CompaniesMiningPrint articleRio Tinto-led plan for lithium mine sparks protests in SerbiaIvana Sekularac and Aleksandar VasovicAug 27, 2021 – 4.42amSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginKorenita, Serbia | Four years from now, fields in the Jadar river valley in western Serbia where Djorjde Kapetanovic grows corn and soy to feed his cattle will be turned into a waste dump for Europe’s biggest lithium mine.Rio Tinto in July committed $US2.4 billion to its Jadar project as global miners push into metals needed for the green energy transition, including lithium, which is used to make electric vehicle batteries. The Jadar project, once completed, would help make Rio a top 10 lithium producer, just as demand for EVs booms.Loading...ReutersSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreMiningSerbiaRio TintoLithiumLatest In MiningFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In CompaniesThe Australian Financial Review Magazine‘We don’t want to die wondering’: Jo Horgan on Mecca’s biggest bet yetLauren SamsThis Brisbane restaurant deserves a Michelin starHow Ozempic and other GLP-1s are transforming much more than just waistlinesBOSS Financial ReviewSPC chief’s battle to remake the household brandPatrick DurkinThe hottest new C-suite position is head of AIThe CEO who calls email the least productive productivity hackLife & LeisureSurfing has made this wellness entrepreneur a student of the seaLife & LeisureMercedes-Benz’s new coupe is a big improvement on its predecessorWe visit the home of the most famous Greek poet you’ve never heard ofRich ListWealthy silk Allan Myers puts Western District run on the marketNick LenaghanProperty billionaire Nick Andrianakos dies in GreeceCannon-Brookes describes ‘deep internal conflict’ over his private jet
