Mineral Production of Myanmar 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 (Provisional) 1998/99 (Plan) 1 Tin Concentrates 65% ton 648 575 327 401 401 2 Tungsten Concentrates 65% ton 152 148 37 57 57 3 Tin & Tungsten Mixed ton 111 55 60 60 60 Concentrates 65% 4 Tin, Tungsten & Scheelite ton 1,324 1,082 779 850 850 Mixed Concentrates 65% 5 Gold Troy oz. 19,560 12,702 13,903 20,280 9,150 6 Refined Lead ton 2,068 1,862 1,986 2,000 2,000 7 Zinc Concentrates ton 3,475 1,539 1,507 1,500 1,500 8 Copper Ore 1,000 ton 1,201 1,101 1,024 495 1,580 9 Copper Concentrates 1,000 ton 27 27 26 9-10 Jade 1,000 kg 794 1,791 4,464 2,785 2,135 11 Gems 1,000 carat 13,976 16,147 33,774 24,733 25,679 (Ministry of Mine) Mineral Export of Myanmar Export per year 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 1 Refined Lead ton 1,748 1,450 1,650 907 2 Zinc Concentrates ton 5,520 - - - 3 Copper Concentrates ton 27,536 27,960 14,783-4 Wolfram Concentrates ton 130 100 120 31 5 Tin, Wolfram, Scheelite Mixed ton 1,600 800 1,020 541 Concentrate 6 Refined Tin ton 220 250 270 50 (Ministry of Mine)
Foreign Mining Companies and Investment Groups Working in Co-operation with Enterprises/ Developments under the Ministry of Mines in Myanmar 1996 Sr./No Mining Company or investment Group Minerals Commodity and Location 1 Ivanhoe Myanmar Holding Ltd. Copper at Monywa, Kyesintaung, Sabetaung and Letpadaung. (by Ministry of Mine) Type of Agreements and Counterpart in Myanmar Myanmar Ivanhoe Copper Joint- Venture Co., Ltd formed with No.(1) Mining Enterprise. 2 Eastbourne Chemical Industry Singapore. 3 VES Group Co., Ltd. Thailand. 4 Niino International Co., Ltd. Japan. 5 Bore Piling Pte. Ltd. Singapore. 6 Tasaki Shinju Co., Ltd. Japan. Barite powder, Thazi. Manufacturing of Jewellery Yangon. Culturing of Pearls Owen Island, Taninthayi Division. Granite Block, Banbwegone. Artificial Breeding and Culturing of Pearls, Domel Island, Thaninthayi Division Myanmar ECI Joint Venture Co.Ltd. formed with No.(3) Mining Enterprise in 1991. Myanmar VES Joint Venture Co., Ltd. formed with Myanmar Gems Enterprise in 1992. Myanmar Niino Joint Venture Co., Ltd. formed with Myanmar Pearls Enterprise in 1992. Production sharing Joint Venture between Myanmar BPL Resource Ltd. and No.(3) Mining Enterprise in 1996. Production sharing Joint Venture with the Myanmar Pearls Enterprise in 1997. 7 Atlantic Co., Ltd. Artificial Breeding and Culturing of Production sharing Joint Venture with Australia. Pearls, Domel Island, Thaninthayi the Myanmar Pearls Enterprise in 1997. Division. 8 Mandalay Mining Co. NL Lead, Zinc and Silver, Bawdwin Feasibility study for expansion of Australia (Subsidiary of Diversified and Mahochaung, Northern Shan Bawdwin mine with No.(1) Mining Mining Co. Australia) State. Enterprise in 1996. 9 Ivanhoe Myanmar Holding Ltd. Gold, Copper and Base Minerals, Wuntho Messive Monywa and Phaugdaw. First round Block 3,4,5,6,6A and 7 Second round Block 10 for prospecting exploration and feasibility study of gold copper and base minerals with DGSE. 10 Myanmar First Dynasty Mines Ltd., Canada. Gold Copper and Base Minerals, Banmauk and Kyaukse. First round Block 2,10 and 11 for exploration and feasibility study of gold, copper and base mineral with the DGSE. 11 LMJV Ltd. Gold, Platinum Leymyetnha Area. Second round Block 11 for exploration and feasibility study of gold, platinum with the DGSE. 12 Palmer Resources, Australia. Copper and Base Minerals in Meiyongyi. Third round Block 13 exploration and feasibility study of gold and base minerals with the DGSE. 13 PT Austindo Nusantara Energi. Coal, Tanintharyi Division. Exploration and feasibility study of developing the coal resources with the DGSE. DGSE : Department of Geological Survey and Mineral Exploration (1999 5 11 )