ANNUALLY 681.100 CUM WASTEWATER FROM MINING COMPANIES DUMPED INTO VOGHJI RIVER BASIN

15:35 March 20, 2015

EcoLur

Annually 681,100 cum wastewater is annually dumped into the water
resources of the Voghji River basin because of mining activities.

“Zagezour Copper and Molybdenum Combine” CJSC developing Qajaran
copper and molybdenum mine annually dumps 473,000 cum industrial
wastewater. “Dundee Precious Metals Kapan” CJSC annually dumps 208,100
cum industrial wastewater into the Norashenik River, as Beniamin
Zaqaryan said when presenting “Action Plan Aimed to Achieve Desirable
State of Meghri River” program in the frames of UNDP “Clean Energy
and Water” program.

Besides industrial wastewater, the waste dumps occupying an area of
23 ha owned by Zangezour Copper and Molybdenum Combine and an area
of 14 ha owned by “Dundee Precious Metals Kapan” company, as well as
the areas of the tailing dumps needing reclaiming – 18 ha in Voghji
and 3 ha in Pkhrout, also have their adversary effect on the Voghji
River basin.