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Lithium exploration drilling near Litchfield National Park raises sustainability questions

The race to find lithium — the indispensable ingredient that is powering the world's electric vehicles — is heating up in the Northern Territory.

Resource companies Ragusa Minerals and Lithium Plus have reported promising results from exploration drilling on the border of Litchfield National Park, about 100 kilometres south of Darwin.

It could mean a new stream of a mineral needed in the global energy transition that would solidify Australia's status as a world leader in supply.

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