These days, the "Armenian Ecological Front" has sounded the alarm on social media, stating: "There is an abandoned city near the Dastakert mine in Armenia. Previously, 6,000 people lived there, but now fewer than 200 remain, and it has turned into a ghost town."
The Environmental Protection First (EPF) Coalition, which investigates mining industry enterprises in Armenia that pollute the ecology of the South Caucasus and the Caspian Sea, conducted research on the facility through its interactive digital map (link). It was revealed that the copper-molybdenum deposit was exploited by the company "Molibdeny Ashxarh" LLC.
Due to the ruthless exploitation of the deposit located in the Bazar River basin, particles containing heavy metals have mixed into the water, creating even more hazardous waste. This has first led to the pollution of the Hakari River and subsequently the Aras River.
The information shared by the "Armenian Ecological Front" about the "Dastakert mine" once again demonstrates that the activities of Armenia’s mining industry enterprises, which cause severe ecological damage, pose a major source of danger. Recently, Iran’s specialized ecological publication "Payam-e Ma" also reported on the pollution of the Aras River, noting that the river is highly contaminated with 59 heavy metals: "The main pollutants are aluminum, arsenic, copper, manganese, molybdenum, lead, and vanadium, primarily originating from Armenia’s mining enterprises."
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