Coal mining
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2017-12-10
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"... Table Contents:Introduction, Background of Nam Ma, Mining in the Nam Ma area, Na Koon coal mines, Pieng Hsai coal mines, Parng Nga coal mines, Overall impacts of mining in Nam Ma, Villagers’ attempts to stop the mining, and company responses, Demands ..."
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shanhumanrights.org
Date of publication:
2017-06-28
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2020-01-19
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Environmentalists of Burma/Myanmar, Shan (cultural, historical, political) articles, Coal mining
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"Locals in Mong Khok, eastern Shan State have demanded that a coal mining project in the area be stopped, citing negative impacts on some 2,000 people and the environment.
According to ethnic Shan environmental organization Shan Sapawa, Mong Khok residents organized a prayer service at Hsai Mong pagoda on Tuesday.
Sai Khur Hseng, a spokesperson for Shan Sapawa, said that if the coal extraction project is implemented, the population of six villages stands to suffer.
“It will impact their livelihoods. Their houses will be damaged. There will be deforestation in the area,” he told NMG. “If the project is implemented, chemical waste will be left in the area. These are toxic substances. Therefore, local people organized a prayer service and called for a halt to this coal extraction project.”
Action for Shan State Rivers released a statement this week saying that more than 2,500 Shan, Lahu and Akha people in Mong Khok stand to be displaced by the effects of coal mining on the area.
Tuesday’s prayer service was to “protect [locals] from danger,” and for coal to be left in its place.
“If coal is extracted, this will destroy our farmland and the water in the river,” the network wrote in the statement, quoting a local opposed to the project..."
Source/publisher:
"Network Media Group" (Thailand)
Date of publication:
2019-10-24
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2019-10-26
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''In "The Dark Side of Coal" director Nyan Gyi investigates the use of coal in Myanmar and documents its negative impacts on public health and the environment.
Coal is used for industrial processes in dozens of factories in Yangon, contributing to the manifest air pollution in the city; ashes and slag are sometimes dumped along the roadside.
The Tigyit plant is currently the only dedicated coal power plant in the country, and the documentary shows its detrimental impacts in surrounding villages. National energy policy envisages to build several more coal power plants, and these plans are already resented by the local people.
Coal is used on a large scale for cement production, for example in Mawlamyine. Here as well as in other locations, governmental regulation and oversight turns out to be weak.
The people, the environment and, ultimately, the planet as a whole do pay the price for coal in Myanmar.
"The Dark Side of Coal" is a 45 minute documentary, produced by Myanmar Journalism Institute for Mizzima TV and the Heinrich Böll Stiftung...''
Nyan Gyi, Kay Lie
Source/publisher:
Mizzima TV and the Heinrich Böll Stiftung
Date of publication:
2019-03-15
Date of entry/update:
2019-04-10
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Individual Documents
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Coal mining
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English, Burmese (မြန်မာဘာသာ)
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"Today, residents of Mong Nim and Mong Gao tracts of Ke See township are sending letters to township and state authorities opposing the transfer of 5,459 acres of land to the No. 2 Pang Pak (Pinpet) iron mine and steel factory in Ho Pong, southern Shan State, for coal excavation under the Ministry of Industry.
On October 11, 2018, Mong Nim and Mong Gao villagers received a notification letter from the General Administration Department of Ke See township about the transfer of land, and that any objections should be sent within fifteen days..."
Source/publisher:
Shan Human Rights Foundation
Date of publication:
2018-10-22
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2018-10-24
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"In 2004, Ngwe Yi Pale Company began coal mining in Nam Ma tract of Hsipaw township. The mining has destroyed farmlands and irrigation sources, and caused water and air pollution, mi-pacing over 3,000 people. The Nam Ma villagers have been calling for a stop to the mining since April 1, 2016, but the company has continued expanding the mining area. In May 2016, the Burma Army carried out an attack in the area to clear out the Shan State Progress Party/Shan State Army, and protect the mining operations. Villagers were killed, arrested and beaten. Now, over a hundred trucks of coal are being transported out of the area each day. The villagers of Nam Ma are urging the Burmese government to immediately stop the mining operations, which are damaging their farming livelihoods, environment and health..."
