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Sept 17 2011
If Amulsar gold mine harms Armenian resort city, it will not be
operated - City mayor
September 17, 2011 | 10:54
YEREVAN. - If operation of the Amulsar gold mine, situated 12
kilometers from the Armenian city of Jermuk, harms the latter's
existence as a resort town, the mine will not be operated, Jermuk's
mayor Vardan Hovhannisyan told Armenian News.NEWS.am. `We have invited
independent experts, the discussions are continuing, I have also
invited the environmentalists, so they may work with and support us,
and if such problem arises, we may become a barrier,' Hovhannisyan
noted.
According to him, a leading British organization will conduct
environmental testing while the local experts have informed him that
no serious environmental issue would surface in connection with the
gold mine's operation. `We have discussed all matters, and have asked
the Armenian President so that persistency be manifested with the
environmentalist and specialists,' Jermuk's mayor stated.
The right to operate the Amulsar gold mine is given to the Canadian
Lidian International company, whose interests are presented in Armenia
by the Geoteam company. According to latest research data, there are
40 tons of gold reserves at Amulsar, and the mine will be operated as
an open-pit.
Sept 17 2011
If Amulsar gold mine harms Armenian resort city, it will not be
operated - City mayor
September 17, 2011 | 10:54
YEREVAN. - If operation of the Amulsar gold mine, situated 12
kilometers from the Armenian city of Jermuk, harms the latter's
existence as a resort town, the mine will not be operated, Jermuk's
mayor Vardan Hovhannisyan told Armenian News.NEWS.am. `We have invited
independent experts, the discussions are continuing, I have also
invited the environmentalists, so they may work with and support us,
and if such problem arises, we may become a barrier,' Hovhannisyan
noted.
According to him, a leading British organization will conduct
environmental testing while the local experts have informed him that
no serious environmental issue would surface in connection with the
gold mine's operation. `We have discussed all matters, and have asked
the Armenian President so that persistency be manifested with the
environmentalist and specialists,' Jermuk's mayor stated.
The right to operate the Amulsar gold mine is given to the Canadian
Lidian International company, whose interests are presented in Armenia
by the Geoteam company. According to latest research data, there are
40 tons of gold reserves at Amulsar, and the mine will be operated as
an open-pit.