Construction of the Kajaran Copper-Molybdenum Combine began in 1940. Work was halted due to the Great Patriotic War and only resumed after its conclusion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 1949, the experimental beneficiation plant was commissioned, and by the spring of 1952, the combine produced its first output.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Initially, the mine was exploited using an underground method, but from 1957\u20131959, operations shifted entirely to open-pit mining.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The combine\u2019s vast reserves of copper, molybdenum, and other valuable metals contributed to its rapid growth, making it one of the largest and leading copper-molybdenum enterprises not only in Armenia but across the Soviet Union.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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