while the elites profit heavily. Accidents Accidents are frequent at mining sites in Myanmar. In 2015 a landslide killed at least 116 people in the Hpakant jade mine disaster. In 2019, 50 workers were buried in the April 2019 Hpakant jade mine collapse, resulting in the death of four of them and two rescue workers. In the 2020 Hpakant jade mine disaster, at least 172 people were killed. As many as 100 people are feared missing after a landslide at a jade mine in Myanmar in December 2021. References Mining in Myanmar Jade