A temporary halt in jade mining, extracting and production in Phakant —a lucrative mining area in Kachin State— thanks to inadequate regulation and weather conditions. The Myanmar Gems Enterprise issued a directive banning jade mining and extraction in response to recent disasters. The statement points out recent collapses and landslides resulting in deaths and damages […]
Some companies join bid to resume jade mining
September 3, 2014 by
About 80 companies are preparing to resume their jade mining business in Phakant, according to the Ministry of Mines. Mining at jade blocks in Phakant were suspended for two years due to the armed conflict, but the government said the mining business would resume by September 1. “We have received 80 applications, including from joint […]
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