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Serbian leader insists Western governments funded protests that sunk $2.7bn lithium mine Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has brushed as

It's fair to presume that multiple interest groups were behind the latest events and their portrayal: grassroots forces, prominent personalities, Western NGOs, the Serbian government itself, and perhaps competing 'green' oligarchic forces. The...

Ministers bowed to pressure after protests from green groups and ordinary citizens, who claimed the mine would wreak environmental destruction.

Serbian politicians on Friday blasted environmentalists for forcing them to scuttle Rio Tinto Plcs proposed $2.4 billion lithium project, warning the move could hurt efforts to grow and diversify... | January 21, 2022

SERBIA-LITHIUM/RIO TINTO (UPDATE 1, PIX):UPDATE 1-Rio Tinto shares plunge as Serbia pulls plug on $2.4 bln lithium project

(Reuters) - Shares in Rio Tinto fell on Friday after Serbia revoked lithium exploration licences of the Anglo-Australian mining giant, bowing to local...

Serbia has bowed to long-standing public pressure, throwing the Australian miner’s $US2.4 billion project into disarray. The news comes ahead of its general election in April and with Serbia-Australia relations at a low point since the deportation of Novak Djokovic.

Just days after tennis star Novak Djokovic was deported, Serbia has revoked an Australian companys mining licence.

Lithium could play a growing role in the Rio Tinto Limited (ASX:RIO) share price over time. It has lithium projects on the cards.

Serbia has bowed to long-standing public pressure, throwing the Australian miner’s $US2.4 billion project into disarray. The news comes ahead of its general election in April and with Serbia-Australia relations at a low point since the deportation of Novak Djokovic.