Gold mining is a particular worry as it involves the use of cyanide to separate the precious metal from other ore material.
Amulsar lies between two major rivers, the Vorotan and the Arpa, which feed Lake Sevan. Campaigners warning that cyanide leaching into these rivers would have grave consequences.
“The Amulsar mine is located in the basin that feeds Lake Sevan, and will contaminate surface and subterranean waters that run into the Kechut and Spandaryan reservoirs and from there into Lake Sevan,” said Nazeli Vardanyan, chair of the Forests of Armenia NGO.
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