MYANMAR METALS LIMITED
WITH LARGE-SCALE PRODUCTION ENDING DURING WORLD WAR II , MYANMAR METALS IS INTRODUCING NEW TECHNOLOGIES TO THE BAWDWIN MINE WHILST PUSHING ITS CSR STRATEGY
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T he Bawdwin mine was discovered 600
years ago . Located in Myanmar , 150km from the Chinese border , the site was originally used by Chinese miners and then British . Prior to his presidency in the US , Herbert Hoover reengineered and refinanced the entire operation , which led to the mine becoming the greatest producer of lead and silver in the world during the 1920s and 1930s .
“ This is the mine that made Herbert Hoover his fortune , which allowed him later in life to go about his humanitarian pursuits , that ultimately led him to become the President of the United States . It is a great piece of history attached to our mine ” says John Lamb , Chairman and CEO of Perth-based mining company Myanmar Metals Limited .
The mine continued operations until World War II , when the mill was destroyed . “ The site was nationalised during the 1940s and the level of production fell to a fraction of its former self . The mine has had a subsistent existence since , until one of our shareholders , Mark Creasy , recommended it to us ,” con-
JULY 2019