More Thai rivers and downstream communities at risk from Myanmar’s rare earth mines

Mongabay
Oct 19, 2025, 11:08 pm75 ptsTrending
BANGKOK — New satellite data identified 513 sites of rare-earth mining that have cropped up across at least six key tributaries of the Mekong, Salween and Irrawaddy rivers in Myanmar over the past 10 years. These include 40 believed to have opened this year alone, with the total marking a dramatic increase…

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