Over 1000 applications have been received for mining blocks since July, according to U Min Min Oo, permanent secretary at the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation (MONREC) at the 4th annual general meeting of Myanmar Federation of Mining Association held last week. However, only 193 of all the applications received are complete, he […]
Another wait for mine bill
November 25, 2014 by
Approval of the Mining Amendment Bill has been delayed again as hluttaw members dispute whether or not some of its provisions are constitutional. The main focus of the current disagreement is whether to grant licences to mining companies for 15 years or 25 years. The bill is an attempt to update legislation that many see […]