Source/publisher:
Shan Human Rights Foundation
Date of publication:
2017-06-28
Date of entry/update:
2017-12-29
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Coal mining, Discrimination against the Shan
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Contents:
Introduction...
Coal Mining in Burma...
Coal Mines...
Pending Coal Mining Projects...
Coal Fired Power Plants...
Coal Fired Power Plants in Operation...
Pending Coal Fired Power Plants...
Opposition to Coal in Burma...
List of NGOs Against Coal in Burma...
Links to Articles/Reports About Combined Coal Mines + Coal... Fired Power Plants...
Links to Articles/Reports About Coal Mines...
Links to Articles/Reports About Coal Fired Power Plants......Introduction:
"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 country?s commerce and environment: coal. Lignite coal (soft, highly polluting) is one of a vast array of minerals, from platinum to tin, mined in Burma. Two coal-fired power plants have been established in Burma, and many more are in the works, even as much of the rest of the world (including neighboring China) seeks to close down coal powered facilities and switch to better energy sources. Severe effects on the health and environment of communities near the Tigyit mine and power plant in Shan State and the Ban Chaung mine in southern Burma have been documented. There is very strong local opposition to the coal projects proposed in several regions.
During the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris, Burma was portrayed as innocent of contributing to Global Warming through emission of greenhouse gasses. There are relatively few petrol-using vehicles and little need to heat buildings. But Burma?s rampant deforestation (the 3rd highest rate in the world, according to the 2015 Global Forest Resources Assessment) constantly decreases the country?s role as beneficial forested "carbon sink." And a turn to coal fired power plants will drastically change the country?s climate impact for the worse. This is particularly unfortunate when Burma has been identified as one of the nations most affected by Climate Change. According to Greenpeace, "Coal fired power plants are the biggest source of man made CO2 emissions. This makes coal energy the single greatest threat facing our climate." In 2015 the think tank Germanwatch ranked Burma second on its Global Climate Risk list due to extreme weather events from 1994 to 2013. Burma?s vulnerabilities include disastrous floods and cyclones as well as fragile habitats, agriculture and watersheds. Respected weather expert Dr. Tun Lwin has warned against coal-fired power plants as a potential contributor to severe climate effects in Burma.
This compendium includes links to news articles and reports in English from 2010 to March 2016 regarding coal mining and coal fired power plants in Burma. Links are also provided to some of the organizations opposing coal in Burma. Brief introductions about coal mining and coal fired power plants in Burma are provided, with lists of operating and pending coal projects. This material is intended as a convenient public resource for NGOs, INGOs, journalists and other researchers interested in Burma?s environmental issues, energy sector and mining sector. Project Maje is not responsible for the content of any of the news articles and opinions cited in this report and does not vouch for the accuracy of any of them. Journalists and other researchers needing further information and advice regarding Burma?s environmental issues can contact Project Maje."
