October 31, 2014 at 12:28 | Amulsar | Syunik | Vayots dzor | Yerevan
The attempt to legalize Amulsar project has failed, either by its international standards, or the domestic legislation or not allowing the stakeholders to attend the discussion on Amulsar project. On 30 October the protest demonstration against Amulsar gold mining project was accompanied
October 30, 2014 at 16:42 | Amulsar | 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 | Amulsar | 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 14:19 | Amulsar | Yerevan
the protestors want to enter Hayat Place Hotel, where the discussion are in progress, but the policemen don't aloow them
October 30, 2014 at 11:00 | Amulsar | 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 | Amulsar | 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 | Amulsar | 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 12:11 | Amulsar | Vayots dzor
The residents of Gndevaz Village in Vayots Dzor made a complaint to the Ombudsman (CAO) of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) demanding to stop financing the project of opencast development of Amulsar gold mine and the construction of a heap leach facility in the territory of the village, where 209 residents
October 28, 2014 at 16:07 | Amulsar | Vayots dzor
The interest of the foreign companies towards the soil reserves in Armenia doesn’t stop. Now Lydian International Company registered in one of the British offshores, is trying to develop Amulsar gold mine in any way, so it organized discussions and
October 27, 2014 at 13:51 | Amulsar | 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 | Amulsar | 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 14:06 | Amulsar | 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 | Amulsar | 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 20, 2014 at 12:53 | Amulsar | Vayots dzor
It should be mentioned that simultaneously with adopting this decision, Lydian International Company submitted the EIA of Amulsar mining project for the environmental
October 17, 2014 at 12:58 | Amulsar | 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 14:00 | Amulsar | Vayots dzor
The nature protectors having signed a complaint on Amulsar project lodged to the CAO are calling for directing the funds not to Amulsar mining project, but developing Jermuk National Park. This proposal was voiced
October 14, 2014 at 14:25 | Amulsar | 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
September 30, 2014 at 13:25 | Amulsar | Lori | Syunik | Vayots dzor
Karen Tchshmarityan’s wish to open as many gold and copper-molybdenum mines as possible in Armenia is not new. During his
