What the records say
- When
- 2023
- Kind
- Mining accident
- Coordinates
- 25.60° N, 96.26° E
- Description
- landslide in Myanmar
- Date from
- year in its name
2023 Hpakant jade mine disaster
Landslide in Myanmar
The 2023 Hpakant jade mine disaster occurred on 13 August 2023, when the Hpakant Jade Mines experienced the third documented landslide in the area. Hpakant is located in Kachin, Myanmar. The landslide killed 32 people when tailings swept the miners into a nearby lake. Myanmar is considered the sodium alumina silicate (jade) capital of the world because it has the highest concentration of jade.
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