Asarel Medet JSC - Panagyurishte has appointed Annual general meeting on 21.04.2010. Meeting agenda includes: adoption of the Annual Report for Year 2009.
Source: Registry Agency (10.03.2010)

Asarel nabs more land Bulgarian copper mining company Asarel Medet has secured a larger plot of 17 434.1 decares for the field it operates on a concession contract near Panagyurishte, in the south of the country. Meanwhile, the government decided to extend by five years the concession contract to extract lead and zinc ore from the Govedarnika field near the second city of Plovdiv. An extension agreement will be signed with the concessionaire, Lucky Invest AD.
Source: Dnevnik (30.09.2010)

A total of 12 tailings ponds are operating in Bulgaria, checked every year Regional Inspectorates of Environment and Waters carried out annual checks for proper operation of a total 12 existing tailings ponds in the country, announced the Ministry of Environment and Water (MEW). The total number of ponds in Bulgaria is 33, as 21 of them were suspended from service and reclaimed. The 12 operational are Rudozem-2 to Gorubso ROF JSC, Kardzhali - 2 to Gorubso Kardzhali JSC, Erma Reka to Minstroy Holding, Lucky 2 to Gorubso Lucky JSC , Benkovski 2 to Elatsite-Med JSC, Lyulyakovitza to Asarel Medet JSC, Chelopech to Chelopech Mining JSC, Odartsi to Euromangan SPJSC, Medet to MBS JSC, Senovo, Vyatovo and Kaolinovo to Kaolin JSC. In all ponds, depending on the class of security, are built control and measuring systems for monitoring the depression curves and the horizontal and vertical deformation of the main walls of the equipment. Technical documentation, which reflect the results of its measurements and observations, is kept, the ministry indicated.
Source: investor.bg (07.10.2010)

Pollution of the Luda Yana river is not by the TMF of Assarel Medet There have been no emergencies or accident or incident at the tailings management facility (TMF) Lyulyakovitza, or at any of other production facilities of Assarel-Medet, the company said concerning the inspections on the pollution of Banska Luda Yana river. The inspection of the company has shown that the treatment and hydraulic facilities operate normally. Water samples have been taken to identify possible variations in water quality in the Asarelska river. As part of the investigation of the region, Pazardjik RIEW experts have carried out checks in Assarel-Medet on 9 and 10 December. The submitted to Assarel-Medet verification protocol shows that the cause of pollution of the river is mud from the cleaning of a small dam located in the bed of the Asarelska river. Company-contractor carrying out the cleaning had not taken measures to secure the site and prevent entry of mud in the bed of the diversion channel of Asarelska river, resulting in sediments in part of the bed of the river Banska Luda Yana. Assarel-Medet has been prescribed to immediately take measures to suppress and prevent the entry of mud in case of cleaning of dams. This is achieved, the company assures.
Source: news.bg (11.12.2010)