Dangerous Myanmar Jade Mines Bring Income, Death

Within days of the start of the monsoon rains, the dangerous conditions and lack of safety measures at Myanmar’s jade mines were highlighted when a dozen miners were killed while scavenging in a mining pit. The area in Hpakant Township, in northern Myanmar’s Kachin State, is a vast wasteland of deep pits and huge rubble heaps produced by mining companies using heavy machinery and dynamite. Heavy rains often increase instability in the area, and on Monday a pit wall collapsed on scores...

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