Japan / United States / Myanmar / United Kingdom / China / India / / /
Event
Product Issues / Labor Issues / Person Communication and Meetings / /
IndustryTerm
forest products / recent expansion / gold mining / main gold mining sites / gold mining expansion / health services / civil society groups / gold mining operations / gold mining areas / gold mining industry / gold mining boom / mining / gold mining revenues / car roads / gold mining business works / adequate health services / /
NaturalFeature
Patkai mountains / Irrawaddy river / Hugwang valley / Valley of Darkness Hseng Noung Lintner Part / Burmas Hugawng valley / Valley of Darkness Gold / Chindwin river / Danai River / Hugawng valley / Brahmaputra river / Kumon mountain range / /
Organization
Burma Army / Ministry of Mines / State Peace and Development Council / United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Union Solidarity / civil society / United Nations / Kachin Independence Organisation / Kachin Independence Army / USDA / Asian Nations Kachin Development Networking Group Kachin Independent Army Kachin Independence Organization New Democratic Army / Kachin Independence Organization / Wildlife Conservation Society / Association of South East Asian Nations / /
Position
Minister / Executive / commander for the region / /
Valley of Darkness Gold mining and militarization in Burmas Hugawng valley published in 2007 by the Kachin Development Networking Group (KDNG) All photos in this report are from KDNG unless otherwise noted. The autho