Jadar Lithium Project
Sector: Mining • Location: Serbia
Source: Discovery Alert
The Jadar Lithium Project in western Serbia's Jadar valley was a flagship lithium development by Rio Tinto, containing 16.6 million tonnes of lithium-borate ore with a 1.8% lithium oxide grade. The project planned an annual output of 58,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate along with co-products boric acid and sodium sulfate. The project faced complex regulatory challenges and community opposition lead
- Status
- Failure
- Sector
- Mining
- Location
- Serbia
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- Discovery Alert
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Original status | suspended |
Taiyo status | Failure |
Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description | The Jadar Lithium Project in western Serbia's Jadar valley was a flagship lithium development by Rio Tinto, containing 16.6 million tonnes of lithium-borate ore with a 1.8% lithium oxide grade. The project planned an annual output of 58,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate along with co-products boric acid and sodium sulfate. The project faced complex regulatory challenges and community opposition leading to its indefinite suspension in November 2025. |
Original sector | Mining |
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Country | Serbia |
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Article published date | 2025-11-16 |
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