August 05, 2016 at 11:17 | Amulsar | Vayots dzor
The risks, which were raised by Jermuk residents, were mainly not assessed in the new ESIA of the company. Instead,
Amulsar
July 06, 2016 at 17:03 | Amulsar | Vayots dzor
This version of ESIA clarifies that the company plans to turn Jermuk health resort into a temporary residence for the mine workers. According to the company’s short term calculations temporary change of the health resort into the miners’ residency will fully compensate
June 08, 2016 at 14:23 | Amulsar | Syunik | Vayots dzor
RA Justice Ministry has considered unconstitutional the draft decision to recognize overriding public interest over Gndevaz agricultural lands for the needs of Lydian International
June 02, 2016 at 19:42 | Amulsar | Vayots dzor
Gndevaz Villager Sasun Harutyunyan is one of three residents, whose land areas were recognized by the Armenian Government as eminent domain. The land areas were alienated in the frames of Amulsar gold
May 18, 2016 at 12:57 | Amulsar | Vayots dzor
At the meeting of 19 May the Armenian Government is going to recognize eminent domain over 0.975 ha of agricultural land area owned by
May 11, 2016 at 11:34 | Amulsar | Syunik | Vayots dzor | Yerevan
What are the investment funds of Amulsar gold mine project spent? This question was raised at the meeting of CAO/IFC (the Office of the Compliance Advisor/Ombudsman) experts with SOS Amulsar group in Yerevan, who had arrived to investigate
May 05, 2016 at 14:47 | Amulsar | Vayots dzor
Annually 4 million tons of cyanide solution will be used - it’s an open area available both for rains and snow. How can the leaks be zero? Where will 100 million tons of solution be dumped? These are our questions.
May 02, 2016 at 18:51 | Amulsar | Vayots dzor
We demanded all the risks to be insured – risks for water, land areas, orchards, animals, human health.
April 28, 2016 at 13:19 | Amulsar | Vayots dzor
The apricot orchards in Gndevaz Village, Vayots Dzor Region, are felled down for the construction of a heap leach plan in the frames of Amulsar open pit mining project. Here they get ripe one month later
March 04, 2016 at 16:54 | Amulsar | Syunik | Vayots dzor
On 3 March the public discussions on the amendments to Amulsar gold mining project were held in Gndevaz Community, Vayots Dzor Region. As EcoLur was informed from Gndevaz, the hearings were held in
February 15, 2016 at 13:26 | Amulsar | Vayots dzor
In spring 2016 the delegation of the Compliance Advisor Ombudsman (CAO) for the International Finance Corporation (IFC) will arrive in Armenia to initiate the investigation
January 29, 2016 at 13:45 | Amulsar | Syunik | Vayots dzor
Subsidiary company of “Lydian International”, “Geoteam” CJSC, has filed a new claim to Nature Protection Ministry, which proposes
December 08, 2015 at 16:49 | Amulsar | Syunik | Vayots dzor
Turning to the Amulsar gold mine exploitation issue he said
December 04, 2015 at 17:23 | Amulsar | Syunik | Vayots dzor
Because of its geographical location Amulsar mining project will affect the whole population in Armenia, and not only one residential area, as geographer
December 03, 2015 at 18:54 | Amulsar | Syunik | Vayots dzor
It should be mentioned that Amulsar project will be implemented in Lake Sevan Basin area, next to Jermuk resort town and heap leaching method will be used to extract gold from Amulsar ore, which poses great risks for Lake Sevan,
December 03, 2015 at 18:17 | Amulsar | Syunik | Vayots dzor
Lydian International Limited, the 100% shareholder of Geoteam CJSC has announced that it has arranged a $325 million construction financing package to be provided by Orion Mine Finance (“Orion”) and Resource Capital Funds (“RCF”).
November 24, 2015 at 11:30 | Amulsar | Syunik | Vayots dzor
The impact on the quality of crops and fertility is not assessed. I have an environment survey of another similar mine situated on the same height when the dust scattering from the mine and tailing dump contaminated the harvest of orchards
November 12, 2015 at 13:25 | Amulsar | Syunik | Vayots dzor
IFC CAO (Compliance Advisor Ombudsman) released its appraisal on incompliance of Amulsar open gold mining project funded by Lydian International to IFC principles and standards of social and environmental responsibility.