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Residents Refuse to Move for Australia-Myanmar Joint Venture Mine
The Bawdwin mine in 2015. / The Irrawaddy
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By Nan Lwin Hnin Pwint 27 January 2021
Yangon Residents living near the Bawdwin mine which was once one of the globe’s largest sources of lead and an important source of silver and zinc have refused to move to make way for more mining.
The Bawdwin Joint Venture (BJV) Co Ltd is planning to resume operations at Bawdin, about 22 km from Namtu in northern Shan State.
The joint venture includes two domestic companies – EAP Global Mining Co Ltd and Win Myint Mo Industries Co Ltd which have a 24.5 percent of stake each – and Australia’s Myanmar Metals Limited with a 51 percent stake.