Latest Scandium News

Ardea Resources reports strong progress on its Kalgoorlie Nickel Project’s Definitive Feasibility Study, including high-grade drilling results, a heritage agreement, and consortium funding support. Completion of the DFS is now targeted for mid-2026 amid ongoing ESG and stakeholder engagement.

Sunrise Energy Metals has nearly doubled its scandium resource at the Syerston Project and attracted significant US government financing interest, underscoring the strategic value of its critical minerals assets amid tightening global supply.

Sunrise Energy Metals has secured a strategic partnership with Lockheed Martin, granting the defense giant an option to purchase a quarter of scandium production from the Syerston Project over five years, aiming to boost scandium adoption in aerospace and defense.

Nico Resources has progressed its Wingellina nickel-cobalt project through updated resource estimates, detailed metallurgical testwork, and a strategic review of scandium extraction, even as nickel market conditions remain subdued.

Dreadnought Resources has secured $18 million to fast-track its Mangaroon and Illaara gold projects, while boosting its Star of Mangaroon resource by 36% and unveiling significant rare earth discoveries at Gifford Creek.

Sunrise Energy Metals secures renewed interest from the US Export-Import Bank for substantial debt financing, reinforcing the strategic importance of its Syerston Scandium Project amid a landmark US-Australia minerals pact.

Victory Metals reports substantial grade increases in terbium, dysprosium, and scandium at its North Stanmore Project, leveraging a simple beneficiation method that enhances strategic supply prospects amid tightening Chinese export controls.

Sunrise Energy Metals has announced a significant 87% increase in the Ore Reserve Estimate for its Syerston Scandium Project, underpinning a 32-year mine life with steady scandium oxide production. The update comes amid tightening Chinese export controls, positioning the project as a critical non-Chinese scandium supply source.

Rimfire Pacific Mining has announced a maiden Inferred Mineral Resource Estimate for its Currajong scandium prospect, boosting its total scandium inventory by 61% to 5,449 tonnes. The resource remains open for expansion, with further drilling planned at Murga and Rabbit Trap projects.

Dreadnought Resources has commenced drilling at the Stinger rare earth and niobium target within its Mangaroon project, revealing a substantial rare earth enriched carbonatite zone with promising grades and mineralogy akin to the Mountain Pass deposit.

Hawk Resources has raised A$5 million and secured an option to earn up to 80% of the Olympus Scandium Project in Western Australia, aiming to advance exploration of a large-scale scandium anomaly in a Tier-1 jurisdiction.

Australian Mines Limited has secured key approvals to begin a ~1,000m drilling program at its high-grade Flemington scandium project, positioning itself strategically amid tightening Chinese rare earth export controls.