{"id":86282,"date":"2022-11-30T09:29:24","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T05:29:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.armhanq.com\/patmakan-aknark\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T16:59:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T12:59:57","slug":"patmakan-aknark","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dev.armhanq.com\/en\/about-us\/patmakan-aknark\/","title":{"rendered":"About mining industry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Metallurgy\u2014particularly copper production\u2014has a history in Armenia spanning thousands of years. Evidence of this tradition can be found in ancient Greek, Roman, Arab, and Armenian historical sources, as well as in the Bible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the 13th century, the Armenian historian Kirakos Gandzaketsi provided one of the earliest written references to the copper mines of Akhtala. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Copper mining continued, with interruptions, until the 16th century. It later resumed during the 18th\u201319th centuries in northern Armenia\u2014especially in Alaverdi and Akhtala\u2014and in the southern region of Zangezur. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The beginning of industrial mining in Zangezur is generally dated to 1845, when the Agarak copper-molybdenum plant was put into operation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Between 1845 and 1917, over a period of approximately seven decades, 12 copper smelting enterprises operated in the region, with an annual production capacity of 6\u201310 tons. The extracted raw materials and finished products were mainly sold in Tiflis and partly in Persia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, according to official data, 465 mineral deposits are registered in Armenia\u2019s state balance. More than 60 types of mineral resources have been identified, over 40 of which have industrial significance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among these, 24 are deposits of metallic minerals\u2014such as copper, molybdenum, lead, zinc, iron, aluminum, gold, and silver\u2014of which only five are currently being actively exploited.<\/p>\n\n\n

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