KAPAN CIVIC REPS WRITE TO PRESIDENT: GOLD MINE IS DAMAGING LOCAL WATER QUALITY
HETQ
13:39, August 1, 2012
Heads of civic organizations in Kapan have written to President Serzh
Sargsyan expressing their concerns that the safety and quality of the
town’s drinking water is being negatively impacted by a exploratory
gold mining operations nearby.
90% of Kapan’s drinking water is supplied by a collection dam in
the community of Nor Astghaberd, where the company BAMO Metal is
conducting the exploratory mining.
The local activists argue that the company violated local and
international laws obligating it to inform residents in advance of
their mining plans.
The activists say that local groups were not able to present their
positions on the matter.
From: A. Papazian
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