Sodium cyanide (NaCN) is an extremely strong and fast-acting toxic substance, which penetrates into human organism within 2-4 hours and causes a painful death. For an adult only 0.3 grams of cyanide is a deadly quantity. If it passes to the lungs through breathing it will cause almost instant death within a minute. “Geoteam” CJSC owned by Lydian International Limited, registered in offshore zone, is planning to carry out the extraction of gold using this highly toxic substance, only 1km away from Arpa River which feeds the whole Vayots Dzor region, 1.2 km away from the nearest village settlements Gndevaz and 7.6 km away from Jermuk rehabilitation center. We should note that 2000 tons of sodium cyanide and 1,000 tons of hydrochloric acid (HCl), will be used per year and, 18 000 tones of cyanide, or 60 billion lethal dose during the nine years of mine operation.
http://en.aravot.am/2014/12/22/168256/
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