June 17, 2019 at 13:58 | Mining | Syunik
RA Chief Prosecutor’s Office has examined the verdict of the Public Environmental Court of the violations in forest ecosystem in Armenia, particularly the information on allotment of land areas from Arevik National Park for the operation of Meghrasar gold
June 10, 2019 at 18:39 | Mining | Syunik
Kapan Community Head Gevorg Parsyan and General Manager of “Chaarat Kapan” CJSC Davit Tomvasyan signed a memorandum
June 10, 2019 at 13:24 | Mining | Yerevan
Head of Environmental and Mining Inspection Body Vigen Avetisyan had a meeting with the heads of over 20 business entities have been granted with soil mining permits
June 05, 2019 at 17:21 | Mining | Vayots dzor | Yerevan
On 31 May 2019, the Investigative Committee received the preliminary opinion of the complex expert assessment on water resources and geology appointed for Amulsar gold-bearing quartzite mining
June 05, 2019 at 14:46 | Mining | Vayots dzor
On 4 June 2019, Amulsar protectors didn’t allow the employees of Lydian Armenia Company to enter the mine area thus keeping the roads running to Amulsar blocked for over one year
June 05, 2019 at 11:19 | Mining | Vayots dzor
RA Investigative Committee initiated a criminal case based on the willful concealing of information about pollution of the environment by officials of the RA Ministry of Nature Protection in the course of environmental impact expert assessment of Amulsar project
June 03, 2019 at 12:14 | Mining | Syunik
The yellowish acidic water generating from Kavart derelict mine located at a distance of 1 km from Kapan Town, Syunik Region, rich in heavy and hazardous metals, are flowing into the Voghji River
May 31, 2019 at 18:48 | Mining | Syunik
RA Nature Protection Ministry permitted “AGAPE” LLC to search for oil and gas in the administrative area of Kapan optimized community
May 31, 2019 at 11:56 | Mining | Gegharkunik
Sotq gold mining by “GeoProMining Gold” LLC essentially affects the quality of agricultural products in Sotq residential area
May 30, 2019 at 18:44 | Mining | Lori
Now the tailing dump is located higher than Mets Ayrum-Tchotchkan intracommunity road
May 29, 2019 at 16:50 | Mining | Vayots dzor
The Observatory expresses its deepest concern over the judicial harassment and smear campaigns against Msses. Tehmine Yenoqyan, Ani Khachatryan, Nazeli Vardanyan, Messrs. Levon Galstyan, Shirak Buniatyan and Edmon Aghabekyan and all environmental defenders, as they seem to be only aimed at punishing them for their legitimate human rights activities. The Observatory calls upon the authorities of
May 27, 2019 at 13:48 | Mining | Vayots dzor
Yeghegnadzor Aldermen’s Council adopted a resolution on making the community an environmental and economic area and banning metallic mining in the community
May 23, 2019 at 15:53 | Mining | Lori
The complete re-operation of Teghout mine will resume starting from July 2019: till then preparatory works preceding the launch of mining operations are in full swing, as Shnogh community residents informed EcoLur
May 20, 2019 at 19:53 | Mining | Syunik
'If you stand next to the tailing dump, your head starts aching because of strong smell. If the wind is strong, the smell reaches the village. Our hands, legs are aching, while animals are not
May 17, 2019 at 13:35 | Mining | Syunik
Meghri Community gave its initial agreement that “Nariprof” LLC will continue the geological prospecting of copper and gold-bearing ore vein in Nrnadzor (Newvad) in Meghri area
May 17, 2019 at 12:10 | Mining
“ACP” Company intends to resume the operation of Alaverdi Copper Smelting plant in a very short period of time
May 16, 2019 at 15:53 | Mining | Syunik
Harutyun Movsisyan presented to the participants the financial data of “Kapan Ore Processing Combine” CJSC for 2016-2017 operating Shahumyan gold-polymetallic mine published in the first EITI national report
May 16, 2019 at 13:42 | Mining | Lori
On 15 May, Lernik Ramazyan, aged 52, died in the course of rehabilitating the pipelines of the tailing dump of Teghout mine
