Rio Tinto–backed firm InoBat plans to build battery gigafactory in Serbia
InoBat is considering options for a battery plant in Serbia, claiming the government offered massive incentives. Environmentalists said they won't allow it.
Đedović: Energy sector reforms are priority, lithium production to be examined
Dubravka Đedović has visited the Kolubara mining basin to get first-hand information on coal production
Europe could be hit by similar protests against lithium as Serbia
Julia Poliscanova from Transport & Environment wrote recommendations on how to avoid challenges for the European car industry including potential protests like the ones in Serbia
Green left MP Ćuta says entire Serbia to be blocked if Rio Tinto continues its lithium project
Green left lawmaker Aleksandar Jovanović Ćuta said Serbia sold its resources to foreigners and called for revolt against mining projects
Professor Ristić: Extracting lithium and boron from jadarite requires 1.100 tons of concentrated sulfuric acid per day
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
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
SEOS demands suspension of geological exploration amid invasion of lithium seekers
SEOS urged the government to meet its demands by November 1 and suspend and revise all licenses issued to Rio Tinto and other companies
Lithium research is threat to Rekovac municipality, locals and ecologists warn
Balkan istraživanja Ltd. aims to continue its activities and open more exploration wells in the municipality of Rekovac, the Association of Environmental Organizations of Serbia (SEOS) has announced. The company has received licenses for geological exploration on a total area of almost half the territory of the municipality, according to activists and locals who are […]