The prosecutor's office has spoken out against gold mining near the borders of a nature reserve in Primorsky Krai.

The Vladivostok Environmental Prosecutor's Office spoke out против An investment project to mine gold in the protected area of ​​the Sikhote-Alin Nature Reserve. It revoked the order approving the forest development project review for the Glukhoye deposit. Now, work on the site is completely illegal.

The organization “The Earth Concerns Everyone,” which appealed to the prosecutor’s office, noteThe gold mining company planned to begin logging the centuries-old taiga at the Glukhoye deposit this year, develop a quarry, and launch a gold extraction plant by 2028. The prospectors also hoped to conduct geological exploration in the nature reserve, which had been approved by the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Federal Agency for Subsoil Use, despite the area's protected status.

Waste from the cooperative's activities could have disrupted the ecology of several rivers. celebrated Reserve Director Svetlana Sutyrina said the project posed risks to the entire ecosystem and disrupted communications with the Udege Legend National Park, both of which are home to Amur tigers.

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