After years of indecision, Armenia appears to be preparing the way to resume the development of the controversial Amulsar gold mine project. On June 18, new amendments in the country’s mining code went into force. Among other things, they allow companies to carry out mining with environmental impact assessments more than a year old, as long as the delay was caused by reasons that include “civil disobedience.” Development of the Amulsar mine was suspended in 2018 following large protests against the project’s potential environmental…
