THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF BURMA (MYANMAR) By John C. Wu
Mandalay; from the Heho Mine in Shan State; and from the Anisakan Mine near Maymyo. The jointventure barite processing plant at Thazi, which began operation in 1991, is capable of producing 60,000 mt/a of barite powder. ECI reportedly planned to mine and process other industrial minerals, such as feldspar, manganese, and talc, in Burma. In 1992,