The roughly 300,000 jade pickers who sift through the detritus left by larger mining operations are migrants whose lives are threatened by landslides, drug addiction and disease. Tying the ...

As the conflict between the military and Kachin Independence Army escalates and both groups face pressure for funds, fighting ...

In the landslide on Sunday in Hpakant, the center of the world’s largest and most lucrative jade mining district, earth and debris from several mines slid about 300 meters (1,000 feet ...

Jade mining is an important source of revenue for Myanmar's military government. It also finances the Kachin Independence Army, an ethnic armed group. For many years, the military and Kachin ...

Social activists have complained that the profitability of jade mining has led businesses and the government to neglect enforcement of already very weak regulations in the jade mining industry.

and poor mining practices. With its partnerships with the owners of the world's largest jade mine, Jade City has been given the right access to millions of kilograms of ready-to-ship, and more ...

Myanmar's Kachin State is believed to hold up to 90% of the world's most valuable jade. Demand for it is growing in China, where the stone is considered sacred. But hunting for it is one of the ...

London, Oct. 31, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Jade City, which is pioneering the tokenization of jade gemstones, today announced the MVP launch of its platform, which will allow users to earn, trade and ...