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GEOPROMINING GOLD DISAGREES WITH ECOLUR NGO REGARDING RISK OF PLACEMENT OF CRUSHING AND SCREENING COMPLEX AT SOTK MINE
arminfo
Monday, March 14, 16:00
"GeoProMining Gold" LLC plans to build crushing and screening system,
and all the requirements for its design and construction will be met
on a timely basis.
The crushing and screening system will be installed at the distance
of 37 kilometers from Lake Sevan. Crushing and screening system
is a common jaw-crusher and vibrating grid, coupled with a small
conveyor-belt. The system is used to reduce the sizes of stone pieces,
the so- called "oversize" ore, which are unsuitable for transportation
by the railway, because they cause serious damage to the carriage
fleet of the South-Caucasian Railway. To present day, "oversize"
ore was crushed at Sotk mine with the help of rock-breaker of low
productivity, or with the help of blasting operations, and currently
it is planned to automate this process. Crushing and screening system
will be located within the permitted and leased by the "GPM Gold" land
(Lease Agreement No.1, dated 11.06.2010), allotted to Sotk mine, and
currently preparation of working documents is underway. No chemical
components are used for crushing of "oversize" ore. Currently, no any
complaints have been reported at GPM Gold from the residents of Sotk
and other neighbouring villages on the possible impact of the crushing
and screening system. There are hundreds of crushing and screening
systems in Armenia, many of which are operated in close proximity
(not more than 1.5 km) of Lake Sevan.
Earlier EcoLur NGO informed ArmInfo that "GeoProMining Gold" Company
proceeded to the construction of a crusher in the administrative
territory of Sotq Village for crushing gold-bearing ore from Sotq Mine,
which aroused villagers' concern. EcoLur reported that ore crushing
is an initial cycle for ore processing operation which is banned in
Lake Sevan basin according to Article 10 of RA Law "On Lake Sevan."
From: A. Papazian
arminfo
Monday, March 14, 16:00
"GeoProMining Gold" LLC plans to build crushing and screening system,
and all the requirements for its design and construction will be met
on a timely basis.
The crushing and screening system will be installed at the distance
of 37 kilometers from Lake Sevan. Crushing and screening system
is a common jaw-crusher and vibrating grid, coupled with a small
conveyor-belt. The system is used to reduce the sizes of stone pieces,
the so- called "oversize" ore, which are unsuitable for transportation
by the railway, because they cause serious damage to the carriage
fleet of the South-Caucasian Railway. To present day, "oversize"
ore was crushed at Sotk mine with the help of rock-breaker of low
productivity, or with the help of blasting operations, and currently
it is planned to automate this process. Crushing and screening system
will be located within the permitted and leased by the "GPM Gold" land
(Lease Agreement No.1, dated 11.06.2010), allotted to Sotk mine, and
currently preparation of working documents is underway. No chemical
components are used for crushing of "oversize" ore. Currently, no any
complaints have been reported at GPM Gold from the residents of Sotk
and other neighbouring villages on the possible impact of the crushing
and screening system. There are hundreds of crushing and screening
systems in Armenia, many of which are operated in close proximity
(not more than 1.5 km) of Lake Sevan.
Earlier EcoLur NGO informed ArmInfo that "GeoProMining Gold" Company
proceeded to the construction of a crusher in the administrative
territory of Sotq Village for crushing gold-bearing ore from Sotq Mine,
which aroused villagers' concern. EcoLur reported that ore crushing
is an initial cycle for ore processing operation which is banned in
Lake Sevan basin according to Article 10 of RA Law "On Lake Sevan."
From: A. Papazian