Saturday, March 31, 2012

3 BILLION INVESTMENT. Euro in Halkidiki




Opens the way for the new investment project cost 3 billion of the mining company "Hellenic Xrysos" North Halkidiki.


Already entered into consultation by the Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change (ministry) environmental impact assessment (EIA), which is expected to be approved early next year, when it will begin construction of two new plants. During the first discussion held at the Chamber of Polygyros, Special Secretary of Environment and Energy Audit of Margarita Karavassili ministry clarified that "our goal is to put strict conditions towards investment", while stressing that in the case of the mines in Chalkidiki, the ministry is already examining the May 2010 the environmental problems of the mining activity, through autopsies and control of environmental inspectors, evaluation studies and investigations conducted by the Institute of Geology and Mineral Exploration (IGME) and other scientific bodies, with the help of parallel views expressed by operators in the region, representatives of local government and general society. The discussion was attended by representatives of the mine workers, company spokesman, scientific institutions and representatives of local government. Not participating municipalities Stagira - Acanthus and Mary, expressing their opposition to the time when the consultation, just prior to complete the term of municipal councils. the same time outside the Chamber were gathered from residents of Northern Halkidiki, who react to development investment. "Whatever economic benefits will flow from investment will be temporary and not enough to offset the permanent environmental and economic damage that would result from implementation of the project area" refers in particular to the statement issued. ConsultationDuring the discussion, President of Exploration and associate professor at the University of Athens in the department of Geology and Constantinos Papavassiliou Gaioperivallontos stressed that currently the country is "on the brink of the abyss" and this is the only investment that can be implemented immediately. He proposed the creation of a scientific body of local authorities to instruct the Technical Exploration or the strict standards of protection of the environment. 8.5 km tunnel 's general manager "Greek Gold SA" Peter Stratoudakis in his presentation outlined the fundamentals of the project, which includes removing two existing factories and the creation of two with the installation of cast iron metallurgy in the pit. The two new plants will epexegrazontai copper ore, zinc, etc. At the same time released the coastal zone and shrinking land use, and important point in the investment plan is to create a 8.5 km tunnel, which joins the cast iron pit with the Olympics. The deposit on Slag is cylindrical and has a diameter of 250 meters and extends to a depth of 700 meters. In particular, the mining facilities of the Black Stone will extend the existing mine and close to the existing cast iron pit. It also closed the plant in barracks. It will also open two factories in Cast Iron Pit, an enrichment and a metal, will be built for Olympics of arcade cast iron pit with accompanying respective projects (roads, temporary disposal sites, drilling, etc.). It will also reopen the mines in the Olympics and cleaned the whole surface, the so-called "water basin" as called by the locals. From the company's management expressly clarifies that it will be used in any cyanide mining. The cost of investment is 3 billion of which 1 billion will be invested in the first year. Today the company's turnover is 50 million. 1,500 new jobs , as explained in "M" is the executive of the company Giorgantas Costas, "if all goes according to schedule at the beginning of next year we expect the approval of the environmental study, so then loaded into effect the new investment plan. In 2011 we estimate that about 400 will be recruited for the construction project. Gradually, in four years the number of new recruits will rise to about the 1,500 direct employees in the company, based on the locality

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