Amulsar gold mining center of UK-Armenian complex dispute
After Armenia’s 2018 “Velvet Revolution”, local residents and activists started a public campaign and blockade against a $400m international gold mining project. Campaigners have called...
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Amulsar Armenia faces more legal challenges
Amulsar gold mine in Armenia has more legal challenges because of complaint filed questioning loans. The beleaguered Amulsar gold mine in Armenia broke rules attached...
Lydian Amulsar gold mine project dispute – Armenian government ‘under pressure’ from UK and US
It is claimed by an international EU report that the Armenian government is under pressure from the UK government with a two-year standoff between protesters,...
Mining permits ban rejected by Armenian Standing Committee
The controversial bill, that would ban the issuance of new mining licenses for two years, is co-sponsored by Im Kayl (My Step) MPs Meri Galstyan...
Armenian government funding for Amulsar gold mine harms country’s biodiversity
A new complaint is filed at the Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats, known as the ‘Bern Convention’ because The Armenian...
Armenia’s unprocessed copper is the leading export
Armenia’s main coper ore exporters are Zangezur Copper Molybdenum Combine” Closed Joint Stock Company (ZCMC), Teghout Armenia, Institute of Mining, Agarak Copper and Molybdenum Combine,...
Lydian Armenia – Amulsar mine blockade
Mining consortium was formed in 2006 to explore Amulsar gold deposits in the Armenian province of Vayots Dzor before being awarded excavation rights to the...
Armenia: Mining growing three times faster than manufacturing sector
While Armenian government officials responsible for the country’s economy like to boast about annual economic growth of 7% and near double-digit growth in exports, they...
Amulsar gold mine operation may torpedo tourism in Jermuk, Armenia
Exploitation of the Amulsar gold mine may torpedo tourism in Jermuk. This is what deputy of the Prosperous Armenia faction of the National Assembly Naira...
EITI Officials in Armenia to Gauge Adherence to Mining Sector Standards
Two officials from the EITI (Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative) are in Armenia to gauge whether the country’s mining sector meets the 2016 global standards as...