Armenian prosecutors open criminal case against dundee precious metals Kapan
09.08.2013,
19:51
Prosecutors in the southern Armenian region of Syunik opened a criminal investigation into the violation of the rules for transportation of hazardous chemical materials by Dundee Precious Metals Kapan company that resulted in the substantial harm to the environment.
YEREVAN, August 9. / ARKA /. Prosecutors in the southern Armenian region of Syunik opened a criminal investigation into the violation of the rules for transportation of hazardous chemical materials by Dundee Precious Metals Kapan company that resulted in the substantial harm to the environment.
Prosecutors say as a result tailings of the ore processing plant contaminated a land area near the Kapan-Meghri road.
The criminal case was launched under part one of Article 290 of the Criminal Code of Armenia (deterioration of land). The investigation is being handled by Syunik police.
Dundee Precious Metals is an international mining company engaged in the extraction of precious metals, their procurement, research and treatment. In the last six years it has invested $155 million in development of natural resources in Armenia. -0-
Prosecutors say as a result tailings of the ore processing plant contaminated a land area near the Kapan-Meghri road.
The criminal case was launched under part one of Article 290 of the Criminal Code of Armenia (deterioration of land). The investigation is being handled by Syunik police.
Dundee Precious Metals is an international mining company engaged in the extraction of precious metals, their procurement, research and treatment. In the last six years it has invested $155 million in development of natural resources in Armenia. -0-
