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HAKOB SANASARYAN: MINING MAFIA KEEPS SECRET THAT THERE ARE URANIUM AND THORIUM DEPOSITS IN ARMENIA
by Karina Manukyan
Thursday, August 15, 14:58
Our mining mafia keeps secret that there are uranium and thorium
deposits in the country, says Hakob Sanasaryan, President of the
Green Union of Armenia.
He points to the Nature Protection Ministry's reply to the Meghri
City Council's complaint to the President that despite bad ecological
conditions in the Meghri region, the Ministry has issued exploration
and development licenses for 14 more deposits.
"The Ministry refuted the Council's warning that the Lichq, Tashtun
and Lichtqvaz-Tey deposits have high content of uranium and thorium.
But there are lots of materials confirming the presence of uranium
deposits in Armenia. One of them is the uranium exploration and
extraction agreement signed by Armenia and Russia. All this proves
that the Ministry is trying to mislead the public so as to be able to
develop deposits containing scattered uranium despite their potential
risks for human health and nature," Sanasaryan said.
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by Karina Manukyan
Thursday, August 15, 14:58
Our mining mafia keeps secret that there are uranium and thorium
deposits in the country, says Hakob Sanasaryan, President of the
Green Union of Armenia.
He points to the Nature Protection Ministry's reply to the Meghri
City Council's complaint to the President that despite bad ecological
conditions in the Meghri region, the Ministry has issued exploration
and development licenses for 14 more deposits.
"The Ministry refuted the Council's warning that the Lichq, Tashtun
and Lichtqvaz-Tey deposits have high content of uranium and thorium.
But there are lots of materials confirming the presence of uranium
deposits in Armenia. One of them is the uranium exploration and
extraction agreement signed by Armenia and Russia. All this proves
that the Ministry is trying to mislead the public so as to be able to
develop deposits containing scattered uranium despite their potential
risks for human health and nature," Sanasaryan said.
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