Rio Tinto faces charges from Serbian NGO’s
Lithium is crucial for the transition to renewables, but mining it is environmentally costly, experts warn. Two Serbian NGOs, the Coalition against Environmental Corruption and...
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Truth about EU’s “green mining”
As part of its Raw Materials Action Plan, the European Commission is striving to create the conditions for more mining in Europe by convincing the...
Rio Tinto’s Jadar project in Serbia might go on referendum
Lithium Jadar project is designed to produce 55,000 mt/year of battery grade lithium carbonate — for which global demand is growing in the electric vehicles...
Serbia mulls putting Rio’s Jadar approval to community
Jadar, discovered by Rio Tinto geologists in 2004, is one of the largest greenfield lithium projects currently in development. It has the potential to produce...
Portugal is set to cancel a contentious lithium mining project
In the northern Montalegre region in Portugal locals spent years fighting to halt lithium mining project, a cornerstone of Lisbon’s raw materials policy. “At this...
A series of lithium mines could open across Europe in the next few years
In the next few years several mining companies are on course to open lithium mines across Europe. These firms claim their operations, which in some...
Portuguese environmentalists say ‘green mining’ concept is just another ‘greenwashing’
An environmental NGO GEOTA the Grupo de Estudos de Ordenamento do Território e Ambiente watched keenly as the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of Europe...
A Portuguese village pays high price for rich lithium deposits
According to the European commission, Europe will need 60 times more lithium by 2050 (target year for carbon neutrality) for electric cars and energy storage...
Worrying Rio Tinto’s gung-ho mining exploration
Zlatko Kokanovic, the vice president of ‘Ne Damo Jadar’ and a veterinarian writes about Rio Tinto’s scandal of Juukan Gorge and boardroom crises; Life in...
Portugal Montalegre lithium mining project to end
The EU is trying to set up an independent stream of crucial raw materials to ensure it’s not dependent on third countries. It imports almost...