YEREVAN. - A tailing dump will be built in the central part of Armenia near the rivers Hrazdan and Marmarik for wastes of gold-enriching plant, Ekolur informs.

Existence of tailing dump in the center of Armenia is a real catastrophe, president of Ecological academy NGO Greta Gabrielyan states. Although the plant is not yet built the project is already posted on the website of Armenian Ministry of Environment and Nature Protection. Tailing dump is among the objects of the future plant.

The specialist believes the main threat is that the project has no information on the size of the tailing dump. It is mentioned that only close circulation of water will be employed.

“This means that it can work being overfilled. The tailing dumps are grounded on the gravel and sand, thus all the content will penetrate in soil and will poison the lower layers,” Gabrielyan told and added there is no second tailing bump in case of emergency.

Another threat is dust from raw processing, which contains heavy metals. These mixtures are typical for Armenian multi metallic ores and will pose a real threat for the environment nearby, including Hrazdan city and Tsaghkadzor resort.