Mine Extraction in Artvin Cerattepe
19.10.2007 - Green Artvin Association
]In recent years, return investment mining activities in many different points of Turkey. First of all, Bergama is held in Cerattepe, which is located on the hill of our lush Artvin, maybe one of the most merciful of these nature of the enemy that has been seen in the progress of the obstacles.
[[T]4] At the crash of the1990s, the license area for gold, copper, silver and chain mines came from Cerattepe to remove “gold” first, and the license area for gold, copper, silver and chain mines all of the foreign-source Cominco Mining company has abandoned the successful resistance of Artvins from these springs “for time and now ”. Cominco Mining then sold to the Inmet Mining company, a same Canadian company, the right to mine business, decided to remove the copper mine before this company to resolve the removal of gold mine. Thus, it would be easier to remove gold mine in Cerattepe, which will be already destroyed after copper mining. [[[T]][ [ Artvinliler, which shows a rare understanding of Turkey against this activity, in the leadership of the Green Artvin Association; Mayor of abroad, Baro Presidency, all opposition parties in Artvin, all disabled, all room associations continue to fight for 15 years with all the accusations. In this regard, Artvin Çoruh University published a “akademic opinion” that includes the possible harmonic of mining, which will be held in Cerattepe.
] against all efforts, has become almost impossible with the new release Mine Law. We are not against miner in general sense. Our fight is mainly against this Mining Law, which was released in 2004. While especially international companies continue their activities without considering forest, water, earth, culture and human life by taking power from this law.
[What are the main reason in our counter output?
1. The mining to be held in Cerattepe, covered with “natural old disaster” on the hill of Artvin, will pollute and destroy our nature, water, soil, short living spaces, which must be protected by international contract.
]2. In Artvin, which has already been a very sarp and mountainous space structure, the dynamit injections to be used in these activities, the destruction of forestry areas, even in the MTA reports, which will increase the risk of conceiving in the forest.
3. It is clear that the made to be removed will not make any hurt to the country economy. When the right of the state will be and only 2% over the amount of profits. The amount of profit will be determined according to the company's own statement. This amount of enrichment will be reduced to 1% in our country. In turn, due to the materials in the law governing both the Mining Law and Incentives, the Mexican incentives given to such businesses by the state (5 years tax exemption, 50% electricity assistance, 50% of employees’ insurance premiums, etc.. Thanks to the fact that the provision is not given any importance in the share of 1%, more than this share will be paid back to the mining company by our state.
4. The potential to create employment with its own expressions of the company is limited to 80-90 people and this employment is only for a 7-8-year period. Also, a significant part of these elements that will work of foreign national technical elements Tags. A new section, which will be installed in any region of Artvin, can be employed for more people with a high school or faculty. This will contribute to the economic development of the region with the number of tourists or students to increase in this way without harming the nature.
[email protected]The Green Artvin Association against the Law on November 04, 2007, with Artvins, Mayor of abroad, thanks to all conflict party organizations, all NGOs, some artists and producers related to the problems are planning to perform a large role with participation.
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