EcoLur
The Nature Protection Ministry has submitted a proposal to the Armenian Government on reclaiming 4 tailing dumps and derelict non-metallic mines, as Nature Protection Minister Aramayis Grigoryan told EcoLur.
'We have some mines, which already don't have any owners, but they have been causing damage to environment for dozens of years. The law says that each mine shall pays funds for reclaiming, but there are many private companies, which currently don't exist, we are not entitled to transfer the funds of other mines, so we have submitted a proposal to the Government to get permission to take proper fees for implementing pilot projects and to close down currently not used mines,' Nature Protection Minister Aramayis Grigoryan said.
June 10, 2015 at 16:22