A Serbian opposition movement expressed concern on Thursday over what it said are covert geological probes for the Rio Tinto company in the Kraljevo area.
The Movement for Change (Pokret za Preokret) branch in Kraljevo warned that “Rio Tinto poses a serious threat to the environment and public health in the entire Kraljevo area”.
The movement said that it would take part in a protest on Sunday which will be attended by organizations from across the country.
Rio Tinto is planning to start exploiting lithium in western Serbia and has been doing research which has met with protests and opposition from local people who fear pollution on a massive scale.
Earlier, Rio Tinto issued a statement saying that it plans to invest 7.5 billion Dollars into reducing carbon emissions by 50 percent by the year 2030.