ArmInfo. Formed by Lydian, an  independent advisory group that monitors the Amulsar development  project, presented its first annual report. The head of the group,  Dr.  John Harker, announced during a press conference on May 22.

ArmInfo. "Lydian Armenia"  company reports that an important achievement has been registered in  the sphere of health and labor protection. For 2 million man-hours in  the implementation of the program of development of the Amulsar  deposit, not a single incident was recorded.  The press service of  the company reports.

ArmInfo. Joao Carrello will  succeed as president and CEO of Lydian International, Howard  Stevenson. This is stated in the company's official announcement.

ArmInfo. While we are highlighting a few of our female team members, many more are behind the scenes. Mining continues to be largely men dominated industry not only in Armenia but worldwide.

ArmInfo. Headed by the Deputy Minister of Energy Infrastructures and Natural Resources of the Republic of Armenia Vardan Gevorgyan, the Armenian delegation participates in the 86th exhibition and conference of the Association of Miners and Explorers Canada (PDAC) in Toronto.

ArmInfo. Lydian Armenia,  which is engaged in gold mining at the Amulsar deposit, reports on  the liquidation of the consequences of the accident on the water  supply system, which supplies the community of Gndevaz with drinking  water.

ArmInfo. The program of exploitation of Amulsar gold deposit of Lydian Armenia company was awarded a certificate of compliance with the standards of the International Cyanide Management Code (ICMC) in the pre-production cycle. The International Institute of Management of Cyanide officially notified the company.

ArmInfo. "Heavy Basket"  Agricultural Consumer Cooperative, which was established in 2017 in  Gndevaz community of RA Vayots Dzor region, includes members from the  nearby communities of Jermuk, Gorayk and Saravan. The Cooperative  summed up the Year 2017 with progress & key steps towards its  establishment:  cooperative registration, product presentation during  Christmas Bazar and its official opening ceremony. 

ArmInfo. In 2017, the company "Lydian Armenia" paid $ 863.3 thousand to the budgets of local authorities for renting the land, the company informed ArmInfo.

ArmInfo. At Lydian Armenia,  health and safety culture is of outmost importance. With the start of  construction works at Amulsar the Company  initiated a renovation and  refurbishment of the hospital in Vayk, one of the nearby towns of  Amulsar. This hospital has been identified as the most strategic  medical facility to serve the needs of the project in case of  emergency situations.   

ArmInfo.  The process of extracting gold from ore using cyanide was developed in Scotland yet far in 1887. The first cyanide was used by the New Zealand company Crown Mines when operating the Karangahake mine. Today in the world, cyanidation is considered a safer alternative to amalgamation, which was previously the main method of gold recovery. As a result, cyanide has been used for about 120 years in the mining industry to extract gold. In Armenia, cyanide has been used in the mining industry for a long time, but Lydian will be the first company in Armenia to use cyanide in accordance with the principles of the International Cyanide Code. Despite this, negative feedback has been heard in the community about the use of cyanide and the company has been repeatedly criticized by environmental NGOs. Although, despite the high toxicity, after the introduction of the rules of the International Code of Cyanide use, in recent years, mining companies that joined the code did not report any problematic cases with cyanide. To clarify the situation and learn more about the process of cyanide management in Lydian Armenia, the correspondent ArmInfo talked with the chief metallurgist of the company John Fourie

ArmInfo. Director of Lydian  Armenia Sustainable Development Armen Stepanian and founder of the  British consulting company for environmental protection TWC Joe  Trevick at the Washington International Biodiversity Symposium held  in the second week of November presented the Lydian Armenia programs  being implemented. This is stated in the company's official  announcement.

ArmInfo. Hayk Aloyan,  Executive Director of Lydian Armenia, which operates Amulsar gold  deposit, joined the Board of Directors of the American Chamber of  Commerce of Armenia (AmCham). The company reports.

ArmInfo. The company  of  Lydian Armenia, which is engaged in the exploitation of the gold mine  Amulsar, develops cooperation with the official dealer of the company  Caterpillar in Armenia - the company Zeppelin. "We are acquiring a  fleet specially designed for the operation of Amulsar, which is the  largest contract in the history of Caterpillar," Hayk Aloyan,  executive director of Lydian Armenia, told journalists on November  17. The total cost of the car fleet is estimated at $ 65 million.

ArmInfo.Minister of Energy  Infrastructures and Natural Resources of Armenia Ashot Manukyan  received on November 9 the Commissioner for Trade and Investment of  the United Kingdom in Armenia, MP Mark Pritchard. Ambassador of the  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to Armenia  Judith Farnworth also took part in the meeting. The sides discussed  issues of cooperation in the energy and subsoil sectors.

ArmInfo. The Amulsar Project has officially completed the physical component of its ICMC Pre-Operational Conditional Certification Verification Audit. The physical component of the Audit occurred between the 15th and 19th of October 2017.

ArmInfo. Armenia attaches importance to the investment program implemented by Lidian International to develop the Amulsar gold deposit. This was announced by Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan on October 11 during a meeting with the delegation of Lidian International headed by President and CEO Howard Stevenson.

ArmInfo. Investments of the managing company of Amulsar gold deposit of "Lidian Armenia" CJSC during 2017 already amounted to $ 124 million. Armenian government September 7 "Lidian Armenia" deferred the term of payment of value added tax from imported equipment for three years.

ArmInfo. For the second  consecutive year, Lydian Armenia jointly with the Lithuanian Embassy  in Armenia has been implementing a road safety program in the  communities adjacent to the Amulsar gold deposit. Thus, according to  the general director of Lydian Armeia Hayk Aloyan, the company  invested about 8 million drams for the implementation of a joint  program with the Lithuanian partners, which is becoming traditional. 

ArmInfo. The company Lydian  Armenia, which started the program on exploitation of Amulsar gold  deposit, is ready to work openly and transparently according to the  traditions of American business. The US Ambassador Extraordinary and  Plenipotentiary to Armenia Richard Mills expressed such an opinion on  August 31 on the margins of the event timed to the presentation of  Lydian International's first annual report on sustainable  development.