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News Armenia » Vayots Dzor » Social: Controversial Amulsar gold mine opens in Armenia after long delay

News channel or source: https://oc-media.org/controversial-amulsar-gold-mine-opens-in-armenia-after-long-delay/

Published on: Monday 12 October 2026

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan claims they addressed all environmental concerns that prevented the mine from opening earlier ...

News Armenia » Vayots Dzor » Social: Amulsar gold mine begins operations, expected to boost Armenia’s economy

News channel or source: https://armenpress.am/en/article/1262623

Published on: Monday 12 October 2026

The Amulsar gold mine, the first gold mine to be commissioned in Armenia since independence, launched its operations over the weekend, marking a new phase ...

News Armenia » Vayots Dzor » Social: New Gold Mine Opens In Armenia After Years Of Disruption

News channel or source: https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33875030.html

Published on: Sunday 11 October 2026

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian attended the official inauguration of a new big gold mine in Armenia over the weekend eight years after helping to disrupt the multimillion-dollar project mostly ...

News Armenia » Vayots Dzor » Social: Why Armenia’s Wine Story Takes The Crown In The ‘Birthplace’ Debate

News channel or source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/laynerandolph/2025/08/28/why-armenias-wine-story-takes-the-crown-in-the-birthplace-debate/

Published on: Thursday 28 August 2025

Two barefoot girls wearing traditional costumes and headdresses made of grapes dance as they trample grapes to extract juice for fermentation during the annual wine festival in the village of Areni on ...

News Armenia » Vayots Dzor » Social: Armenia Is Producing Some of the World’s Most Interesting Wines — If You Can Find Them

News channel or source: https://www.foodandwine.com/armenia-wine-old-vine-varieties-8757380

Published on: Friday 06 December 2024

The country's indigenous old vine grapes allow producers to create wine unlike anywhere else in the world. Despite historical hurdles, they've only just begun. Ani Duzdabanyan is an Armenian-American ...

News Armenia » Vayots Dzor » Social: How grape farmers are restoring Armenia’s wine heritage while safeguarding ecosystems

News channel or source: https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/how-grape-farmers-are-restoring-armenias-wine-heritage-while-safeguarding-ecosystems/

Published on: Tuesday 12 May 2026

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Winemaking in the area that is now Armenia has a history going back 6,000 years. However, the practice nearly vanished from Armenia during the ...