Barroso Deep Dive: Why Portugal’s Savannah Resources Project Is Europe’s Most Strategically Significant — and Most Contested — Lithium Development

Savannah Resources' Barroso deposit — Europe's largest confirmed spodumene resource at 39 million tonnes — is advancing toward a 2026 final investment decision and 2028 production start, backed by €110 million in Portuguese state grants, but faces ongoing community opposition, a GIAHS heritage designation and a recent court injunction that the government overrode on national interest grounds.