April 15, 2011 | Mining | Kotayk | Syunik
Hrazdan iron mine is located near water resources that supply water not only to Hrazdan Town, but Yerevan. And not only the Chinese, but also most probably our Government was not aware of this fact. What about Svarants mine, we call the attention of our government to the fact this mine contains not only iron, but also valuable titanium, which will be exported with iron as a common mixture.
April 12, 2011 | Mining | Kotayk | Yerevan
Not only Hrazdan, but also Yerevan may get deprived of water because of Hrazdan mine development, as the sources of drinking water are located 600-700 meters away from Hrazdan iron mines which Chinese “Fortune Oil” Company intends to develop in opencast manner.
April 11, 2011 | Mining | Kotayk
The Chinese party which intends to develop Hrazdan iron mine may find themselves in a very hard situation. “Obviously the Chinese company is not well aware of the situation with permitting documentation in Hrazdan mine, which are vulnerable in legal sense,” said Srbuhi Harutyunyan, Chairman of Environmental-Social Association.
April 11, 2011 | Mining | Kotayk
Why not? But is doesn’t mean the mine must be developed at the expense of people’s health or by causing damage to our environment.
April 08, 2011 | Mining | Kotayk
On April 1 the Initiative Group set up to oppose Hrazdan iron mine development by Chinese Fortune Oil Company sent enquiries to Armenian Energy and Natural Resources Minister Armen Movsisyan, Kotayk Regional Head Kavalenko Shahgaldyan and Hrazdan Mayor Aram Danielyan.
April 08, 2011 | Mining | Gegharkunik | Kotayk
The following issues will be discussed: Hrazdan iron mine development risks and the installation of a crusher by GeoProMinig Gold Company in Sotq and its possible negative impacts on Lake Sevan.
April 07, 2011 | Mining | Kotayk
She also said the Chinese were surprised with the circumstance the mine is located next to water resources, Hrazdan Reservoir.
April 05, 2011 | Officials | Ararat | Kotayk
The other decree determines and specifies borders and plan of “Goravan Sands” of Khosrov reserve
April 04, 2011 | Officials | Kotayk
I am not the organizer of this rally so as to set up speakers and to supply with electricity.
April 04, 2011 | Officials | Kotayk | Lori | Yerevan
According to the data of automatic devices set up in Yerevan, the atmospheric air samples taken from the territory adjacent to automatic stations, average monthly concentration of nitrogen dioxide exceed maximum permissible concentration by 1,2 times in February 2011
April 01, 2011 | Mining | Kotayk
“We will all stand up and won’t allow the mine to be developed”, “We want our families to live a healthy life”: Hrazdan residents came up with such decisive statements and on March 31 they gathered in Constitution Square in Hrazdan to take part in the protest demonstration directed against iron mine.
April 01, 2011 | Officials | Kotayk
According to Tee Kiam Poon, Executive Director of Chinese Fortune Oil Company, the company is going to invest more than 110 million dollars for upcoming 5 years to develop the ore mine in Hrazdan, while the amount of investments to be made for development reserves in the territory adjacent to Hrazdan will exceed 400 million dollars.
April 01, 2011 | Mining | Kotayk
The "Healthy Hrazdan" group has been created in the popular social network and it has already about 100 members, among them green activists, media representatives and environmentalists.
April 01, 2011 | Mining | Kotayk
An initiative group was formed after the protest demonstration directed against Hrazdan iron mine development by “Fortune Oil” Company.
March 30, 2011 | Mining | Kotayk
Protest action against iron-ore deposit development will be held in Hrazdan on March 31.
March 29, 2011 | Mining | Kotayk | Syunik
After selling the mines to the Chinese, MP Ayvazyan pulled all available strings to introduce the company’s reps to Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan.
March 28, 2011 | Officials | Aragatsotn | Kotayk | Shirak | Yerevan
Governmental bodies don’t pay attention to forest problems which are of strategic significance for Armenia. This is evidenced by the fact that the Government doesn’t finance development of forestry management plans.
March 17, 2011 | Mining | Kotayk
Center volunteers expressed willingness for distribution of the leaflets among the population and in organization signature collection against the exploitation of the mine.
