 Through its joint-stock subsidiary companies, which are Akhtala Mountain Enrich Combinat, Sagamar and Molybdeni Ashkharh, it launched its activities in the Armenian mining sector in 2000.Akhtala Mountain-Enrich Combinat CJSC, which has a 246-year-old history, faced difficult times during the 1980-90s.In 1988 the enterprise ceased its activities for 13 years, which had a negative impact on the natural development of the towns of Akhtala and Shamlugh and neighboring villages.