Excerpt from the article “Rio Tinto to temporarily halt Serbian lithium project” published on the site MiningTechnology.com
Rio Tinto is reportedly planning to temporarily stop the development of the Jadar lithium project in Serbia in the wake of failure to securing land allocation for the mine.
Last week, Loznica’s municipal assembly in Serbia scrapped land allocation plan for the mine near Loznica in the western Jadar river valley, following protests by environmental groups.
BETA news agency cited Rio’s Serbian arm Rio Sava Exploration CEO Vesna Prodanovic as saying that the firm, during the pause period, intends to engage in a public dialogue pertaining to the project.
Prodanovic said: “We want to call for a public dialogue, to acquaint residents with all aspects of our project.”
Furthermore, the miner is planning to “reconsider and possibly improve” technical solutions for the mine.
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