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ENERGY MINISTER: TRANSPORT PROBLEMS OF ARMENIA AND SMALL VOLUMES OF COPPER MINING HINDER THE BUILDING OF THE COPPER-SMELTING PLANTS
by Ashot Safaryan
Tuesday, October 8, 16:30
The transport problems of Armenia and small volumes of copper mining
hinder the building of the copper-smelting plants, Armenia's Energy
and Natural Resources Minister, Armen Movsisyan, said over today's
parliament hearings dedicated to the problems of subsurface use.
Together with local and foreign experts we were discussing the problem
of the copper-smelting plants in Armenia. The research showed that
for effective functioning of a plant we should be able to mine, at
least, 250 thsd tons of copper in a year. We have not yet reached
such volumes", - Movsisyan said.
He also added that the deposits available in Armenia mainly contain
copper sulfide, which gives about 30% of nascent sulfur during the
mining process. This sulfur product should be sold. However, Armenia's
communication problems hinder to do that. "These problems do not let
exporting of sulfur or sulfuric acid for the competitive prices.
Without resolving the sales problems, we shall not be able to
have copper-smelting plants. We need a well-developed chemical
industry. We have some ideas in this direction. And we shall reach
the above-mentioned volumes of copper mining sooner or later", -
the minister concluded.
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by Ashot Safaryan
Tuesday, October 8, 16:30
The transport problems of Armenia and small volumes of copper mining
hinder the building of the copper-smelting plants, Armenia's Energy
and Natural Resources Minister, Armen Movsisyan, said over today's
parliament hearings dedicated to the problems of subsurface use.
Together with local and foreign experts we were discussing the problem
of the copper-smelting plants in Armenia. The research showed that
for effective functioning of a plant we should be able to mine, at
least, 250 thsd tons of copper in a year. We have not yet reached
such volumes", - Movsisyan said.
He also added that the deposits available in Armenia mainly contain
copper sulfide, which gives about 30% of nascent sulfur during the
mining process. This sulfur product should be sold. However, Armenia's
communication problems hinder to do that. "These problems do not let
exporting of sulfur or sulfuric acid for the competitive prices.
Without resolving the sales problems, we shall not be able to
have copper-smelting plants. We need a well-developed chemical
industry. We have some ideas in this direction. And we shall reach
the above-mentioned volumes of copper mining sooner or later", -
the minister concluded.
http://www.arminfo.am/index.cfm?objectid=6C8E5300-3015-11E3-BAE20EB7C0D21663