Involved in illegal process
The GeoProMining Company has published a 123-page document titled "Conceptual Decisions on Gold Recovery Factory Location in Sotq Mine Territory Taking into Consideration Environmental Risks".
As EcoLur informed, the documents presents an assessment of the gold recovery factory impact on environment in Sotq. The document is necessary for the Ministry of Nature Protection of Armenia to conduct an experimental investigation.
The Ministry of Nature Protection had publicly announced that it does not plan to support the project because it poses a great danger for the Sevan Lake and contradicts to the RA Law "On Sevan Lake". However, according to this document, the Ministry of Nature Protection is currently a consultant to this project along with other state structures.
The introduction of the document states:
"The institutes of geology, ecosphere investigations and hydro-ecology of the RA National Academy of Sciences have discovered and presented the natural and technical risks...the document is based on the consultation and agreement between the mentioned institutes, the RA Ministry of Nature Protection, the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, the state cadastre of real estate, "ArmHydroEnergoProject" CJSC, "Genarg" OJSC, as well as "Epoch Resources" Ltd, "Golder Associates" and "Fraser Alexander"."
