This Act aims to promote the development of national industries through the rational exploitation of mineral resources.

Use the drop-down menu of the Database Search. Click on Landmines.

Formerly East Asia Gold Corp. Nothing much on the site (Sept 2001) though they are mentioned as active in the 2001 Mining Annual Report.

Carries a copy of "Grave Diggers" (no search engine so go to publications and browse). Good links page.

Interesting to compare the Burmese 1994 Mining Law with those of other Asian countries (see analysis of the 1994 Mining Law in "Grave Diggers" by Roger Moody, which is on the OBL shelves).

Click down to Burma

Click on Myanmar for a map and description of MMAJ's earlier interest in the Monywa mine, now being exploited by Ivanhoe. In 1998 MMAJ organised a Workshop in Rangoon for "Investment Promotion & Environemntal Protection in the Mining Sector in ASEAN

Active in promoting mining in Burma. "The Metal Mining Agency of Japan (MMAJ) is a semigovernmental
organization under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of International
Trade and Industry and the main organization that executes the
Japanese Government's policies related to the mining industry. Since
its establishment in 1963, the Agency has been conducting various
exploration operations for mineral resources both within and outside
Japan, and other worldwide activities, such as technical cooperation in

The Mines and Communities Website ("MAC") was initiated by
members of the Minewatch Asia-Pacific London support group. Its main aim is to ensure easy access to materials published by the group, as well as partner organisations and individuals.

We want to make information on mining impacts, projects, and the
corporate sector more widely available. Above all, we hope to empower
mining-affected communities, so that they can better fight against
damaging proposals and practices.

Most foreign mining in Burma is done by Ivanhoe. Click on Copper Operations, then on Monywa or search for Myanmar or Monywa. Gold also.

Se describen e interpretan los procesos de deforestación de los bosques de algarrobo en el oeste de La Rioja y Catamarca, entre 1851 y 1942, asociados al desmonte producido por los procesos de modernización económica, en general, y por la minería y por el Ferrocarril Argentino del Norte, en particular.A partir de estadísticas ferroviarias y otras fuentes documentales se trabajó sobre la Región Biogeográfica del Monte, concretamente en los valles y bolsones del oeste riojano y catamarqueño, donde se produjo una importante explotación forestal de bosques nativos, con fuerte presencia de espec

Esta investigación tiene como objetivo principal mostrar como los conflictos socioculturales en el municipio de Lloró han sido dinamizado por la minería encontrando una correlación entre la entrada e incremento de esta actividad con los problemas familiares y comunitarios, debido a la tenencia o propiedad de la tierra, delimitación de terrenos, problemas en la distribución del producido, cambio en los patrones culturales de los habitantes y jóvenes, así como cambio significativos en el uso de los recursos naturales como las fuentes hídricas donde se dinamizan muchas de las relaciones famili