Chinese copper mine company still to receive permission withdrawal

02 October 2019
Chinese copper mine company still to receive permission withdrawal
Photo: Thuriya Htet

A Chinese-backed company that received permission from the Sagaing regional government in northwestern Myanmar to perform ground surveys as a first step for a new copper mine project said Tuesday that it has not yet received notice that officials withdrew their approval day earlier, while residents in areas slated for the inspections say the project will likely move forward anyway, according to an RFA report.

The regional government cancelled its support for permission for Myanmar Yang Tse Copper Ltd. to conduct a ground study amid a protest on Monday in the capital Monywa by area residents who opposed the granting of permission because official issued their recommendation without public consent.

Ohn Lwin, a manager at Myanmar Yang Tse Copper, told RFA’s Myanmar Service that the company has not received an official response from the Sagaing government about changing the original agreement for the proposed project in the Wazeintaung area of Yinmabin township.