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SHNOGH RIVER WILL NEVER BE THE SAME
13:51 April 17, 2015
Save Teghut Civic Initiative
The activities of "Teghut" CJSC, one of the many companies of opaque
Vallex Group, illegally exploiting Teghut as a copper mine, continue
to have a negative impact on Shnogh river. Photos taken on April 13,
2015 (see below) show that large amounts of eroded soil are flowing
into the river from the deforested and open-pit territories. Spring
rains are speeding up the process of soil erosion and fill the river
not only soil, but also with surfaced mineral rock particles, which
already contain plenty of heavy metals.
Mining-related problems regularly arise in Teghut. Back in March,
villagers alerted that the tailing dam's outer fence was damaged,
and toxic wastes were leaking (see below).
On January 28th, 2015 Save Teghut Civic Initiative was alerted that
Shnogh river is again polluted. Photos of the polluted river were
published on our FB page and on the website of the initiative. This
time the river was polluted with toxic tailings waste, which is
visible in photos even to the naked eye.
Earlier, on January 21st, 2015, during ameeting with Teghut and Shnogh
residents the Executive Director of "Teghut" CJSC, Rouben Papoyan
acknowledged that they "only once polluted the river with tailing
dam waste", but they only discharge sand and rock wastes into the
river and promised to schedule the discharge of these wastes so that
villagers are informed when the river will be inappropriate for use.
The details of this meeting were reported by Hetq.am, in the article
the employers (repeated faces under various posts) of opaque Vallex
group claimed that their "miracle" mine works according to "European
standards" and they never pollute.
Early closure of Teghut mine will save Armenia from a wide range of
imminent disasters.
http://ecolur.org/en/news/mining/shnogh-river-will-never-be-the-same/7241/
13:51 April 17, 2015
Save Teghut Civic Initiative
The activities of "Teghut" CJSC, one of the many companies of opaque
Vallex Group, illegally exploiting Teghut as a copper mine, continue
to have a negative impact on Shnogh river. Photos taken on April 13,
2015 (see below) show that large amounts of eroded soil are flowing
into the river from the deforested and open-pit territories. Spring
rains are speeding up the process of soil erosion and fill the river
not only soil, but also with surfaced mineral rock particles, which
already contain plenty of heavy metals.
Mining-related problems regularly arise in Teghut. Back in March,
villagers alerted that the tailing dam's outer fence was damaged,
and toxic wastes were leaking (see below).
On January 28th, 2015 Save Teghut Civic Initiative was alerted that
Shnogh river is again polluted. Photos of the polluted river were
published on our FB page and on the website of the initiative. This
time the river was polluted with toxic tailings waste, which is
visible in photos even to the naked eye.
Earlier, on January 21st, 2015, during ameeting with Teghut and Shnogh
residents the Executive Director of "Teghut" CJSC, Rouben Papoyan
acknowledged that they "only once polluted the river with tailing
dam waste", but they only discharge sand and rock wastes into the
river and promised to schedule the discharge of these wastes so that
villagers are informed when the river will be inappropriate for use.
The details of this meeting were reported by Hetq.am, in the article
the employers (repeated faces under various posts) of opaque Vallex
group claimed that their "miracle" mine works according to "European
standards" and they never pollute.
Early closure of Teghut mine will save Armenia from a wide range of
imminent disasters.
http://ecolur.org/en/news/mining/shnogh-river-will-never-be-the-same/7241/