lithium
Serbian scientists find environmental damage far exceeds benefits of lithium mining
31 July 2024 - A group of Serbian scientists found lithium mining in western Serbia in a populated and fertile area is not profitable given the the environmental risks
Republic of Srpska in BiH to mirror Serbia’s lithium mining projects
23 July 2024 - President of the Republic of Srpska in BiH Milorad Dodik said the entity would follow Serbia's example in projects for critical raw materials
Government of Serbia signs MoU with EU backing Rio Tinto’s Jadar lithium project
19 July 2024 - Serbia and the EU have signed the MoU on strategic partnership in the sectors of sustainable raw materials, battery value chains and electric vehicles
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
Vučić: Serbia to reapprove Rio Tinto’s stalled lithium project with EU guarantees
17 June 2024 - Serbia is ready to again endorse Rio Tinto's lithium mining and processing project, according to President Aleksandar Vučić
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
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
EU’s Critical Raw Materials Act adopted with looser social, environmental rules
19 March 2024 - Pursuing strategic autonomy, the European Union put together the Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) after a major delay in the last phase
Project launched in Albania for production of battery energy storage systems
27 February 2024 - Vega Solar agreed with an unnamed Indian company to build the first lithium ion battery factory in Albania
Lopare municipality demands from Republic of Srpska to reject lithium project
23 February 2024 - Head of the Municipality of Lopare Rado Savić has submitted a petition to the National Assembly of the Republic of Srpska
Serbia’s Đedović: We have billions under our feet in strategic minerals
22 February 2024 - Strategic minerals must be used in the best interest of the economy, according to Serbia's Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Đedović