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Energy and Natural Resources Minister Yervand Zakharyan announced that numerous tailing dumps have caused serious problems, which haven’t been studied so far and haven’t been assessed properly.
Still in 2014 for the purpose of regulating the problem of tailing dumps the Nature Protection Ministry initiated making amendments to RA Law “On Environmental Fees” and setting environmental fees for mining wastes 0 1.5-30 AMD for one ton of wastes, as RA Law “On Environmental Fees” doesn’t set any fees for soil managers to pay either for dumps or tails.
Nevertheless, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Yervand Zakharyan and Economy Minister Karen Tchshmarityan rejected the ministry proposal.
“….the proposed amendment will lead to significant financial expenditure for mining companies.”
Taking into consideration that the mined product is a stock exchange product, the price of which is formed in the international market and is characterized by its floating nature, the proposed amendment will have an adversary effect on the investment environment, will hinder the natural activities of the operating companies and the attraction of new investors into the field,” says Economy Minister Karen Tchshmarityan in his opinion.
January 21, 2015 at 12:54