Older article from Serbian mediaGoogle translate:
What is certain is, is that it would "Freeport", if taken over the management of RTB, got cheaper access to the underground deposit "Cukaru bakers', which is considered the richest deposits of copper and gold in the world. The "Freeport" at the beginning of the month for $ 135 million, the Canadian company "Newsun" sold exploration rights in the upper bezel "Cukaru bakers", but kept 40 percent stake in the lower part of the tray, which is considered to be far richer in copper and gold. And, if you take over the management of RTB, "Freeport" bring out the underground mine Bor company easier, faster and cheaper not to begin the exploitation of the lower part of the deposit "Cukaru baking". Otherwise, they would have to start with the construction of inclines, which is very expensive. In addition, they would have to wait to firstly exploit the upper layer before it reaches the part that belongs to them. In addition, the management of RTB, "Freeport" to the ore from the site "Cukaru bakers' could already processed in the Bor mining plants, and the resulting melting of copper concentrate in the local, the most modern smelter, which, in this way, could to operate at full capacity and reduce dependence on imported raw materials processing. https://www.novosti.rs/vesti/naslovna/ekonomija/aktuelno.239.html:606443-Friport-uzima-Bor https://www.novosti.rs/vesti/naslovna/ekonomija/aktuelno.239.html:606443-Friport-uzima-Bor https://www.novosti.rs/vesti/naslovna/ekonomija/aktuelno.239.html:606443-Friport-uzima-Bor
https://www.novosti.rs/vesti/naslovna/ekonomija/aktuelno.239.html:606443-Friport-uzima-Bor Serbia's government said it is in talks with Chinese investors on the privatisation of state-owned copper miner and smelter RTB Bor.