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Mayor of Jermuk Says No to Amulsar Gold Mine
Jermuk Mayor Vardan Hovhannisyan spoke at a March 13 conference discussing the impact of the Amulsar gold mine on the town, noted for its natural mineral springs.
Here’s what he said:
We have a similar problem when the Americans tried to tell us that they found something toxic in our water. Our grandmothers have lived her for a hundred years and have drunk the water thrice daily.
Our guest tried to convince us to hand over the town and make transform it into a manufacturing center.
We will not allow some outside companies to come here, dig up their gold, and thus discredit the brand name of Jermuk. We already have gold; it’s our water.
They are trying to convince us that there are no threats to Jermuk. They say they will build a barrier of trees and that we are 10 kilometers away. What about the winds? When they blow they will bring all that dust on us. There will be a tailings dam. Do they think we are kindergarten kids?
Had we been a small village, it might be possible to relocate us. But we’re a large town and they can’t play with our fate.
Now that they have found gold, they want to talk to us. Isn’t it a bit late?
Show me a resort town where a mine is built right alongside.
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