Jadar project
Serbia officially revives Rio Tinto’s lithium mining project Jadar
16 July 2024 - The Government of Serbia annulled the 2022 abolishment of Rio Tinto's project Jadar for a lithium mine and processing plant
Australian company waiting to enter lithium race in western Serbia
16 July 2024 - Volt Resources has the rights to exploration license applications for lithium and borates in three areas in western Serbia
Constitutional Court of Serbia rules in favor of Rio Tinto’s lithium project
11 July 2024 - The Constitutional Court of Serbia declared unconstitutional a decree that annulled the local spatial plan for Rio Tinto's lithium project
Protest outside Constitutional Court of Serbia against Rio Tinto’s lithium project Jadar
11 July 2024 - Local group Ne damo Jadar and the SEOS assocoation held a protest rally in front of the Constitutional Court of Serbia against Rio Tinto's lithium project
Serbian police charge local activists for resisting revival of Rio Tinto’s lithium project
08 July 2024 - Seven people were arrested and criminally charged in Loznica at a protest against Rio Tinto's project for a lithium mine and processing plant
Environmental activists, citizens to intensify protests against lithium mining in Serbia
29 June 2024 - The movement against Rio Tinto's lithium project demanded a ban on exploration and mining, threatening to radicalize resistance
Prime Minister Vučević: Serbia should discuss all development projects, including lithium
12 June 2024 - Serbia's new government supports all development projects, including mining, which includes lithium, says Prime Minister Miloš Vučević
Professors from University of Belgrade debate Rio Tinto’s project on RTS
12 October 2022 - More than two years after protests began, Serbia's public broadcaster RTS aired the first academic debate on the project, which the government stopped nine months ago
Mihajlović: Lithium mine in Serbia would be digitalized, with no liquid waste
16 August 2022 - Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Zorana Mihajlović claims the lithium mine in Jadar would be completely digitalized and without sulfuric acid fumes or liquid waste
Activists warn Jadar project abandonment is a farce, investor does not give up on planned activities while waiting for new government
10 August 2022 - Rio Tinto said it intends to complete the internal feasibility study for its Jadar lithium project in Serbia, citing "previous commitments"