December 05, 2011 at 16:14 | Mining | Lori
Hamlet Titanyan, who supervises mine stripping, thinks that they will reach mine ores after digging about 20-30 meters. Under him, explosions for mine stripping will launch
December 02, 2011 at 14:10 | Forest | Lori
Still one month ago Armenian PM Tigran personally promised to provide each family residing in villages of Lori Region 8 square meters of firewood free of charge, but no specific terms were mentioned.
December 02, 2011 at 13:56 | Mining | Lori
Armenian Multi Group Concern intends to explore Armenia’s Mgartski minefield for gold next year
November 30, 2011 at 11:41 | Mining | Lori
Over the past few years, MG has carried out exploratory work over 500 hectares of agriculturally zoned land in the area, uncovering rich deposits of gold, copper and molybdenum
November 14, 2011 at 11:55 | Mining | Lori
Sagamar purchased the Litchkvaz-Tey gold mine at the ridiculously low price of 198 million AMD. No one participated in the auction. It wasn’t permitted. I purchased the mine for $25 million
November 08, 2011 at 15:04 | Water | Lori
Public victory was marked a symbolic move for those who supported Trchkan waterfall
November 07, 2011 at 14:03 | Mining | Lori
''People come to our office and complain they have cracks appeared in their houses because of the explosions in the mine. They are also afraid of using the water of Dzoraget River, as they say, the river has changes its colour
November 03, 2011 at 16:56 | Water | Lori
On November 6 'Let's Save Trchkan Watefall' Civic Initiative organizes a rock concert and demographic dances in 'Trchkan' tent camp together with
November 03, 2011 at 16:25 | Officials | Lori
EcoLur welcomes the government decision, but thinks it's needed to remind that the license for HPP construction and water use permit hasn't officially been annulled, while 'Robshin' Company has already announced about suing
November 03, 2011 at 13:26 | Water | Lori
Under our information, Nature Protection Ministry will suspend the licence issued to “Robshin” LLC
November 02, 2011 at 16:53 | Forest | Lori
These photos were made in Shamlough open mine, Lori Region. This is a forest, i.e. something used to be a forest with cut down trees.
November 01, 2011 at 12:08 | Water | Lori
We think that the statement made by “Robshin” Company about stopping the civil works and taking the machinery out of Trchkan waterfall is not more than seeking to deviate public attention from this issue
October 31, 2011 at 18:17 | SOS | Lori
“Robshin” Company carrying out the construction of a small hydropower plant on the Tchcitchkhan River near Trchkan waterfall has stopped the civil works
October 31, 2011 at 16:33 | SOS | Lori
On November 1, at 15:00, there will be a protest demonstration by the building of Nature Protection Ministry in the support of Trchkan Waterfall.
October 28, 2011 at 14:26 | SOS | Lori
"Save Trchkan waterfall" group is begining to collect signatures against the construction of a small HPP at Trchkan Waterfall
October 27, 2011 at 12:32 | SOS | Lori
Ministry Staff Head Edgar Pirumyan even refused to recognize Trchkan waterfall as a specially protected territory and stated
October 25, 2011 at 13:48 | SOS | Lori
This construction is violating the provisions of the following international conventions signed and ratified by Armenia
October 25, 2011 at 12:28 | SOS | Lori
Now it’s planned to construct another water intake 1 km far from Trchkan and to build a dam. Even now it’s clear on the spot of new HPP construction that embankment of the river banks has changed its course