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    MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION TAKES 6 DECISIONS ON STOPPING
    OPERATION OF EARTH INTERIOR USING ORGNIZATIONS IN 2007

    YEREVAN, DECEMBER 25, NOYAN TAPAN. In 2007 the RA ministry of
    environmental protection conducted checkings at 21 woodworking
    workshops in Ararat, Lori and Tavush marzes, as a result of which acts
    on administrative fines of 1.12 million drams (about 3.7 thousand USD)
    were drawn up based on the facts of environmental violations revealed
    at these workshops. The minister of environmental protection Aram
    Harutyunian said at the December 25 press conference that as a result
    of checkings at forestries of Megri, Ijevan and Noyemberian, 563 cases
    of illegal tree felling were revealed, and the respective acts and
    reports on compensation of damage of the total amount of 24 million
    drams were drawn up.

    The land protection-related checkings revealed 80 violations, based on
    which 53 acts on administrative fines of a total of 3.77 million drams
    and 20 reports on damage compensation of a total of 11.83 million drams
    were drawn up. In particular, the damage done to nature by Deno Gold
    Mining CJSC as a result of woodland pollution in the process of
    operating the Marjan mine in Syunik marz was estimated to make 7.8
    million drams.

    Control and measurement work on Earth interior protection and use was
    carried out at 215 Earth interior using organizations in 2007: 64 acts
    on administrative fines of a total of 5.38 million drams were drawn up
    based on the facts of 68 violations. 169 reports on measurement were
    filed to tax bodies. Checkings are still underway in Shirak and
    Aragatsotn marzes.

    A. Harutyunian said that 6 decisions to stop operation of Earth
    interior using organizations were made this year. According to him,
    hidden ore minerals: 958.54 kg of gold, 1.444 tons of silver, 1.53 tons
    of selenium and 1.672 tons of tellurium were discovered as a result of
    re-checkings at Meghradzor and Sotk mines of Ararat Gold Recovery
    Company LLC.

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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