Tailing Pipe of "Zangezour Copper and Molybdenum Combine" CJSC Damaged: Administrative Proceedings Initiated

Tailing Pipe of "Zangezour Copper and Molybdenum Combine" CJSC Damaged: Administrative Proceedings Initiated

On April 15 2022, the tailpipe of "Zangezur Copper and Molybdenum Combine" CJSC collapsed, so an administrative proceeding was initiated, as Head of tRA Nature Protection and Mining Inspection Body H. Martirosyan says in response to the enquiry filed by President of "Green Armenia" environmental and educational NGO Tehmine Yenoqyan.

“I would like to inform that on April 15, at around 8:45 am, a pipe accident occurred in the tailing dump belonging to "Zangezur Copper and Molybdenum Combine" CJSC (Qajaran-Artsvanik tailing dump).

According to the preliminary information after the accident, the tail leak poured into the pool intended for emergency situations.

"Measures are being taken within the framework of the initiated administrative proceedings to find out the causes of the accident and the possible damage caused to the environment," H. Martirosyan says in his letter.

April 20, 2022 at 17:40