Residents of a tiny village in western Serbia don’t care if their government has agreed with the European Union to open a lithium mine in their sprawling valley: They say it is never going to happen. Planned lithium and borate excavation in western Serbia could push the Balkan nation closer to the EU and reduce the block’s dependency on China.
A sign saying “Access forbidden to unauthorized persons” is displayed in front of a house bought by Rio Tinto company in the village of Gornje Nedeljice, in the fertile Jadar Valley in western Serbia , Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. Abandoned and roofless houses bought by Rio Tinto company are seen in the village of Gornje Nedeljice, in the fertile Jadar Valley in western Serbia , Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024.
Thousands are expected to show up for a major rally on Saturday in the capital Belgrade, calling for a law to ban lithium mining anywhere in Serbia.Protesters rally outside Bulgarian parliament to denounce ban on LGBTQ+ ‘propaganda’ in schools“We are not interested in their profits. We were raised on this land and we will die on this land,” said Kokanović, who has five children. “This land is nobody’s property, it belongs to our children.
Jadar, she said, is “one of the best explored lithium sites in Europe and probably one of the best in the world” and could “put Serbia the very top country not only in Europe but also worldwide” when it comes to fighting climate change. “In that case the project will not be developed,” she said, complaining of “misinformation” allegedly spread about the project.
Jadar, said Djordjević, is an agricultural area with underground waters and rivers that often flood and could carry any toxic material downstream. The mine is “a huge risk to the entire region,” she said.
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