ArmInfo.At present, the Sotk mine is not working, Gnel Sanosyan, the governor of the Gegharkuni region of Armenia, told reporters on July 29 after a government meeting.
Commenting on the ban for journalists to visit the area of the village of Kut, the head of the region said that this was done for security reasons. "On the territory adjacent to Kut, there has been a definite advance of the enemy since May 13-14. Such a decision was made taking into account the fact that yesterday, there was shooting in this direction. For the same safety reasons, the employees of the Sotk mine and part of the equipment were withdrawn. The mine is now does not work, "said Sanosyan.
According to him, the mine will be exploited again when safety issues are resolved.
Yesterday, it was reported that the work of the Sotsk mine had been suspended, and the employees had to be evacuated yesterday when the enemy began to fire indiscriminately. According to the company, 150 employees of the Armenian Sotk mine were evacuated due to the shooting at the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. A few hours later, the mine resumed its work in full. The GeoProMining group of companies develops the largest gold mine in Armenia the Sotk mine and the Ararat gold recovery plant in Armenia. The mine is located on the border of the Gegharkunik region and the Karvachar region (according to the administrative division of Karabakh- Shahumyan region). After the hostilities in 2020, the border passed right along the mine (part of it came under the control of Azerbaijan).
