October 30, 2014 at 16:42 | Mining | Syunik | Vayots dzor
Teghout Support Initiative has addressed an open letter to Gndevaz, Gorayq and Saravan communities in Vayots Dzor Region as represented by community heads Harapet Mkrtchayn, Arustam Arustamyan and Simon Babayan
October 30, 2014 at 16:26 | Mining | Syunik | Vayots dzor
The Initiative S.O.S Amulsar issued a statement to the organizers and participants of the discussion of Amulsar project. The statement says,
October 30, 2014 at 11:00 | Mining | Syunik | Vayots dzor | Yerevan
The Pan-Armenian Environmental Front is holding a protest demonstration on 30 October under the slogan ' No To New Mining in Armenia '. The protest demonstration is organized
October 29, 2014 at 17:13 | Mining | Syunik | Vayots dzor
On October 3 the Caucasus Armenia is organizing a round table on Amulsar open pit mining project and the construction of a heap leach facility in the frames of “Local Action Plan on Nature Protection in Jermuk Town” program. In reply to the invitation for participation, 'Jermuk Development Center' NGO expressed
October 29, 2014 at 16:59 | Mining | Syunik | Vayots dzor
EcoLur has received a letter from the director of REC Caucasus Armenia Nune Harutyunyan, which says, 'In reply to EcoLur's article entitled ' PEF Calling to Refuse Invitations to Discuss Amulsar Project'' dated on 28 October, we would like to ask
October 29, 2014 at 15:42 | Mining | Syunik
Panarmenian Environmental Front stated that PEF will sue the Ministry of Nature Protection if the latter realizes Meghrasar mining project.
October 27, 2014 at 13:51 | Mining | Syunik | Vayots dzor
The reserves of Amulsar mine were last established in December, 2013. In the article “Half a billion investments in gold mining” published in the weekly newspaper “Delovoy Express” (19.09.2014) Hayk Aloyan, the chief director
October 24, 2014 at 16:06 | Mining | Syunik | Vayots dzor
The International Finance Corporation, IFC, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, EBRD, are running a PR campaign in support of Amulsar open pit mining project and heap leach mining. IFC and EBRD are the main
October 24, 2014 at 15:25 | Officials | Syunik
The examinations at “Dundee Precious Metals Kapan” CJSC resulted in recorded additional tax obligations of 3, 809,000,000 AMD (or around 9.5 million AMD). The company has
October 24, 2014 at 14:46 | Mining | Syunik
The project doesn’t say anything about possible presence of the uranium in the mine and radiation risks. But the article authored by G.P. Aloyan and entitled “Uranium Capacity and Geological Formations of Armenia” says, “The characteristic geotype of Megri open pit is
October 24, 2014 at 14:06 | Officials | Syunik | Vayots dzor
Environmental groups in Armenia are in an uproar over a July 2014 government decision they say will allow a mining company to remove and replant endangered flora species and thus circumvent Armenian domestic law and the country’s international
October 22, 2014 at 18:14 | Officials | Syunik | Vayots dzor
EcoLur has received a letter from Economy Ministry in reply to SOS Amulsar Initiative's open letter addressed to Minister Karen Tcshmarityan, which particularly says, “Your open letter addressed
October 17, 2014 at 12:58 | Mining | Syunik | Vayots dzor
At the press conference on 15 October you stated that the factual implementation of Amulsar open pit mining project will be launched in early 2015 and presented certain
October 16, 2014 at 18:32 | Mining | Lori | Syunik
On 7 September 2013 “Teghout Support” civic initiative held a fair of honey and other goods in Shnogh community, Lori Region. The main aim of the fair was to show that the factual development of Teghout is connected not with destructive mining, but sustainable development
October 16, 2014 at 17:30 | Officials | Syunik
‘Aylotig’ LLC intends to become the owner of the reclaimed Voghji and Pukhrut tailing dumps currently owned by “Zangezur Copper and Molybdenum Combine” CJSC, as well as Artsvanik tailing dump after is reclaiming and to
October 14, 2014 at 14:25 | Mining | Syunik | Vayots dzor
From 9 October to 12 October the CAO team visited Armenia again, this time to examine Gndevaz Villagers’ complaint on Amulsar open pit mining and heap
October 13, 2014 at 17:15 | Officials | Kotayk | Lori | Shirak | Syunik
13 October – International Day for Disaster Reduction was marked in Yerevan with the launch of “Reducing Risks in Armenia” project. The aim of this
October 08, 2014 at 16:02 | Mining | Syunik
Around 60% of Meghrasar open gold mine is located in the area of Arevik National Park, as WWF Armenia Head Karen Manvelyan told EcoLur. Under him, the geoprospecting area of the mine makes up
