A coup in Myanmar has given its military leaders free rein over a $31 billion jade industry, said a Global Witness report. Myanmar is estimated to produce 70% of the world's jade. The industry there ...

BANGKOK (AP) — An overnight landslide at a jade mining area in northern Myanmar has killed at least a dozen people and left many others missing, according to a resident, rescuers and independent media ...

The battle for control over Myanmar’s lucrative jade mining hub has escalated, with reports of intense fighting and attacks on local villages. The conflict unfolded as junta troops targeted Tar Ma ...

Naypyitaw, Myanmar-- More than 50 people are believed to have died in a mudslide at a jade mining site in northern Myanmar, a lawmaker representing the area said Tuesday. Tin Soe said three bodies ...

The bodies of 33 people have been recovered from a landslide at a jade mine in northern Burma and rescuers are searching for at least three people believed to be missing, a rescue official said ...

"There were people stuck in the mud shouting for help but no one could help them," said one witness At least 162 people are dead in a mine collapse caused by a landslide in Myanmar, multiple outlets ...

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British Columbia isn't allowing any new jade mines to open in the northwest, and has set a five-year wind-down period for existing operations. A statement from the Ministry of Energy and Mines says ...

BANGKOK (AP) — A landslide in northern Myanmar, the world’s largest source of jade, killed 15 miners and left at least 35 others missing, local residents said Tuesday. The accident occurred Monday ...