fighter jets, spacecraft and other tools of war.

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  • Michael KoziolBy Michael Koziol

    Pentagon ploughs $560 million into ‘world-first’ Australian mining project Washington: The Pentagon will invest more than half a billion dollars in a “world-first” mining project in central western NSW that produces scandium, a rare critical mineral used in fighter jets, spacecra…

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