Serbia: The lithium mine sowing deep discord
By DW
01 March 2022 |
11:20 am
Discovered in Serbia's Jadar region, jadarite might be considered miraculous – at least by the Serbian government and the Rio Tinto mining group. They view this lithium derivative as an ideal raw material source for electric car batteries.
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