Kho Ngwe Lynn, a member of the monitoring team from MATA Sagaing Region, admitted their team face difficulties in monitoring the large gold mining companies as they were “well-connected.”
“What I found out was some of their permits have expired but they were still operating, while others have only permits for testing but were already in full operation,” he told The Myanmar Times.
“Also, we found out there was an illegal gold refining plant that has been established,” he added. “There was also rampant use of cyanide and mercury, which are very dangerous chemicals and harmful to the environment.”
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