Metallium advances U.S. gallium supply with rapid completion of defence contract

The latest update is out from Mt Monger Resources Ltd. ( (AU:MTM) ).

Metallium Limited’s U.S. subsidiary Flash Metals Texas Inc. has completed Phase I of a Small Business Innovation Research contract with the U.S. Department of War and Defense Logistics Agency, proving it can recover gallium from semiconductor scrap and electronic waste using its Flash Joule Heating technology. The program achieved or exceeded all technical milestones and was delivered in six months, roughly half the typical Phase I timeline, underscoring the maturity of Metallium’s electrothermal chlorination platform.

The successful completion of this first U.S. federal contract strengthens Metallium’s position within the U.S. defence innovation ecosystem and showcases a potential domestic pathway to secure supplies of gallium, a defence-critical mineral currently sourced almost entirely from China. By enabling gallium recovery from waste streams that may also contain germanium and other strategic metals, the technology could help diversify critical material supply chains, bolster U.S. national security objectives, and complement Metallium’s recently announced collaboration with major U.S. refiner Indium Corporation.

The project included thermodynamic modelling, Flash Joule Heating trials and optimisation, yield analysis, real-time process control and preliminary techno-economic and environmental assessment, further advancing the company’s technology platform. Metallium is now positioned for potential follow-on SBIR Phase II funding and broader collaboration with U.S. federal agencies as it moves toward commercial deployment of its critical metals recovery solutions.

The most recent analyst rating on (AU:MTM) stock is a Sell with a A$0.58 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Mt Monger Resources Ltd. stock, see the AU:MTM Stock Forecast page.

More about Mt Monger Resources Ltd.

Metallium Limited is an Australia- and U.S.-based critical materials technology company focused on recovering high-value metals such as gallium and germanium from semiconductor scrap and electronic waste. Through its proprietary Flash Joule Heating process and U.S. subsidiary Flash Metals Texas Inc., the company targets defence, semiconductor, and advanced communications supply chains that seek secure, domestic sources of strategic minerals.

The business operates within the critical minerals and recycling sector, positioning itself as a technology-enabled supplier to defence and electronics markets. Metallium has also entered into collaboration with U.S. refiner Indium Corporation to support downstream processing and offtake of recovered gallium, germanium and related metals used in electronics, AI and defence applications.

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