coal mining burma

In recent years as Burma Myanmar has moved toward democracy a particular four letter word has repeatedly made an appearance in news stories on the countrys commerce and environment coal Lignite coal soft highly polluting is one of a vast array of

Lignite coal soft highly polluting is one of a vast array of minerals from platinum to tin mined in Burma

Coal mining in the Nam Ma tract increased however rapidly with the Ngwe Yi Pale Company which begun to extract coal since 2004 In 2010 the company was given a 10year permit to dig for coal in a joint venture with Myanmar’s No 3 Mining Company 1 The concession area covers about 1130 ha

The coal mine and coal power plant is in the village of Tigyit Shan State about 20 km from Myanmar’s Inle Lake See more THE MINE According to the 2011 report 1 there are 16 largescale coal deposits in Myanmar with a total of coal resources amounting to 270 million tons

Jul 06 2017 · Coal mining operations conducted by the Ngwe Yi Pale Company in Shan State’s Hsipaw Township have poisoned farmland and severely impacted the lives of more than 3000 local villagers according to a new report released last week by a group representing local farmers affected by the mines The company which began mining in the Nam Ma village tract area in 2004 has so far ignored calls from local residents to halt the mining

Aug 20 2019 · He said that in its latest power mix plan Myanmar will draw 33 percent of its energy needs from coal “That’s about 7940 megawatts MW out of the total installed capacity of 23594 MW” he said Meanwhile 38pc will be supplied by hydropower 20pc by natural gas and the remaining by renewable sources of energy such as solar power In comparison under the country’s Energy Master

Existing coal mines In its 2009 review of mining in Burma the US Geological Survey USGS reported that 245418 tonnes of coal were produced in 2009 The USGS listed Kalewa coal mine in Sagaing near Kalewa with an annual production capacity of 13000 tonnes as the only major operating coal mine

The Tun Thwin Mining Company Limited Tun Thwin is Myanmars the foremost exploration coal company A leader in coal mining and processing for almost 12 years Tun Thwin has grown to produce over 100000 tons of coal annually

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