Protesters opposed to lithium mining in Serbia block roads, 8 January 2022

Demonstrators opposed to an international mining company’s plans to mine lithium in western Serbia blocked roads in several cities in the country...in the latest protest aimed at forcing the government to reject the plans...

For weeks, demonstrators have staged regular protests and blocked roads demanding the government reject London-based Rio Tinto, the world's second-largest metals and mining company, which is studying the development of a lithium mine...

But environmental activists say mining for lithium would damage the region’s farmland, ecosystem, and water...

Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said her government was “close to deciding to annul” deals that have been reached thus far with Rio Tinto. But she said the government must first estimate what that would cost...