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Kayah State, Bago Region
Mawchi tin-tungsten mines
Mineral locality Documented siteProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: wolframite, cassiterite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Once the British Empire's greatest tungsten mine, veins worked since the 1900s
Classic documented Burmese mine in colonial and modern records.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
armed conflict, landmines
Keep exploring nearby
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