Myanmar: Canadian Mining Firm May Have Breached Sanctions, Rights Group Says

Feb 20, 2015 | Seamus Martov, The Irrawaddy
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For many years, Canada’s since-rebranded Ivanhoe Mines was one of the very few Western mining companies involved in Burma through its stake in one of the country’s largest mines, located near Monywa. Recently disclosed documents reveal that during the period between April 2003 and January 2004, Ivanhoe’s local Burmese joint venture may have violated a number of Western sanctions by selling copper to internationally blacklisted military-affiliated entities.