Jade Scavengers Keep Working in Myanmar’s Hpakant, Despite Deadly Hazards

Numerous migrant jade prospectors continue to search slag stacks for pieces of the valuable gems amidst unsafe conditions throughout the monsoon season in Myanmar’s Hpakant mining location, despite a deadly mudslide that eliminated approximately 200 scavengers in early July. Heavy rains set off the collapse of big stacks of muddy waste referred to as tailings […]

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Corruption, Weak Rule of Law Cited as Myanmar Probes Latest Jade Disaster

A team selected by the Myanmar federal government to penetrate a huge landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar has actually started its examination into the fatal mishap that eliminated a minimum of 172 people, a Kachin state official stated Tuesday. Heavy rains triggered stacks of loose dirt and debris to collapse on July […]

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