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Jadar: Europe’s battery dream meets Serbian mistrust

Rio Tinto’s lithium project could make Serbia central to Europe’s electric-vehicle supply chain. But in the Jadar Valley, the argument is less about lithium...

Jadar project re-emerges as Rio Tinto signals long-term intent despite suspension phase

Serbia’s suspended lithium project in the Jadar valley is increasingly being viewed as a paused rather than cancelled investment, with industry experts pointing to...

Competition deepens in Serbia’s mining sector as exploration capital repositions after Jadar

The collapse of the Jadar lithium project removed Serbia’s most prominent mining narrative, but it did not diminish the country’s underlying appeal to exploration...

What the withdrawal of the Jadar lithium environmental impact paper means

In early January, the international scientific journal Scientific Reports, part of the Nature portfolio, formally withdrew a research paper published in July 2024 that...

Rio Tinto reduces workforce in Serbia as Jadar project enters prolonged holding phase

Rio Tinto has continued to scale down its workforce in Serbia, reinforcing signals that the long-delayed Jadar lithium project has shifted decisively from active...

Rio Tinto stays committed to Jadar despite permit delays and project slowdown

Rio Tinto has confirmed it is not leaving Serbia, despite reports claiming the opposite. The company told Blic that it “continues to believe the...

EU–Serbia raw materials partnership: Strategic opportunity or governance risk?

In July 2024, the European Union and Serbia signed a strategic raw materials partnership focused on cooperation in lithium extraction, battery production, and clean...

Rio Tinto faces low lithium prices as Serbia invests in mine-linked infrastructure

Low lithium market prices have forced Rio Tinto to indicate in its six-month report that production will need to be “incentivized”, a euphemism for...

Rio Tinto condemns vandalism at Loznica info center, calls for constructive dialogue on project

Rio Tinto strongly condemns the attack on its Info Center in Loznica, where unknown individuals broke the facility's windows. The company immediately notified the...

Rio Tinto seeks permits to restart Jadar lithium project in Serbia, aiming for major greenfield investment and economic boost

Rio Tinto is currently working to secure approval for an updated environmental impact assessment (EIA) study and obtain key permits, including an exploitation license,...

EU eyes raw material reserves as Serbia’s “Jadar” lithium project gains strategic importance

The European Union is preparing to create reserves of critical raw materials—such as lithium—to safeguard its energy and digital transitions from potential geopolitical disruptions....

European Commission faces criticism over lack of transparency and social impact in Serbia’s Jadar lithium project

The European Commission recently designated the Jadar lithium and boron mining project in Serbia as a strategic energy project outside the EU, without publicly...

Rio Tinto refutes environmental and technical claims about the “Jadar” project

Rio Tinto responded to the allegations made by Dr. Ratko Ristić, a professor at the Faculty of Forestry, concerning the "Jadar" project. The company...

Rio Tinto responds to misleading claims about the “Jadar” project

Rio Tinto feels compelled to respond to the inaccurate, selective, and scientifically unfounded statements made regarding the "Jadar" project in a recent article published...
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