Rio Tinto

01 December 2021 - The Salton Sea in the southern part of California can supply 600,000 tons of lithium per year, an amount exceeding the current annual consumption of the US

29 November 2021 - Lithium mining projects, pollution and environmental protection issues are igniting large protests almost every day in Serbia

14 September 2021 - Chancellor Angela Merkel said Germany is interested in lithium from Serbia and that European union...

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.

25 August 2021 - European Greens Co-chair Thomas Waitz said he would speak in the European Parliament about Rio Tinto's project and the devastation of the Danube in Serbia

02 August 2021 - The company is finishing the preparations for the transportation of the processing plant despite mounting protests by Serbian citizens.

29 July 2021 - Hundreds of people protested in Loznica in western Serbia as the local assembly was adopting the spatial plan for Rio Tinto's lithium project

28 July 2021 - Rio Tinto keeps buying land in Serbia and getting permits for a lithium mine after the investment decision, but there is no environmental impact study

13 July 2021 - Even though people around Serbia are increasingly protesting Rio Tinto’s plan to open a jadarite mine, the British-Australian miner is in talks with the government on expanding the project.

03 July 2021 - Participants of the workshop said an increasing number of women from different spheres are becoming active in efforts to protect the environment and that they have the enthusiasm and energy to combine their strengths to create models for sustainable development with a particular focus on gender issues.

16 June 2021 - Vladimir Stevanović has told Balkan Green Energy News that there is no doubt that the mine would cause more harm than good.

07 June 2021 - Vučić hinted at holding a local referendum on letting Rio Tinto mine lithium. Activist Marija Alimpić said 36 families already sold their properties and left.

12 April 2021 - Thousands of protesters from all over Serbia and the region came to the Ecological Uprising, demanding protection for the environment and public health

08 March 2021 - Defend the Rivers of Mt. Stara Planina movement has announced a protest called Ecological Pressure.

05 March 2021 - Rio Tinto plans to start building a mine in western Serbia in 2022 and complete it in 2026 despite residents' discontent.

23 December 2020 - Ana Brnabić denies the spatial plan for the project was adopted on insufficient grounds while locals claim it is illegitimate.