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'LV GOLD MINING' CJSC is planning to search for gold, silver and copper in the area of Litchqvaz-Tey gold mine, Syunik Region. The public hearings on Litchqvaz-Tey gold mining project will be held at Lehvaz Rural Municipality, Syunik Region, on 25 August 2015. Litchqvaz-Tey gold mine is located in Syunik Region, on the right bank of the Meghri River, 4 km north-west from Vardanadzor Village. The project says that 'Arevik' National Park and Boghaqar reserve (the reserve is located in the area of the national park) are located in Meghri area, but it doesn't say the distance between the geological prospecting area and the specially protected areas of nature. The project only says that any sort of activities during geoprospecting is banned in the area of 'Arevik' National Park. The closest residential area is Meghri community, Vardanadzor community with Tghkut village and Aygedzor community, Vahravar, Lehvaz and Litchq communities. During the geoprospecting the total area of land areas getting temporarily out of use will account for around 3.93 ha. It's planned to drill 68 wells up to 390 meters deep. All the lab work will be carried out in SGS lab in Chita, Russia. During the project works a sex-kilometer-long road will be rehabilitated (21000 m2), and a new road will be constructed – 2.3 km long (8050m2). The project doesn't mention any impact on air basin, water basin, local communities and specially protected areas of nature.
August 25, 2015 at 15:54