Public discontent is brewing in Russia’s republic of Bashkortostan over a government-backed plan
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Public discontent is brewing in Russia’s republic of Bashkortostan over a government-backed plan to develop copper mining deposits in the Kryktytau mountain range, according to Moscow Times.
İt is noted that the fresh tensions come after Bashkortostan, a republic in Russia’s Volga-Ural region, was rocked by protests and sweeping repressions unparalleled for wartime Russia last year.
While politicians and loyal bloggers wage a campaign to promote the alleged benefits of copper mining for the regional economy, locals appear ready to risk repression and arrests to protect their scenic Indigenous lands from irreversible ecological damage.
Part of the Ural Mountains, the Kryktytau range is situated along the banks of the Bolshoi Kizil river, forming a picturesque landscape that makes the range and its surroundings one of the most attractive spots for outdoor tourism in the republic.
Rich in copper deposits, the range has long been eyed for development by the Russian Copper Company. The mining giant is owned by Forbes-listed billionaire Igor Altushkin, who is under Western sanctions for aiding Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Rumors of RCC’s plans for copper extraction on Kryktytau initially surfaced in the media in February 2019, prompting a public petition calling on President Vladimir Putin to halt the project and amend the federal-level law on mineral extraction licensing.
Environmental activist Eduard Kadyrov, who launched the petition that received over 7,000 signatures, had warned that mining works at Kryktytau could bring toxic waste to the Bolshoy Kizil and Maly Kizil rivers, which supply drinking water to the nearby town of Sibay and the industrial hub of Magnitogorsk.
Kadyrov also warned that mining could pollute the nearby lake Yaktykul, one of the top tourist attractions in Bashkortostan and a designated natural monument.
In a video address posted on Salavatskoe’s VKontakte page, company head Tagir Bakhtigareev said that preparations and final approval for mining works could take “several years” and would require “presenting the final works plan to residents and holding public hearings.”
“Important: the license was granted by the federal authorities. Any attempts to approach the republic’s government [about this project would equate to] making it political,” Bakhtigareev warned, vowing to “develop a project that meets the strictest environmental standards.”
Bakhtigareev also dismissed environmental activists’ warnings of irreversible river pollution as “unfounded,” referencing the company’s prior experience running similar projects in the neighboring Chelyabinsk region, one of the country’s most polluted regions.
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