Local residents at risk after China’s Zijin triples production at ...
May 9, 2022 · Bor, in north-eastern Serbia, is one of the country’s most polluted cities. While citizens protest their toxic air and water, Chinese mining company Zijin, which runs the city’s large-scale copper mining and smelting complex, is expanding its operations without permits, local consent or transparency.
Continued struggles for Bor residents amid Zijin Mining’s …
Jul 29, 2024 · The Serbian government has praised Zijin for its role in revitalizing the mining industry and creating jobs, and has invested over 500 million euros in air quality improvements nationwide. Ongoing concerns and local reactions. Despite Zijin’s assertions and government data, some Bor residents remain skeptical.
Rio Tinto u Srbiji: Sve što treba da znate o boru, pratiocu ... - BBC
Aug 26, 2024 · Jedan od proizvoda najavljenog projekta „Jadar" kompanije Rio Tinto trebalo bi da bude i 160.000 tona borne kiseline na godišnjem nivou.
Serbia Unfiltered - Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
This is one of the copper processing plants in Bor, a town of some 48,000 people in eastern Serbia. After Bor’s copper mine opened in 1904, Serbs, Roma, Romanians, and others moved in to fill...
Bor – forcedlabourinserbia-en
“Bor mine” labour camp consisted of 33 sub-camps, where as many as 30,000 thousand prisoners were engaged in forced labour. Among the prisoners were Jews and Hungarian, Greek, Polish, and Italian prisoners of war, members of resistance and others.
Ej Atlas
Apr 26, 2024 · Description of the conflict case. The state-owned mines of Bor are located in the west Serbia next to the town Bor and six other villages. In 2018 the property passed to the Chinese company Zijin. The lives of the citizens in at least five …
The Bor Mine in Serbia | Europeana
Nov 5, 2019 · This blog explores the 20th century industrial heritage of mining in Bor. In eastern Serbia, where the Bor Mine is located, archaeological excavation confirms that even the Romans were involved in mining in this area. At the time, only gold was sought for.
About 5% of people in Serbia suffer from depression
Jun 8, 2022 · According to some data, about 5 percent of people in Serbia suffer from depression, and between 1,000 and 1,500 people commit suicide each year in the country, a significant number of whom are young people.
‘We Can Barely Open A Window’: Residents Grapple With …
Jul 28, 2024 · Despite the data cited by Zijin and Serbian government agencies, some residents in Bor remain unconvinced. Toplica Marjanovic, who has been regularly monitoring official data on the level of air pollution in Bor for years through his role in heading the local chapter of the Society of Young Researchers, warns that toxins are still being emitted ...
The Belt and Road Initiative and its Impact on Serbia: A Delicate …
Mar 29, 2024 · Notably criticized as a major polluter in Serbia, particularly in Bor, where it is situated, the firm is identifying its largest CO2 emitters and collaborating with the University of Belgrade to model emissions from mining and metallurgical activities, alongside preparations to replace inefficient equipment and switch to natural gas in its ...