Amulsar, Mountain summit in Vayots Dzor Region, Armenia.
Amulsar is a 2,987-metre summit on the border of Armenia's Vayots Dzor and Syunik provinces, in the northern part of the Zangezur range, 5.5 km east of Saravan village. It is built of Oligocene-Miocene rock, with landslides on its slopes and a mountain-steppe landscape that turns to alpine meadow higher up.
Amulsar lies within the area of the gold deposit of the same name, which the company Lydian Armenia has sought to exploit. In September 2019 Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan commented publicly on whether mining could continue at the site, known as Amulsar, in the Jermuk area. The dispute over the project brought the mountain into national discussion.
The mountain lies within the Amulsar gold deposit, which the company Lydian Armenia wants to exploit; in September 2019 Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan commented publicly on whether mining could continue at the site, known locally as Amulsar. The dispute over the mine is what most Armenians associate with the name today.
Amulsar lies on the border of Vayots Dzor and Syunik provinces, 5.5 km east of the village of Saravan. The slopes carry landslides, and the terrain is mountain-steppe below and mountain-meadow higher up. The summit stands at 2,987 m, so plan for the altitude and unstable ground rather than for marked trails.
The mountain lies within the Amulsar gold deposit, which the company Lydian Armenia has sought to exploit; the dispute over the project drew national attention, and in September 2019 Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan commented publicly on whether mining could continue. The ore body sits on the Vayots Dzor–Syunik border, 5.5 km east of Saravan village.
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