Tin mining in Myanmar: Production and potential

Nicholas J. Gardiner, John P. Sykes, Allan Trench and Laurence J. Robb

Resources Policy, 2015, vol. 46, issue P2, 219-233

Abstract: In 2014, Myanmar (Burma) confounded industry analysts by emerging to become the World's third biggest tin producer, experiencing a 5-year tin production increase of ca. 4900%. This surprise emergence of Myanmar as a major tin producer is a possible Black Swan event that potentially has significant repercussions both for the future of global tin production, and for the economic development of Myanmar. This is a disruptive event that has likely contributed to a substantial drop in tin prices in 2015. The Myanmar production increase came from a new mine site in Wa State, and not from the traditional tin-producing areas in the South. We discuss tin mining and potential in Myanmar and consider whether it could provide a foundation for the economic rehabilitation of the country.

Keywords: Tin Mining; Myanmar - Burma; China - Yunnan; Man Maw; Dawei-Tavoy; Cassiterite Sn production (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2015.10.002

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