Rare Earth
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Five dead, more missing in landslide at Myanmar rare earth mine
According to the monitoring group Global Witness, the number of mining sites near Pangwa, Kachin State grew to around 300 between 2021 and 2023
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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
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Myanmar resumes trade of rare earth minerals with China
Experts have warned the metals are funding military-backed militias and helping to strengthen the junta
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Rare earth metals used in electric vehicles may come from mines controlled by Myanmar junta
Campaigners are calling for stricter regulations to force electric vehicle makers like Tesla to vet their supply chains more thoroughly
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