The Armenian Environmental Front has circulated the following video on a disused mine near the town of Kapan, in Armenia’s southern reaches.

The open pit mine, once operated by the Canadian company Deno Gold Mining (currently Gundee Precious Metals) hasn’t operated for the past 2-3 years and the waters, full of heavy metals, are leeching into the ground aquifers.

There are records that the area was first mined for copper as far back as the 8th century A.D.