YANGON, Myanmar — A landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar killed 50 people Thursday, the central government said, although a local lawmaker and rescue workers said many more had died.

Migrant miners living next to a jade mine near Hpakant in Myanmar's Kachin state, July 5, 2020. About 80 people were feared missing after a landslide on Wednesday at a jade mine in the area.

A landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar has killed at least 32 people, a local fire services official told CNN on Wednesday.

At least 162 people have died and others are feared trapped after a landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar’s Kachin State, according to officials.

A coup in Myanmar has given its military leaders free rein over a $31 billion jade industry, said a Global Witness report. Myanmar is estimated to produce 70% of the world's jade.

Myanmar jade rush muddies promise of change, fuels conflict as new report uncovers $30B trade. Associated Press. Published October 22, 2015 8:05pm EDT | Updated December 9, 2015 12:20am EST.

A massive landslide at a jade mine in Myanmar has killed at least 162 people – a moment captured in dramatic video showing a wall of earth sliding down a mountainside into a water-filled open pit.

Myanmar’s military has such strong control over the country’s jade trade that it would be “nearly impossible” to buy the gemstone without enriching the generals and their allies, a new ...

Villagers in the jungles of Myanmar’s northern Kachin state stand upon staggering wealth: Jade worth tens of billions of dollars. Yet they see almost none of that money, even as the precious ...

Unsuccessful jade scavengers in Myanmar seeking to assuage their despair are swelling a tide of drug abuse in Kachin state that presents a challenge for the untested ...

MANDALAY, Myanmar — At least 54 jade miners in northern Myanmar were believed to be dead on Tuesday after a huge mound of tailings collapsed into an open-pit mine, burying workers and heavy ...

A landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar has killed at least 32 people, a local fire services official told CNN on Wednesday.