Mining
- News
KIA set to fully resume rare earth mining in captured ‘special region’
The move comes as global competition for rare earth minerals—vital for the production of high-tech goods—continues to intensify
- Myanmar
After resistance assaults, Myanmar military counterattacks near Sagaing Region mining site
The army is pushing back after three days of attacks by resistance forces fighting for control of the Letpadaung copper mine in Salingyi Township
- In-Depth
Rare earth mining expanding in Myanmar army’s Kachin ‘Special Region’
China’s imports of rare earths from Myanmar—mostly from a remote corner of Kachin State controlled by a junta-aligned warlord—is now double its own annual production quota
- News
Australia’s ‘outsized footprint’ on Myanmar mining sector enabled by weak sanctions regime, report says
The sector remains a key source of revenue for the regime that seized power three years ago, according to the report by advocacy group Justice for Myanmar
- Business
Campaigners call on Australian firm to halt sale of mining stake to military-linked company
Myanmar Metals should find a more responsible company to sell to, say civil society groups
