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This year, GW found annual imports of heavy rare earths from Myanmar to China had more than doubled, making Myanmar the world’s largest source. GW documented escalating environmental destruction around Pangwa and mapped expansion of the mining in KIO-controlled Momauk township shorturl.at/sRGfx
Fuelling the future, poisoning the present: Myanmar’s rare earth boom | Global Witness
The global energy transition is helping fuel a growing boom in toxic rare earth mining in Myanmar
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November 20, 2024 at 12:24 PM
This year, GW found annual imports of heavy rare earths from Myanmar to China had more than doubled, making Myanmar the world’s largest source. GW documented escalating environmental destruction around Pangwa and mapped expansion of the mining in KIO-controlled Momauk township shorturl.at/sRGfx