This year, Sinead Kaufman assumed responsibility for Rio Tinto’s mineral group, including lithium. An article from
WAToday.
Rio Tinto has committed $2.4 billion to the Jadar lithium-borates project in Serbia, one of the world’s largest greenfield lithium projects.
Rio Tinto has disclosed to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) a maiden ore reserve and updated mineral resource at the 100%-owned Jadar lithium-borates project in western Serbia.
Rio Tinto has approved an additional investment of almost $200 million to progress the next stage of the development of the lithium-borate Jadar project in Serbia.
Included in Rio Tinto’s annual Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves tables, released to the market today as part of its 2016 annual report, are increases in Mineral Resources for Rio Tinto’s 100%-owned Jadar Lithium and Borates Mineral Project in Jadar, Serbia.
Rio Sava was faced with a dilemma. The 3D seismic survey was due to start in April but much of the proposed drilling site was underwater after two particularly wet winters.