Gold mining precedes dam construction on Irrawaddy River confluence
Tang Hpre, Myitkyina
Kachin State, Northern Burma
December 18, 2009
Picture (1): Gold miners at the Irrawaddy River
(Mali Hka in Kachin) confluence.
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Picture (2): Map of Irrawaddy Myitsone (confluence)
dam.
Picture (3): The Burma's logest Irrawaddy River was born by joining
Mali Hka River (left) and N'Mai Hka River (right) at Tang Hpre
village, 27 miles north of Myitkyina.
Picture (4): Vehicles in the gold mining field at the confluence.
Picture (5): The Confluence ferry station.
Picture (6): Labor tent beside the river bank.
Picture (7): The tunnel warning poster near the confluence.
Picture (8): The tunnel near the confluence.
Picture (9): Gold miners at the confluence.
Tang Hpre, Myitkyina
Kachin State, Northern Burma
December 18, 2009
Picture (1): Gold miners at the Irrawaddy River
(Mali Hka in Kachin) confluence.
CLICK photo for related stories.
Picture (2): Map of Irrawaddy Myitsone (confluence)
dam.
Picture (3): The Burma's logest Irrawaddy River was born by joining
Mali Hka River (left) and N'Mai Hka River (right) at Tang Hpre
village, 27 miles north of Myitkyina.
Picture (4): Vehicles in the gold mining field at the confluence.
Picture (5): The Confluence ferry station.
Picture (6): Labor tent beside the river bank.
Picture (7): The tunnel warning poster near the confluence.
Picture (8): The tunnel near the confluence.
Picture (9): Gold miners at the confluence.
