RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:Can this happen to EV&TMAS? It is widely believed that Serbia, which formally seeks European Union membership but instead has been forging close ties with Russia and China, may want to hand over the lithium mining to China by sidelining Rio Tinto from the project in which it has pledged to invest $2.4 billion.
Throughout its almost 150-year history, Rio Tinto has faced accusations of corruption, environmental degradation and human rights abuses at its mining sites.
Environmentalists are also upset at the Serbian government’s lack of response to rising pollution in the country.