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Hpakant jade mine disaster
2015Nov, 22

A landslide in Hpakant, Kachin State, northern Myanmar killed at least 116 people near a jade mine, with around 100 more missing.

Hpakant jade mine disaster may refer to:

2015 Hpakant jade mine disaster

April 2019 Hpakant jade mine collapse

July 2019 Hpakant jade mine collapse

2020 Hpakant jade mine disaster

2021 Hpakant jade mine disaster

Hpakant (Burmese: ဖားကန့်, Burmese pronunciation: [pʰá ga̰ɰ̃]; Shan Language: ၽႃၵၢၼ်ႉ, also Hpakan and Phakant) is a town in Hpakant Township, Kachin State of the northernmost part of Myanmar (Burma). It is located on the Uyu River 350 km north of Mandalay in the middle of one of the world's most inhospitable and malaria infested jungles, cut off for several months a year during the monsoons. It is famous for its jade mines which produce the world's best quality jadeite.

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