Friday, August 7 2020 13:15

ArmInfo. On August 7, in the  afternoon, the process of dismantling the cabins of the Lydian  Armenia company, engaged in the Amulsar field project, will be  dismantled.

Jermuk Mayor Vardan Hovhannisyan reconfirmed the statement voiced the  day before that the company did not have a permit for construction  work in this territory, in connection with which the cabins will be  dismantled. According to preliminary information, the cabins should  be moved 10 meters, however, due to the presence of a high-voltage  tower on this section, this distance, due to security measures, can  be increased by another 10 meters. It is noteworthy that earlier  Lydian Armenia issued a statement that the controversial structures  are allegedly located on its territory. Meanwhile, the mayor of  Jermuk promised to clarify their coordinates using GPS.

It should be reminded that the situation in Amulsar escalated after  the other day a new security organization of Lydian Armenia -  "Special Security Service" - dismantled the cabins of green  activists. As a sign of protest, cars rally set off from Jermuk  towards the field, the participants of which later also joined the  activists. The "Special Security Service" has been protecting the  property of Lydian Armenia since June 30 this year. Its activities  have repeatedly caused tension in the area of the deposit, and during  the last three days of protests near the mine, four of its employees  were detained on suspicion of hooliganism. To note, during the  protests, in which the local population took an active part, there  were clashes with the police.  According to environmentalists and  green activists, there was a disproportionate use of force by law  enforcement officers. The situation was under the control of  representatives of the Ombudsman's office.

The total cost of the Amulsar project is $ 370 million. The life of  the deposit is 10 years and 4 months, while it is planned to extract  an average of 200 thousand ounces of gold annually. We add that  Lydian Armenia is a subsidiary of the British offshore Lydian  International. Environmentalists and ordinary citizens are concerned  that the operation of the mine may lead to the pollution of the  mineral groundwater in Jermuk and Lake Sevan. In addition to the  water basin, the public is also concerned about the possible presence  of uranium manifestations at the deposit.