Question isn’t whether lithium in Serbia will be mined or not, but who will do it – Brantner
13 August 2024 - In an interview, Franziska Brantner said lithium is among raw materials necessary for climate action
Rio Tinto releases draft environmental impact assessments for Jadar Project
13 June 2024 - Rio Tinto has said it has voluntarily released preliminary drafts of environmental impact assessment studies for its lithium mining project Jadar
Germany supports lithium mine project in Serbia to curb China’s global influence – Handelsblatt
13 December 2022 - The newspaper published the secret list of projects that Germany identified as important for the EU's geopolitical initiative Global Gate
Professor Ristić: Extracting lithium and boron from jadarite requires 1.100 tons of concentrated sulfuric acid per day
14 October 2022 - Jadarite is a unique mineral, but it is the worst kind, according to Professor and Vice-rector at the University of Belgrade Ratko Ristić
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
Is EU to sacrifice Balkans to secure resources for its energy transition
18 August 2022 - The EU is lowering environmental standards for mining lithium and other materials for the energy transition, but the Western Balkans and other third countries are set to take an even heavier burden
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
Jadar Declaration unites activists in global resistance against lithium mining
10 July 2022 - The Jadar Declaration opens the way for an international solidarity network for environmental protection and against lithium mining
Bern Convention’s Bureau closely monitors possible relaunch of Jadar project in Serbia
16 June 2022 - European and Serbian NGOs have filed a complaint against Serbia under the Bern Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats
Rio Tinto eager to reopen talks with Serbia on Jadar lithium project
06 May 2022 - At the annual shareholders' meeting in Australia the company's top executives said that the project is perfect
Rio Tinto says it’s halting work in Serbia, but what’s really happening?
10 January 2022 - Many landowners and others wondered what ‘on hold’ meant, when all we need is to see Rio Tinto stopped and gone.
Thousands demand revoking Serbia’s commitments to Rio Tinto
12 September 2021 - The key demand is for the Government of Serbia to revoke all commitments to Rio Tinto, the investor behind the lithium mine project.