Rio Tinto is ecological catastrophe for Serbian citizens
Activists of several associations of citizens and environmental groups submitted a petition to Prime Minister Ana Brnabic with more than 32,000 signatures against the project...
Tag : lithium mining
Environmental costs of lithium mining
Lithium is a metal, and its physical and chemical properties make it versatile enough to be baked into lubricants, ceramics and other useful stuff, including...
Raw materials mining deal in the Balkans
The keyword for the 2020s is definitely transformation. All of the world’s regions have started to experience the seriousness of the climate crisis, and there’s...
Western Balkans has crucial EV battery ingredient – lithium
The interest in developing lithium deposits in the Western Balkans is part of a wider push to exploit the mineral across Europe. Demand for the...
Challenges for Rio Tinto lithium project in Serbia
Rio Tinto, one of the biggest mining conglomerates on the planet, has been studying a lithium deposit near Loznica for the last 16 years and...
Savannah’s next permit for lithium mine project in Portugal
Portugal is Europe’s top lithium producer, accounts for about 11% of the global market. Savannah Resources said that, as part of the next stage in...
Finland’s mining of the raw minerals for batteries sparks environmental concerns
Finland is the only EU country whose bedrock is known to contain all the major battery minerals — including cobalt and lithium — and the...
Environmental issues of Rio Tinto’s Jadar project in Serbia
In February this year, Prime Minister Ana Brnabić visited Rio Tinto’s site and said that this effort is important not only for Loznica but for...
Rio Tinto’s lithium mine in Serbia – prosperity or pollution?
Marnie Finlayson, executive director for boron and lithium in Rio Tinto and general director of the “Jadar” project says the company has been present in...
Rio Tinto’s Jadar project in Serbia – one of the most important lithium deposits in the world
Rio Tinto has been working on the development of a Jadarite processing technology project, as well as the application of state-of-the-art mining technology solutions with...