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"... In 2014, Myanmar(Burma)confounded industry analysts by emerging to become the World?s third biggest tin producer, experiencing a 5-year tin production increase of ca.4900%. This surprise emergence of Myanmar as a major tin producer is a possible Black Swan event that potentially has significant re-percussions both for the future of global tin production, and for the economic development of Myanmar. This is a disruptive event that has likely contributed to a substantial drop in tin prices in 2015. The
Myanmar production increase came from a new minesite in Wa State, and not from the traditional tin-producing areas in the South. We discuss tin mining and potential in Myanmar and consider whether it could provide a foundation for the economic rehabilitation of the country..."
Source/publisher:
Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford
Date of Publication:
2015-10-05
Date of entry:
2016-04-15
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- Individual Documents
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English
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1.95 MB