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AKUNQ VILLAGE LANDLORD DEPRIVED OF OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE PART IN TSARASAR GOLD MINE HEARINGS
17:07 January 22, 2015
EcoLur
On 16 January 2015 the public hearings on the environmental impact
assessment of Tsarasar gold mining project were held at Akunq Rural
Municipality submitted by "Armenian International Gold" LLC.
Tsarasar gold mine is located in the drainage basin of Lake Sevan,
which is located in the upper streams of the Masrik River.
"The main concerns of the residents are connected with the springs
of drinking water, but it turned out during the hearings that these
springs are not related to the area," Nature Protection Ministry
"Environmental Expertise" SNCO expert Heriqnaz Lazarian said in
her telephone conversation with EcoLur. "There are no leased areas,
these are community areas and the community head provides them to
the company for investigations," Heriqnaz Lazarian said.
EcoLur spoke with the residents and found out from Papin Hambardzumyan
that "International Gold" Company owned by an Avetiq Arzoyan has
already intruded into the land areas he leases causing pecuniary
damage. Papin Hambardzumyan was not informed about the public
hearings held on 16 January, and consequently, he didn't take part
in the hearings and didn't read any official document: "The village
head said that area was prospected in the Soviet period and is under
Avetiq Arzoyan's discretion, all in all - 360 ha, nothing about my land
areas," Papin Hambardzumyan said and added he will find out whether
or not the aforementioned company is going to operate in his area.
Under the prospecting of Tsarasar reserves, the concentration of
Tsarasar gold in one ton makes up several dozens grams.
http://ecolur.org/en/news/mining/akunq-village-landlord-deprived-of-opportunity-to-take-part-in-tsarasar-gold-mine-hearings/6953/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWIEi2S30FU
17:07 January 22, 2015
EcoLur
On 16 January 2015 the public hearings on the environmental impact
assessment of Tsarasar gold mining project were held at Akunq Rural
Municipality submitted by "Armenian International Gold" LLC.
Tsarasar gold mine is located in the drainage basin of Lake Sevan,
which is located in the upper streams of the Masrik River.
"The main concerns of the residents are connected with the springs
of drinking water, but it turned out during the hearings that these
springs are not related to the area," Nature Protection Ministry
"Environmental Expertise" SNCO expert Heriqnaz Lazarian said in
her telephone conversation with EcoLur. "There are no leased areas,
these are community areas and the community head provides them to
the company for investigations," Heriqnaz Lazarian said.
EcoLur spoke with the residents and found out from Papin Hambardzumyan
that "International Gold" Company owned by an Avetiq Arzoyan has
already intruded into the land areas he leases causing pecuniary
damage. Papin Hambardzumyan was not informed about the public
hearings held on 16 January, and consequently, he didn't take part
in the hearings and didn't read any official document: "The village
head said that area was prospected in the Soviet period and is under
Avetiq Arzoyan's discretion, all in all - 360 ha, nothing about my land
areas," Papin Hambardzumyan said and added he will find out whether
or not the aforementioned company is going to operate in his area.
Under the prospecting of Tsarasar reserves, the concentration of
Tsarasar gold in one ton makes up several dozens grams.
http://ecolur.org/en/news/mining/akunq-village-landlord-deprived-of-opportunity-to-take-part-in-tsarasar-gold-mine-hearings/6953/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWIEi2S30FU