Myanmar: Gold Extraction Escalating Near Suspended Myitsone Dam

Jan 12, 2022 | Kachin News Group
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Under military rule, gold mining has increased around the suspended Myitsone Dam along the Mali hka and Irrawaddy rivers, and in Chipwi Township in Kachin State, with crony mining companies using large backhoes to extract the precious metal against the wishes of residents.