Reaching Bhamo, a town on the banks of the Irrawaddy, Myanmar's longest river, he began mining gold and earning $4 per day. He uses a generator-powered pump …

By RFA Burmese 2023.02.14 -- A rapid expansion in illegal gold mining since the military coup is poisoning the water supply in Myanmar's Kachin state and destroying the livelihoods of residents ...

François Garaude, a gemstone dealer in Paris, said, "An extraordinary Burmese ruby of 10 carats or more can cost anywhere from five to 10 million euros per carat today," or the equivalent of ...

Illegal gold mining site in Myanmar. (Image by Graham Prtt, courtesy of the National University of Singapore) . However, according to the researchers, some solutions can be implemented.

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Mercury (Hg) is one of the most harmful metals and has been a public health concern according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is the world's fastest-growing source of Hg and can release Hg into the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and geosphere. Hg has been widely used in ASGM industries …

Small-scale gold miners owe the government some 13,300 ticals in ore, a senior government official revealed to the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (Assembly of the Union) last Friday. ... Filed Under: Latest News Tagged With: Companies, gold, mining, Myanmar govt, Small-scale gold miners. How to effectively address illegal gold mining – study. …

Aung Naing September 28, 2022. Unrestricted mining along the Uru River in Myanmar's north since last year's coup has depleted the area of gold and destroyed the …

2021.12.04 -- Illegal gold mine operations have run unchecked in the capital of Myanmar's Kachin state since the military seized power 10 months ago, raising concerns for villagers who spent years ...

Zimbabwean gold smuggler granted bail in South Africa Environmental groups in the north of Myanmar say a surge of illegal mining for rare earths has occurred in Kachin State close to the Chinese border since the coup on February 1. Activists have complained about a rapid influx of Chinese workers since the country's political turmoil …

Banmauk Township is one of the main gold mining areas in the Sagaing Region of Myanmar, and both legal and illegal gold mining activities can be widely found in Banmauk Township because of the ...

Myanmar's Tatmadaw and the Kachin Independence Army are fighting for control of lucrative natural resources. Myanmar's Tatmadaw has been launching air strikes in the gold and mining region ...

In Myanmar's Largest Jade Mining Town, the Semi-Precious Stone Prized by Chinese Costs More Than Money. When Kai Ring was 17, she and her sisters set out from their hometown of Myitkyina, the capital of Myanmar's northernmost Kachin State, for the world's largest jade mine, in Hpakant, 150 km away."When...

Satellite imagery shows the impact of gold mining in Nam San Yang, Kachin State between November 2019 (above) and January 2022 (below). Locals say the 2021 coup accelerated mining. Image by Bret Folger. Myanmar, 2019 and 2022. The activist …

He also added that a total of six miners had been arrested for illegal gold mining during the 2016-17 fiscal year. U Win Zaw, a deputy permanent secretary with the ministry, told The Irrawaddy on Wednesday that there are "limitations" for ministry staff to be able to do regular ground inspections of illegal mining in the Indawgyi area.

Mercury, a highly-toxic chemical that endangers the health of small-scale gold miners who use it in far northern Myanmar, has been detected in one of the main waterways flowing through Yangon. ABOUT 50 kilometres north of the Kachin State capital, Myitkyina, three illegal gold miners stand knee-deep in mud at a mining site they say was closed ...

Tin price spikes ahead of halt to mining in Myanmar. The self-governing Wa State region will announce that from August, all tin operations will halt in order to preserve future stocks. Tin ore prices have spiked after Myanmar's autonomous Wa State anounced it will be ceasing mining activites in August. (Photo by RHJPhtotos via Shutterstock)

Even though Myanmar is known as the world's largest producer of jade, gold mining -and illegal gold mining in particular- has been growing in recent years. This situation has pushed the...

Even though Myanmar is known as the world's largest producer of jade, gold mining -and illegal gold mining in particular- has been growing in recent years. This situation has pushed the government to launch a series of initiatives to drive people away from unregulated operations.

Limestone, Gold and Tin Mining in Myanmar (2018) Table 3, p 62. - However, the requirements for conducting an Environmental & Social Impact Assessment (EIA) for mining set out in the Mining Rules are inconsistent with the requirements of the EIA Procedure leading to legal uncertainty Permit holders must:

Illegal gold mining is increasing these days in Htamanthi Wildlife Sanctuary recognized as an ASEAN heritage park in Sagaing Region, according to local sources. ... The sanctuary is a 2,151 km2 large protected area with richest biodiversity in northern Myanmar. It is located in Khamti and Homalin townships. Myanmar has eight ASEAN …

Chinese miners' illegal hunt for gold in Ghana. Ghana is Africa's second-largest gold producer after South Africa and small-scale mining accounts for about 30 per cent of total gold output. The small-scale mining sector was legalised in 1989 for citizens while explicitly forbidding the involvement of foreigners.

Informal gold mining, which we define as all mining that occurs without official permits, is considered illegal. The regional government of Sagaing (located in Northern Myanmar) has made curbing informal gold mining a policy priority, as expressed by the Chief Minister of the Sagaing to the authors (personal communication June 2017).

By UCA News reporter. Published: August 10, 2022 06:43 AM GMT. Myanmar has seen a massive expansion of illegal mining of rare earth minerals used in green energy technologies and smartphones, fueling human rights abuses and environmental destruction, according to a new investigation. A Global Witness report …

Gold Mining Threatens Indawgyi Lake. Residents of Indawgyi Lake fear that gold mining along the Nam Yinn Hka River, which flows into the lake, will pollute the waters they rely on for their drinking water and to cultivate their crops in Mohnyin Township in Kachin State. A local who agreed to speak with KNG on condition of anonymity said the ...

In Radio Free Asia, Sources. 00:00. 00:00. Illegal gold mine operations have run unchecked in the capital of Myanmar's Kachin state since the military seized power 10 months ago, raising concerns for villagers who spent years protesting a massive Chinese-backed dam project in the early 2000s. Local sources along the Irrawaddy River in …

Myanmar has seen a massive expansion of illegal mining of rare earth minerals used in green energy technologies and smartphones, fueling human rights abuses and environmental destruction, according to …

Unregulated mining of rare earth minerals in Myanmar's Kachin state for export to nearby China is irreparably damaging the environment, local watchdogs in the northern state told RFA. Myanmar exported more than 140,000 tons of rare earth deposits to China, worth more than U.S. $1 billion between May 2017 and October 2021, a …

Illegal gold mining / Myanmar. Illegal gold mining is threatening Myanmar's largest inland freshwater lake – which ethnic people in Kachin state depend on for their livelihoods – due to the increasing demand for the precious metal as the country's economy teeters towards collapse. U Aung Ko, a 60-year-old ethnic Shan resident in Ma …

Illegal gold and diamond mining. The world of Chinese companies in northern DRC is small. Fodecos's operations manager joined them from the infamous Maniema Union to replace a man hired by Xian ...