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14:47 May 21, 2013 | Mining | Vayots Dzor
Amulsar: Risks Left, EBRD Influence IncreasingAmulsar gold mine development bears huge risks for strategic reserves of water resources, resort zones, biodiversity, historical and cultural heritage of Armenia. These risks are presented in the opinions and expert assessments...
18:20 May 20, 2013 | Mining | Lori
Ex Administration of Armanis Mine Dumped Toxic Wastes Instead of Clay for Construction of Ground for ChildrenThe ex administration of Armanis mine has dumped wastes instead of clay in the yard of Armanis school. Armanis School Headmaster Aram Mkhoyan told about this to Stepanavan Aarhus Center Coordinator Manya Meliqjanyan...
11:46 May 20, 2013 | Mining | Syunik
Armenian gold mining problems cast shadow over renewed EBRD financingThe attention of the environmental community in Armeniahas recently been focused onevents swirling around theDeno Gold Mining Company(DGMC). The company has been contending with rising tensions in Kapan...
16:47 May 14, 2013 | Mining
Deno Gold: Mining Company Threatens the Residents and Environment of KapanCanadian “Deno Gold Mining Company” files a slander lawsuit against Armenian environmental activist Yeghia Nersesian...
17:34 May 13, 2013 | Mining
Court Hearing against Environmentalist Yeghia Nersissian PostponedCourt Hearing Against Activist Eghia Nersisyan to Postpone...
14:54 May 13, 2013 | Mining
EBRD Annual Meeting with Eyes of Civil SocietyThe EBRD annual meeting took place in Istanbul on 9-11 May participated also by Armenian representatives. EBRD has operated actively within recent years and called 2012 as...
13:43 May 10, 2013 | Mining | Yerevan
Deno Gold v. Activist Yeghia Nersissian: Round TwoThe Qanaqer-Zeytoun Court of General Jurisdiction will continue the trial of the claim issued by Deno Gold Mining Company CJSC against “green” activist Yeghia Nersissian at 15:00 on 13 May...
15:01 May 07, 2013 | Mining | Aragatsotn | Gegharkunik | Kotayk
Nature Protection Ministry Issued Negative Opinion to Mining ProjectsThe environmental expertise of Nature Protection Ministry turned down three mining projects submitted for the opinion of the environmental expertise. One of them is the project from “Mego Gold” Company...
11:42 May 03, 2013 | Mining
Government Didn’t Approve Bagratyan’s Project on Offshore Zones and Mining CompaniesAt the meeting on 2 May the Government turned down project “On Regulating Activities of Companies Operating in Mining Sector and Registered in Offshore Zones.” The project had been submitted by MP, Chairman of “Liberty” Faction...
16:30 May 02, 2013 | Mining | Aragatsotn
NGOs Protesting Against Project, While Global Gold Mining Company Accusing Them of Misinformation and Other Crimes“Global Gold Mining” LLC has addressed a letter to EcoLur in regard with the opinion EcoLur submitted to Nature Protection Ministry on the construction project of the third tailing dump in Meliq Village after the public hearings at Nature
11:47 May 02, 2013 | Mining | Vayots Dzor
Funds of European Bank Designed for Amulsar Project Hazardous for People and Water 
“It’s a fact that the environmental impact assessment of Amulsar project misses the information that Amulsar is located on tectonic zone, the same zone where Jermuk is located and due this fact we have mineral water...
14:20 April 30, 2013 | Mining
Explosives – Profitable BusinessThe government has been submitted for approval the list of explosives, which every year “Bekor” LLC imports into Armenia for mining industry...
17:14 April 29, 2013 | Mining
Procedure to Obtain Land Use Right for Geological Prospecting of Radioactive Flow EstablishedThe official website of Armenian government informs that on April 25 the Armenian government established the special procedure how to obtain the right of land use for the purpose of geological prospecting of radioactive flow. Under the procedure...
15:16 April 25, 2013 | Mining | Aragatsotn
EcoLur Opinion on Tailing Dump Construction Project in Meliq Village“EcoLur” Informational NGO has sent its opinion on Tailing Dump Construction Project in Meliq Village to the Ministry of Nature Protection. The opinion says, “The tailing dump construction project in Meliq village proposed by...
15:45 April 23, 2013 | Mining | Syunik
Qajaran Mine Tails Contain Precious Elements for 63.8 Billion USD Under the data by Hrachya Avagyan, Dr. in Geological and Mineral Sciences, the tails of Qajaran mine had accumulated precious elements in the amount of 63.8 billion USD from 1951 to 2012...
15:13 April 23, 2013 | Mining | Vayots Dzor
Specialists Alarming about Amoulsar Gold Mine Development HazardsAmoulsar mine has 24 other elements, besides gold such as uranium, thorium, potassium, selenium…Only gold will be extracted, while 23-24 elements will be dumped into environment, which will become toxic for it...
16:25 April 22, 2013 | Mining
Earth Day in Armenia – Absolute Problems The Earth Day is celebrated on 22 April worldwide, when people plant trees, clean territories from garbage, hold demonstrations in the support of environment, speak about their achievements and problems...
19:51 April 19, 2013 | Mining
Residents Worried about Kashen Open MineIs Kashen mine located in Nagorno Karabagh Republic already operating? The people living in sanitary zone have been moved into a temporary dwelling. They were promised to be given a new one. The project submitted “Vallex Group” Company was
12:59 April 18, 2013 | Mining | Lori
Why Teghut Mine Should not be Exploited“Around 2000 ha of forest territory is subject to elimination due to Teghout mine development, if not more. Estimates show that 1580 ha of forest areas have been provided for mine developmen...
14:46 April 17, 2013 | Mining | Lori
Alaverdi Copper and Molybdenum Combine Smoke Pipe –Threat for Forests“All the mountain slopes in Alaverdi are forest-free bushes, which are naturally rhe impact of SO2, sulfur dioxide, emitted from the mining factory (Alaverdi Copper and Molybdenum Combine), as during the roasting of copper ore mainly this gas generates...
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