Source/publisher:
Project Maje
Date of publication:
2016-03-00
Date of entry/update:
2016-05-05
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Coal mining, Greenhouse gas emissions
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Dirty coal mining by military cronies & Thai companies, Ban Chaung, Dawei District, Myanmar.....Executive Summary: "This report was researched and written collaboratively by Dawei Civil Society Organizations and documents the environmental and social impacts of the Ban Chaung coal mining project in Dawei District of Myanmar?s Tanintharyi Region. Based on desk research, interviews with villagers, and direct engagement with companies and government, it exposes how the project was pushed ahead despite clear opposition from the local community. It documents the serious harm that has already been done to villagers? health, livelihoods, security, and way of life, and the devastating contamination of local rivers and streams. It calls for the suspension of Mayflower Mining Company?s permit and operations at Ban Chaung until this harm is remedied and the project is effectively evaluated, monitored, and regulated in compliance with Myanmar law and international best practice. It advocates that local villagers should be given the opportunity to take ownership of their own path to development. Formerly mired in conflict, resource-rich Tanintharyi Region is now opened up to foreign investment, and is threatened by a flood of dirty industrial projects including the massive Dawei Special Economic Zone (SEZ) and seven coal-fired power plants. Among these dirty projects is a coal mine in the Ban Chaung area of Dawei District. The project is located in a sensitive recent conflict zone, where administration and territory is contested between the Myanmar government and the ethnic armed resistance organization, the Karen National Union (KNU). Taking advantage of contested administration and weak governance in this area, Myanmar crony company Mayflower Mining used its high-level connections to begin coal mining operations without proper safeguards to protect human rights and the environment. The project was pushed ahead without an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) and without the Free Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) of local villagers. Mayflower Mining Company has a partnership with two companies from Thailand ? East Star Company and Thai Asset Mining Company ? that are operating on the ground in Ban Ban Chaung Coal Mining Report 2015 Chaung. Thai Asset has nearly completed building a road to transport Ban Chaung coal to the Theyet Chaung on the Tanintharyi coast, but its progress has been stalled due to a protest blockade by villagers. Meanwhile, East Star has already been operating a 60-acre open-pit mine at Khon Chaung Gyi village for more than three years, transporting nearly 500 tons of coal daily during the dry season according to local villagers. East Star has entered into a Joint Operating Agreement with Energy Earth Company, which will finance its mining operations and sell the coal on the market. May flower and its Thai partners plan to expand operations to mine for coal on at least 2,100 acres, threatening to take almost all of the local community?s agricultural land. Should it be allowed to expand, Ban Chaung coal mining would severely damage the health and livelihoods of approximately 16,000 villagers in the area, most of whom belong to the Karen ethnic group, and rely on fishing and farming. Indeed, many villagers are already suffering from increased pollution of air and water resources and land confiscations, of once productive agricultural land. East Star Company has dumped mining waste directly into the streams, causing fish to die off and local people to fall sick with troubling skin diseases. Uncontrolled coal fires, spontaneously combusting in waste and storage piles, have caused breathing problems in the community. An influx of outsiders along with the presence of the Myanmar military means local people no longer feel safe in their own villages. The project threatens the entire way of life of the indigenous Karen people of Ban Chaung, who have had their land passed down to them for generations. Although local people are overwhelmingly opposed to coal mining in their area, they were never given the chance to voice their concerns; only learning about the project once the bulldozers started digging on their land. Now, Ban Chaung villagers have joined together to challenge irresponsible coal mining in their area, and to call for alternative, democratic, and inclusive development in Tanintharyi Region."
Source/publisher:
Tarkapaw Youth Group, Dawei Development Association (DDA), and the Tenasserim River & Indigenous People Networks (Trip Net)
Date of publication:
2015-10-00
Date of entry/update:
2015-11-06
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Individual Documents
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Coal mining, Business and Human Rights (Burma/Myanmar-related), Metal mining and other extractive operations, Health impacts of "development" projects, Rights of indigenous peoples - Burma/Myanmar
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Burmese (မြန်မာဘာသာ), English
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Dirty coal mining by military cronies & Thai companies,
Ban Chaung, Dawei District, Myanmar.....Executive Summary: "This report was researched and written collaboratively by Dawei Civil Society Organizations
and documents the environmental and social impacts of the Ban Chaung coal mining project
in Dawei District of Myanmar?s Tanintharyi Region. Based on desk research, interviews
with villagers, and direct engagement with companies and government, it exposes how
the project was pushed ahead despite clear opposition from the local community. It
documents the serious harm that has already been done to villagers? health, livelihoods,
security, and way of life, and the devastating contamination of local rivers and streams.
It calls for the suspension of Mayflower Mining Company?s permit and operations at Ban
Chaung until this harm is remedied and the project is effectively evaluated, monitored, and
regulated in compliance with Myanmar law and international best practice. It advocates
that local villagers should be given the opportunity to take ownership of their own path to
development.
