Serbian PM Sees No Chance To Revive Rio Tinto Lithium Project

Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said on December 13 that she does not see any chance of reviving Rio Tinto's $2.4 billion lithium project for which licenses were revoked earlier this year. The government revoked licenses for the Jadar project in January after massive protests sparked by environmental concerns about the planned mine. "I don't see any possibility to revive the Jadar project," Brnabic was quoted as saying by the Nova S news portal. "I think that lithium is the biggest development opportunity for Serbia," she said, adding that public debate about the matter will be necessary. To read the original story by Reuters, click here.