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Marion Rae

'White gold' on ice as mine faces major project expiry

Core Lithium has suspended production at its Grant open pit lithium mine in the Northern Territory. (HANDOUT/FLEET SPACE TECHNOLOGIES)

Australia's first lithium producer in the Northern Territory risks losing federal priority status in its race for the "white gold" that could power a local energy revolution.

Less than a year ago, the NT was setting its sights on being a world-leading hub for battery minerals, with an emerging lithium exporter securing expansion approval.

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