Formerly mired in conflict, resource-rich Tanintharyi Region is now opened up to foreign
investment, and is threatened by a flood of dirty industrial projects including the massive
Dawei Special Economic Zone (SEZ) and seven coal-fired power plants. Among these dirty
projects is a coal mine in the Ban Chaung area of Dawei District. The project is located in a
sensitive recent conflict zone, where administration and territory is contested between the
Myanmar government and the ethnic armed resistance organization, the Karen National
Union (KNU).
Taking advantage of contested administration and weak governance in this area, Myanmar
crony company Mayflower Mining used its high-level connections to begin coal mining
operations without proper safeguards to protect human rights and the environment. The
project was pushed ahead without an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA)
and without the Free Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) of local villagers.
Mayflower Mining Company has a partnership with two companies from Thailand ? East
Star Company and Thai Asset Mining Company ? that are operating on the ground in Ban
Ban Chaung Coal Mining Report 2015
Chaung. Thai Asset has nearly completed building a road to transport Ban Chaung coal
to the Theyet Chaung on the Tanintharyi coast, but its progress has been stalled due to a
protest blockade by villagers. Meanwhile, East Star has already been operating a 60-acre
open-pit mine at Khon Chaung Gyi village for more than three years, transporting nearly 500
tons of coal daily during the dry season according to local villagers. East Star has entered
into a Joint Operating Agreement with Energy Earth Company, which will
finance its mining
operations and sell the coal on the market. May
flower and its Thai partners plan to expand
operations to mine for coal on at least 2,100 acres, threatening to take almost all of the
local community?s agricultural land.
Should it be allowed to expand, Ban Chaung coal mining would severely damage the health
and livelihoods of approximately 16,000 villagers in the area, most of whom belong to the
Karen ethnic group, and rely on
fishing and farming. Indeed, many villagers are already
suffering from increased pollution of air and water resources and land confiscations, of
once productive agricultural land. East Star Company has dumped mining waste directly
into the streams, causing
fish to die off
and local people to fall sick with troubling skin
diseases. Uncontrolled coal
fires, spontaneously combusting in waste and storage piles,
have caused breathing problems in the community. An influx of outsiders along with the
presence of the Myanmar military means local people no longer feel safe in their own
villages. The project threatens the entire way of life of the indigenous Karen people of Ban
Chaung, who have had their land passed down to them for generations.
Although local people are overwhelmingly opposed to coal mining in their area, they were
never given the chance to voice their concerns; only learning about the project once the
bulldozers started digging on their land. Now, Ban Chaung villagers have joined together
to challenge irresponsible coal mining in their area, and to call for alternative, democratic,
and inclusive development in Tanintharyi Region."
Source/publisher:
Tarkapaw Youth Group, Dawei Development Association (DDA), and the Tenasserim River & Indigenous People Networks (Trip Net)
Date of publication:
2015-10-00
Date of entry/update:
2015-11-06
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Individual Documents
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Coal mining, Business and Human Rights (Burma/Myanmar-related), Metal mining and other extractive operations, Health impacts of "development" projects, Rights of indigenous peoples - Burma/Myanmar
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"Despite local opposition, the Karen National Union has deployed its staff to secure the area in Dawei Township, Taninthayi Region, where the Banchaung mining project is located, according to locals.
On November 15, ethnic Kayin locals from Thabyuchaung, Kyaukhtoo, Kahtaungni and Kunchaungyi attempted to block the roads ? Kunchaungyi Amara Road and Dawei-Myeik Union Road ? which are used as transportation routes for the project.
?Locals do not approve of the project at all. They voiced their objections at the company?s meeting last month. Nonetheless, the company keeps going. Therefore, the locals blocked two roads that link the project to surrounding towns. However, KNU soldiers cleared the path that leads to Thailand for coal transport. The KNU continues to provide security for the project,” said Naw Pi Tha Law, a member of a group working for the social welfare for Kayin people..."
