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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
Mexico bans private companies from lithium mining
20 April 2022 - Mexico plans to set up a state-owned company which will have exclusive rights to mine one of the world’s most sought-after minerals.
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.
Cyanide from gold mine threatens pristine nature in eastern Serbia
31 December 2021 - Dundee intends to open a gold mine and exploit ore using cyanide. Environmental and local associations are explicitly against it.