November 30, 2017 at 14:52 | Mining | Vayots dzor
The Armenian Environmental Front has lodged a claim to RA Administrative Court against RA Ministry for the Emergency States for not providing the copies of technical safety expert assessment opinions of Amulsar project documentation
November 27, 2017 at 18:34 | Mining | Syunik | Vayots dzor
The owner of a land area in Herher community, Vayots Dzor Region, Barrister Harutyun Baghdasaryan has lodged a file to the Court of General Jurisdiction on Kentron and Marash administrative areas against Lydian Armenia Company. Baghdasaryan is claiming his right to ownership
November 22, 2017 at 18:41 | Biodiversity | Aragatsotn | Gegharkunik | Shirak | Vayots dzor
The reserves of individual fish species are gradually getting reduced in the rivers of Armenia, particularly that's true about the brown trout, Kura barbel and the South Caucasus Spirlin living in the upper reaches
November 22, 2017 at 13:06 | Mining | Vayots dzor
"Vayq Metal" Company has canceled the public hearings to be held on 22 November in Gladzor. The company intends to mine
November 20, 2017 at 17:20 | Mining | Vayots dzor
"Vayq Metal" Company is going to hold public hearings in already optimized Gladzor community at 18:00 on 22 November for the purpose of receiving the community agreement to Gladzor mining
November 16, 2017 at 18:57 | Mining | Vayots dzor
After its optimization Gladzor community hasn't changed its position on Gladzor polymetallic mine development and says no to mining. Vernashen and Getap communities have been joined to Gladzor as
October 31, 2017 at 18:51 | Mining | Vayots dzor
Gladzor enlargened community with 4710 voters will have an Aldermen's Council consisting of 11 members. 'There should be an Aldermen's Council of 11 members and if 6 of them vote against the mining, then the community will be smart, if not, then it is
October 16, 2017 at 19:13 | Mining | Vayots dzor
"Talk on Modern Mining Practices and The Beyond Zero Harm Framework" event at the American University of Armenia has been canceled due to
October 16, 2017 at 14:47 | Mining | Vayots dzor | Yerevan
We learned from the Facebook post by the Acopian Center for the Environment of the American University of Armenia that the university in partnership with Lydain offshore mining company is organizing the public speech of
October 13, 2017 at 17:34 | Mining | Gegharkunik | Tavush | Vayots dzor
The interest towards the oil and gas reserves in Armenia is getting more and more. Currently, Canadian “AGAPE” company’s project is undergoing expert assessment to get a permit for oil and gas prospecting in the fifth
October 13, 2017 at 17:25 | Mining | Lori | Vayots dzor
The Armenian Environmental Front (AEF) initiative has taken water samples from the area of Tandzut derelict mine and adjacent area water and submitted for lab analyses. As it turned out, the heavy metals in the water exceeded
October 02, 2017 at 18:28 | Mining | Gegharkunik | Vayots dzor
"GeoMining" LLC has submitted the amended project of geological prospecting of Vardenis polymetallic mine field in Vayots Dzor Region for 2017-2019. The main shareholder of this company is Canadian 'Dundee Precious Metals' Company. The company intends to carry out
September 27, 2017 at 18:00 | Mining | Vayots dzor
On 25 September RA Appeal Court on Civil Matters rejected Gladzor Community Head Armen Movsisyan's appeal against the ruling reached by Court of General Jurisdiction
September 22, 2017 at 18:28 | Forest | Aragatsotn | Ararat | Kotayk | Vayots dzor
1641.64 ha of area has been burnt down in 'Khosrov Forest' Reserve, while the area burnt down beyond the reserve borders makes up 74.66 ha, 609.016 ha has been burnt
September 22, 2017 at 18:01 | Officials | Syunik | Vayots dzor
Canadian-incorporated 'AGAPE' LLC intends to Carry out prospecting for oil and gas in Vayots Dzor and Syunik Regions with the help of seismic vibrators, as the company founder
September 20, 2017 at 18:09 | Amulsar | Vayots dzor | Yerevan
Today the members of Armenian Environmental Front held a protest demonstration in the downtown of Yerevan against Amulsar gold mining project. The protest demonstration launched from Cascade Complex: besides the posters and flyers, the protest demonstrators also
September 19, 2017 at 17:35 | Small HPPs, Energy | Vayots dzor
Despite the alarm signals on the deprivation of water in the Yeghegis River, the SHPP pressure on the Yeghegis River and its tributaries continue increasing. 'Getik HPP' LLC intends to construct 'Getikvanq' SHPP using the water resources
September 14, 2017 at 16:57 | Mining | Vayots dzor
International Finance Corporation of World Bank Group, (IFC), refused from funding Lydian International's Amulsar Project, as the letter addressed to Osvaldo Gratacós, Vice President and CAO, says. The IFC's letter is, as a matter of fact, is a response to the Ombudsman's report on the complaints lodged by the NGOs and the residents
