The global supply of heavy rare earths hinges in part on the outcome of a months-long battle between a rebel army and the ...

Nearly half the world’s supply of heavy rare earths is extracted from mines in Kachin state, including those north of Bhamo, ...

Mines in Kachin state, notably those north of the strategically important garrison town of Bhamo, provide about half of the ...

The majority of these minerals are sourced from the Kachin region, which has been embroiled in a civil war since the military ...

The battle between the Kachin Independence Army and the Chinese-backed military junta in Myanmar affects the global supply of ...

Losing Bhamo would cut off the military’s land and river access to parts of Kachin and neighbouring region, isolating its troops housed at military bases there and weakening its control over ...

The conflict in Kachin State, Myanmar, has become a focus point, drawing attention to both supply concerns and environmental ...