Gum Jat, 31, looks over a jade mining site in Hpakant, Kachin State, where he has worked as a freelance miner for eight years. (Hkun Lat | Frontier)
Gum Jat, 31, looks over a jade mining site in Hpakant, Kachin State, where he has worked as a freelance miner for eight years. (Hkun Lat | Frontier)

Kachin State’s yemase jade miners and dealers demand a more equitable industry

Myanmar’s deadliest mine collapse in recent history caught the world’s attention in July, but local frustration with an industry controlled by outside companies has been growing for years.

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