Syunik

No Documents Enabling to Assess Risks of Bardzradir Mine Opencast Development
We have certain concerns that the project territory is in the buffer zone of Shikahogh wildlife reserve. Nevertheless, the project lacks topographical maps and none of the organizers could present maps for discussions

Nobody in Tsav Village (Syunik Region) Knows About Time of Holding Public Hearings
Nobody in Tsav Village (Syunik Region) knows about the time what time today’s public hearings on opencast development of Bardzradir gold mine

Two Small HPPs to Be Constructed on Vorotan River in Distance of 42 Meters from Each Other
At the regular meeting of the Armenian Government on 24 May the government changed the category forest and agricultural land areas for the construction of two small HPPs on the Vorotan

Uranium in Meghri? Meghri Residents Speaking about Problem
There is a village, Miazami, nothing grows there because of the newly opened mine – Tey Litchqvaz. We knew it long ago there was gold, but the heads didn’t develop it, they said there was much uranium

Another Gold Mine for Export
Our sources in Syunik inform that Tsav villagers, where the hearings will be held, support this project: this village a poor one and the villagers are interested in

I Don’t Possess Information That Tailing Dump In Poor Condition
“I don’t possess such information that the tailing dump is in poor,”

EBRD Not Taken Any Decision To Involve in Financing Amoulsar Gold Mine Development
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, EBRD, hasn’t taken any decision regarding their involvement in the financing of Amoulsar gold mine development. The letter is given in response

Small Tailing Dump – Low Risks, Large Tailing Dump – High Risks
A tailing dump is bad phenomenon for any region. Nevertheless, no mining production can

Doing Whatever They Want, Wherever and How They Want...
Kapan, one of the most polluted towns in the country, is on the verge of ecological disaster. According to the assessment of the Center for Ecological Noosphere Studies of NAS RA, the water, ground and agricultural foods grown

Qajaran Representative of ARF Negatively Assessed Environmental Policy of Government
“I can assess the environmental policy of the government as unsatisfactory,” thinks the resident of Qajaran

Qajaran Villager: People Here Don’t Raise Their Voices, Atmosphere of Fear Reigns
Mining industry and environment: how to combine ecology and economy. People who bear these problems on them try to answer these questions. Here is one of them

Public Discussions of Deno Gold Mining Without Public?
Deno Gold Mining is going to expand its production faculties. Nevertheless, the public hearings of the project on the re-equipment of the flotation plant drawn up by

Nature Protection Minister - Amoulsar Project Needs Additional Studies
First Deputy Minister Simon Papyan, “Under the new code “On Soil”, Article 26, says, if the territory has nesting places of red-listed species and passage corridors, any mining is definitely banned"

NGO Demanding to Call Back New Agreement for “ArmWaterCanal” CJSC
That is, it turns out that from now on “ArmWaterCanal” CJSC is not going to bear responsibility for the cleaning of sewage. Thereby “ArmWaterCanal” CJSC ignores the obligations

Nature Protection Minister - Amoulsar Project Needs Additional Studies
Nature Protection Minister Aram Harutyunyan demanded to carry out additional studies on Amoulsar opencast mine as a result of the public hearings held on

WB and EBRD Faked Discussions on Largest Gold Mine in Transcaucasia (Armenia)
Yerevan Bureau of Regnum News Agency has the feeling from these discussions that Yerevan Nature Protection Ministry of Armenia is playing cat and mouse with “Geoteam Company”. The matter is that the Minister "asks" or "requires" complete data about the project not in the course of public hearings, but in working procedure. The opposite witnesses only about the faked “discussions,” as while

President Promised in Qajaran – No Program Harming Nature To Be Implemented
The residents personally told the President about their problems. Here President Serzh Sargsyan promised – no program harming

Chronimet Mining Company Persists Government Decision on Qajaran Village Completely Substantiated
CRONIMET Mining AG fully realizes its responsibility as a strategic investor and perfectly acknowledges the fact we have been entrusted with the national wealth of the Armenia. Therefore, together with the management of the company, we have designed and continuously implement the policy of the balanced approach

Government Lowering Categories of Land Areas for Small HPPs at High Rates
The government is lowering the category of the land areas for the construction of small HPPs at high rates. Syunik Regional Head Suren Khachatryan worked out construction plans for another two HPPs, for which the government

Another Cyanic Technology in Armenia
While Europe declares itself as a zone free from cyanogen, cyanic technologies are reborn in Armenia. Another new cyanic production in Syunik Region has come