Source/publisher:
"Eleven Media"
Date of publication:
2014-11-20
Date of entry/update:
2014-12-21
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Coal mining
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"Only 40 kms north of the Thai border
in the mountains of eastern Shan State,
Thai investors are poised to begin
mining and burning large reserves
of coal at Mong Kok. Ihis
project — which will ravage a
pristine valley and poison
the Kok River, impacting
countless Shan and northern
Thai communities downstream
- must be stopped immediately.
The Italian-Thai Power Company has entered into
agreements with the Burmese military regime to
develop an open-pit coal mine and power plant at
Mong Kok in eastern Shan State, to export both
coal and power to Thailand.
Home to over a thousand Shan, Lahu and Akha farmers,
Mong Kok lies in a conflict zone, where troops of the
Burmese junta clash regularly with ethnic resistance
forces, and commit systematic abuses against the local
peoples. The regime has poured troops into the area to
secure the mining site. Villagers have been forced to
sell their farmlands for a pittance, and are being forced
into a resettlement site directly adjacent to the mining
area. Many have fled to the Thai border.
Conducted in secrecy and with armed intimidation, this
project blatantly contradicts any standards of responsible
investment. But if Thai investors think the project?s
impacts are going to stay safely outside their borders,
they should think again. Hundreds of coal trucks a day
and huge new power pylons will be blighting the scenic
Chiang Rai landscape, while the mine and power plant
will be flushing poisons into the Kok River - harming
an ecosystem that sustains countless communities
downstream in Thailand, and threatening the lucrative
tourist trade along with it..."
Hark Mong Kok
Source/publisher:
http://www.burmalibrary.org/docs11/save_mong_kok_from_coal_eng.pdf-red.pdf
Date of publication:
2011-07-00
Date of entry/update:
2011-08-11
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Coal mining
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"• Although Burma is rich in energy resources, the ruling military regime exports those
resources, leaving people with chronic energy shortages. The exploitation of natural
resources, including through mining, has caused severe environmental and social
impacts on local communities as companies that invest in these projects have no
accountability to affected communities.
• There are over 16 large-scale coal deposits in Burma, with total coal resources of over
270 Million tons (Mt). Tigyit is Burma?s biggest open pit coal mine, producing nearly
2,000 tons of coal every day.
• The Tigyit coal mine and coal-fi red power plant are located just 13 miles from Burma?s
famous Inle Lake, a heritage site of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Water
polluted by the mine and waste from the power plant fl ow into the Lake via the Balu
Creek but no study of the impact of the project on the Lake has been made public.
• Coal from the mine is transported to Burma?s only operating coal-fi red power plant in
Tigyit. The plant uses 640,000 tons of coal per year to produce 600 Gigawatts of power
with a capacity of 120 Megawatts. 100-150 tons of toxic fl y ash waste is generated per
day. The majority of power from the plant is slated for use at an iron mining factory that
will be operated by Russian and Italian companies.
• Implementation of the mine and power plant began in 2002 by the China National
Heavy Machinery Corporation (CHMC) and the Burmese companies Eden Group and
Shan Yoma Nagar.
• Two nearby villages of Lai Khar and Taung Pola were forced to relocate for the project
and over 500 acres of farmlands have been confi scated. Farming families facing eviction
and loss of lands are going hungry and have turned to cutting down trees to sell for
fi rewood or migrated in order to survive. Explosions from the mine have destroyed
local pagodas.
• Air and water pollution is threatening the agriculture and health of nearly 12,000 people
that live within a fi ve mile radius of the project who may eventually have to move out.
Currently 50% of the local population is suffering from skin rashes.
• The Pa-Oh Youth Organization and Kyoju Action Network have been monitoring
the project since February 2010 and urges the companies and government to suspend
operations pending full environment, social and health impact assessments. The
organization also urges local communities not to sign documents without understanding
them and to oppose corruption and exploitation which harms the communities?
livelihoods and natural resources."
Source/publisher:
Pa-Oh Youth Organization (PYO), The Kyoju Action Network (KAN)
Date of publication:
2011-01-00
Date of entry/update:
2011-02-02
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Individual Documents
Category:
Coal mining, Coal
Language:
English
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