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Agarak, is a village within the Meghri Municipality of Syunik Province at the south of Armenia, founded in 1949. It is considered the southern end of Armenia as it is located on the left bank of river Araks River on the border with Iran, 9 km southwest of Meghri. The town is at a distance of 410 km south of the capital Yerevan and 94 km south of the provincial centre Kapan. It was a railway station on the demolished and non-functioning branch Yerevan-Nakhichevan-Horadiz. The 2011 census its population was 4,429 in 2011, down from 4,801 reported at the 2001 census. Agarak was considered an urban settlement until September 2016, when it was incorporated into the community of Meghri.
Dastakert, is a village in the Syunik Province of Armenia that belongs to the community of Sisian. It is located 225 km south of the capital Yerevan and 115 km north-west of the provincial centre Kapan. With a population of 323 inhabitants as per the 2011 census, and an area of 0.5 km², Dastakert was Armenia's smallest urban community in terms of both population and area until November 2017 when it became a rural settlement. According to the 2016 official estimate, the current population of Dastakert is around 300.
The Zangezur Copper and Molybdenum Combine, commonly known as ZCMC, is a mining industry enterprise in Armenia, based in the town of Kajaran.
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Mount Toromocho, meaning in Spanish "a bull with no horns", is a mountain in the Junín Region, Peru that sits next to the long established mining camp of Morococha and hosts a large polymetallic metal deposit. It is now owned by the Aluminum Corporation of China (Chinalco), a parent company of Chinalco Mining Corporation International (CMC). Minera Chinalco Perú S.A., a subsidiary of CMC which operates the Toromocho mine, is boosting the mine's productivity with a new production line.
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