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

China, which has a near-monopoly over the processing of heavy rare earths, has threatened to halt buying the minerals mined ...

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

The Kachin Independence Organisation’s spokesperson made the claim amid reports that Gen. N’Ban La was under house arrest by ...

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

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

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

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

Thirteen Myanmar junta aircraft, worth around US$170 million in total, have been shot down by the anti-regime forces since ...