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"Vayk Gold" LLC is implementing works of reassessing reserves in Azatek polymetallic mine without submitting any document to the RA Ministry of Nature Protection. Khazhak Aghabekyan, acting head of the staff at the RA Ministry of Nature Protection informed about this by letter in response to Ecolur's request. The letter says, "...I report that as a result of the expertise carried out by the procedure of the RA law "On Environmental Impact Expertise" on August 8, 2006, an environmental expertise positive BP-87 conclusion was made on Azatek gold and polymetallic mine project in Vayots Dzor region presented by "Armeniak" LLC. At the same time I report that in Azatek gold and polymetallic mine previously constructed roads of about 3000 linear meters were cleaned and widened, and now reserves are reassessed by drilling holes of 76 mm in diameter.
As to "Vayk Gold" LLC so far no document of the planned activity was presented for expertise”. According to the 4th point of the 11th article of the RA law "On Environmental Impact Expertise" being into force in 2006, the expert conclusion becomes invalid if the planned activity isn't implemented within one year after the expert conclusion, after which a new expert conclusion is required. That is, "Vayk Gold" is implementing an illegal activity in Azatek mine. The question is why the authorities don't stop the illegal activity of "Vayk Gold" and prosecute.
November 13, 2014 at 13:05