March 30, 2015 at 18:03 | Officials | Aragatsotn | Kotayk | Shirak | Tavush | Vayots dzor | Yerevan
The Nature Protection Ministry organized a discussion with the community heads having joined EU ‘Covenant of Mayors’ initiative towards the 21st convention of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Out of Armenian towns joined
March 30, 2015 at 17:48 | Mining | Lori | Syunik | Vayots dzor
We urge the citizens of Armenia and our compatriots living abroad not to be indifferent towards this destructive process and realize that time has come for all of us to make a decision - either side with the exploitation of the mines for the sake of our country’s “development” or systematic plunder of the natural resources belonging
March 26, 2015 at 17:38 | Mining | Syunik | Vayots dzor
The problem is as follows: dust dissemination radius in Amulsar open pit mining EIA has been estimated and assessed up to 1 km, while the SIA plans to construct special hydrotechnical structures to prevent
March 26, 2015 at 17:27 | Mining | Gegharkunik | Syunik | Vayots dzor
The fact that open pit mining will be implemented in the drainage basin of Lake Sevan is already an undeniable legal ground to consider the possible impact on Lake Sevan substantiated and to recognize at least the communities adjacent
March 23, 2015 at 15:27 | Mining | Syunik | Vayots dzor
This time it’s Harutyun Movsisyan, PhD in Geological Sciences, Associate Professor, who submitted his assessment on the official website of Aarhus Centers, www.aarhus.am, which particularly says: “The EIA submitted by the company mentions heap leach facility with a capacity of 106 million tons and says nothing that this volume is wastes to be collected in the tailing dump, which needs technical conditions, special project
March 17, 2015 at 16:00 | Mining | Vayots dzor
Lydian International Company is seeking to attract shareholders into the development of Amulsar gold mine Armenia. Lydian International Company presented Amulsar project at PDAC-2015 in Canada. The CEO of Lydian International Company Howard Stevenson stated
March 13, 2015 at 19:01 | Mining | Vayots dzor
You mention that in the heap leach facility the PH of the sodium cyanide shall be 11 and over in order not to have hydrogen cyanide leak, the small amount of which is lethal. We would like to get clarifications how this process will be implemented in the area of 134 ha with 4 million tons of solution under temperature fluctuations from -30 to +30 degrees in the rain or snow or what
March 13, 2015 at 17:48 | Officials | Lori | Vayots dzor
The municipalities of Spitak and Vayk together with Habitat for Humanity Armenia foundation supported by the European Union implement “Access to renewable and efficient energy in Municipalities Vayk and Spitak” project.
“In the upcoming 4 years it’s planned to
March 11, 2015 at 15:02 | Officials | Vayots dzor
President and CEO of “Lydian International” Company Howard Stevenson said that “Lydian International” Company plans to ensure the complete financing of Amulsar project and to proceed to the mine construction stage in 2015
March 06, 2015 at 17:45 | Dialog with officials | Vayots dzor
We feel compelled to express our concern regarding the eligibility decision in the case, which is inconsistent with the PCM’s Rules of Procedures (RoP) and demonstrates a worrying disconnect with complainants
February 27, 2015 at 12:17 | Mining | Vayots dzor
օn February 26, in the capital city of Sweden, a group of environmentalists joined to the campaign against the mining at Amulsar initiated by Lydian International Ltd
February 23, 2015 at 19:21 | Mining | Vayots dzor
The protest demonstration organized by S.O.S Amulsar initiative in the frames of "Dznemarduk-2015" festival held in Jermuk Town, Vayots Dzor Region from
February 23, 2015 at 19:17 | Officials | Vayots dzor
Nature Protection Minister Aramayis Grigoryan held a working meeting at “Dilijan” National Park. The Minister particularly outlined, “Striving to develop tourism in this area, particularly ecotourism
February 23, 2015 at 12:54 | Mining | Vayots dzor
From 20 to 22 February "Dznemarduk-2015" festival was held in Jermuk Town, Vayots Dzor Region. Jermuk was covered with snow sculptures, which were made by sculptors and amateur groups. S.O.S Amulsar initiative made a surprise
February 17, 2015 at 18:07 | Officials | Gegharkunik | Kotayk | Shirak | Syunik | Vayots dzor
Nature Protection Minister Aramayis Grigoryan submitted for the approval of the Armenian Government a draft resolution on providing guns
February 17, 2015 at 17:00 | Mining | Syunik | Vayots dzor
Lydian International Limited company, registered in an offshore zone, presented a document entitled "Amulsar Project, November 2014" to Armenians in the Diaspora. This document is superficial, misleading and incomplete. This is what thinks Anahit Shirinian-Orlando, an environmental scientist-engineer living in Los Angeles, who says No to mining at Amulsar
February 12, 2015 at 14:46 | Water | Vayots dzor
Nature Protection Ministry. The construction of this SHPP caused concerns
February 10, 2015 at 14:45 | Mining | Gegharkunik | Syunik | Vayots dzor
Mining pollutes rivers, particularly, transboundary Debed, Voghji and Aras rivers. These rivers are polluted by
