Rio Tinto hails another step closer to develop Serbian lithium mine
If developed, the $2.4 billion Jadar lithium project in Western Serbia could cover 90% of Europe's current lithium needs.
ASCIANO today said it had agreed to a new 10-year deal to haul a combined 8.5 million tonnes of coal annually from two mines owned by Rio Tinto in Queensland. The take-or-pay contract for the Hail Creek and Kestral mines will begin in November 2013. The…