Amulsar

“Lake Sevan and the city of Jermuk are in danger due to mining”: Armenian environmentalists

Armenia

February 22, 2023

The Amulsar mine in Armenia is set to go into operation. But why are environmentalists opposed?

Pashinyan's powder keg – why the Armenian gov’t can’t solve the issue of the Amulsar goldmine

Armenia

September 02, 2020

After a year-long break, the fight between activists, ecologist and the company Lydian Armenia for the gold-mine hills has started once again. There can be no compromise. The government has taken to waiting them out.

Armenian PM says Amulsar gold mine exploitation will proceed – regardless of environmental concerns

Nikol Pashinyan

September 10, 2019

Pashinyan said that he has taken into consideration the opinions of protesters against the exploitation of the mine and economists who are worried about the country's international image

Company claiming Armenian gold mine safe for exploitation says another study needed

August 30, 2019

The consulting company admits that its data is not sufficient to draw a conclusion about the safety of operating the mine

UPDATE: Armenian PM gives green light to exploitation of controversial gold mine

August 19, 2019

Pashinyan spoke about the situation concerning the controversial Amulsar gold mine for more than an hour on the air and explained why he has decided to allow the mine to continue working

Environmental protest in Armenian turning into political stand-off

August 15, 2019

The largest gold mine in the country has remained idle for almost a year, waiting for the results of an analysis which have still not quelled the concerns of environmentalists