Rio Tinto puts Serbia lithium mine on hold
by Guardian staff and agencies from Environment | The Guardian on (#5TB42)
Chief executive seeks public dialogue, suggesting protests against Loznica project have hindered any reasonable debate'
Rio Tinto will put its controversial western Serbia lithium project on hold, a news agency has reported, quoting the CEO of Rio's Serbian arm.
The mining group wants to develop the mine near Loznica in the western Jadar river valley to extract lithium, used in electric car batteries, and borates, used in solar panels and wind turbines.
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