IMPACT OF THE AMULSAR PROJECT ON JERMUK

IMPACT OF THE AMULSAR
PROJECT ON JERMUK
February 2012
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Jermuk is 13km away from the Amulsar project, on the other side of a 3000m high mountain
• There is no flow of water from Amulsar towards the source of mineral water at Jermuk: Amulsar’s groundwater flows to the
south instead
• Blasting will have no impact on water.
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95% of all dust will fall within 100m of its source
The remaining 5% will not travel more than 1km from the source
Key sources are: open pit and haulage
Villages will not be impacted by dust
Frequency of dry winds and directions to surrounding
communities
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The dominant wind direction is east-west
Wind blowing from Amulsar to Jermuk is
Infrequent and weak
• Amulsar pit will not be visible from Jermuk.
• Beyond 10km, international best practice
considers that visual changes of any sort will be
imperceptible
• Views from the public highways in the Project area,
from the south of Gorayk village to mid-way between
Gndevaz and Kechut (to be obscured by trees)
• Permanent, partially obscured view from top of
Jermuk ski lift (to be obscured by trees)
• Permanent partial views from the northern and
western edges of Gndevaz where there are limited
dwellings and full views from Ughedzor (no
permanent residents).
• No views from Gorayk, Kechut, Saravan or Jermuk
• The Heap Leach and all other infrastructure will
not be visible from Jermuk
• Intermittent, partial and complete views from the
public highway (A331) in the Project area (to be
obscured by trees)
• Widespread partial and intermittent full views from
Gorayk village and land to the north.
• No views from any other settlement.
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The Amulsar Project will not be audible from Jermuk
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The predicted day and night time noise levels for other villages
meets the IFC and Armenian criteria
Uranium levels detected in rock samples at the Amulsar Project
compared to soil quality levels from the US EPA
• There is no uranium or
radioactive threat from the
Project
• Over 3000 soil and rock
samples have been
collected from Amulsar as
well as 75000 drill samples
• Concentrations are well
below standards for
industrial and residential
areas.
ppm
Uranium levels in soil samples at the Amulsar Project compared to soil
quality levels from the US EPA
• The mean concentrations
are lower than the mean
values reported for soils
across Armenia
• There is no risk of dispersal
of dust that contains radio
nuclides.
• Public and workers are not
under any radioactive
threat
• Dose assessments for
workers and members of
the public are well within
standards and below
Armenian guidance.
ppm
• Amulsar will have a 10-15 year mine life
• The Amulsar project will train and directly employ 200
to 300 local employees
• Lydian will leave a sustainable positive impact on the
region after the mine is closed and rehabilitated
• The Company has offered to assist Jermuk with its
tourism initiatives which currently remain unapproved
and unfunded
• In Jermuk the Company will support tourism
development, create jobs, occupy hotels and possibly
house some of its employees
• Statistically for every miner another 2-3 people are
employed in service and support industries
• When the mine is finished and rehabilitated the joint
tourism initiatives will also be complete and Jermuk
and the entire region will continue to benefit