The Ministry of Mines ( my, သတ္တုတွင်းဝန်ကြီးဌာန; abbreviated MOM) administers Burma's mineral resources extraction, production, and export policies.
Ministry of Mines was led by
Myint Aung, who was appointed by President
Thein Sein
Thein Sein ( my, သိန်းစိန်; IPA: ; born 20 April 1944) is a Burmese politician and retired general in the Myanmar Army who served as the eighth President of Myanmar from 2011 to 2016. He previously served as Prime Minister ...
on 7 September 2012. The Ministry was organized as
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation by combination of
Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry
The Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry ( my, ) is a ministry in the government of Myanmar responsible for the country's forestry and logging sectors. From 1948 to 5 March 1992, the Ministry was joined with the Ministry of Agric ...
.
See also
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Cabinet of Burma
References
External links
Official website
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Mines
Myanmar
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...
Mining in Myanmar