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Myanmar's Gold Mines: The Environmental and Human Cost

2016-09-19

Gold mines in northern Myanmar’s Kachin state hold the potential for vast amounts of wealth. But so far, losers outnumber winners. And the influx of fortune hunters has brought social upheaval and environmental degradation to this remote and impoverished region.

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