Deadly accidents are very frequent in Myanmar's poorly-regulated jade mines, one of the biggest source of revenue for the military-ruled Asian country
Human rights activists say jade mining is an important source of revenue for Myanmar’s military-installed government. Photo: AFP file
The incident occurred in Hpakant, a remote mountainous town in Kachin state about 950 kilometres north of Myanmar’s biggest city, Yangon. The area is the epicentre of the world’s biggest and most lucrative jade mines. Earth and debris from several mines near the village slid 304 metres down a cliff into the lake below and struck the miners on the way, he said.
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