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Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 9th July, 2014. Excavation areas at a gold mining site. In mineral-rich areas of Kachin State, taxes from Burmese and Chinese gold mining provides an important income stream to the Kachin Independence Organization. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press) Stock Photo

RME8EJXX–Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 9th July, 2014. Excavation areas at a gold mining site. In mineral-rich areas of Kachin State, taxes from Burmese and Chinese gold mining provides an important income stream to the Kachin Independence Organization. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)

Laiza, Myanmar. 25th July, 2014. Chairman of Kayin National Union (KNU) Gen. Saw Mutu Say Poe (R), leader of the 16-member Leading Committee for the third ethnic summit, arrives to attend the third Myanmar ethnic summit in Laiza, northernmost Kachin state, Myanmar, July 25, 2014. The third Myanmar ethnic summit kicked off in Laiza, northernmost Kachin state, Friday to finalize their second draft of nationwide ceasefire agreement, local reports reaching here said. © Manaw Htun/Xinhua/Alamy Live News Stock Photo

RME5A9PM–Laiza, Myanmar. 25th July, 2014. Chairman of Kayin National Union (KNU) Gen. Saw Mutu Say Poe (R), leader of the 16-member Leading Committee for the third ethnic summit, arrives to attend the third Myanmar ethnic summit in Laiza, northernmost Kachin state, Myanmar, July 25, 2014. The third Myanmar ethnic summit kicked off in Laiza, northernmost Kachin state, Friday to finalize their second draft of nationwide ceasefire agreement, local reports reaching here said. © Manaw Htun/Xinhua/Alamy Live News

Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 8th July, 2014. A KIA recruit at a training camp in Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) is the military wing of the KIO and fights for Kachin autonomy within Myanmar. Since 2011, fighting has reignited between the KIA and Burmese army after a longstanding ceasefire was broken. © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News Stock Photo

RME59AJ9–Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 8th July, 2014. A KIA recruit at a training camp in Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) is the military wing of the KIO and fights for Kachin autonomy within Myanmar. Since 2011, fighting has reignited between the KIA and Burmese army after a longstanding ceasefire was broken. © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News

(140725) -- LAIZA, July 25, 2014 (Xinhua) -- Chairman of Kayin National Union (KNU) Gen. Saw Mutu Say Poe (R), leader of the 16-member Leading Committee for the third ethnic summit, arrives to attend the third Myanmar ethnic summit in Laiza, northernmost Kachin state, Myanmar, July 25, 2014. The third Myanmar ethnic summit kicked off in Laiza, northernmost Kachin state, Friday to finalize their second draft of nationwide ceasefire agreement, local reports reaching here said. (Xinhua/Manaw Htun) MYANMAR-KACHIN STATE-LAIZA-ETHNIC SUMMIT PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN July 25 2014 XINHUA Chairman of N Stock Photo

RM2RMRM35–(140725) -- LAIZA, July 25, 2014 (Xinhua) -- Chairman of Kayin National Union (KNU) Gen. Saw Mutu Say Poe (R), leader of the 16-member Leading Committee for the third ethnic summit, arrives to attend the third Myanmar ethnic summit in Laiza, northernmost Kachin state, Myanmar, July 25, 2014. The third Myanmar ethnic summit kicked off in Laiza, northernmost Kachin state, Friday to finalize their second draft of nationwide ceasefire agreement, local reports reaching here said. (Xinhua/Manaw Htun) MYANMAR-KACHIN STATE-LAIZA-ETHNIC SUMMIT PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN July 25 2014 XINHUA Chairman of N

KIA's members get on to a truck for their transfer to other place in the Rubber Hill Post in the front line of Laja Yang village Stock Photo

RMDTDK6E–KIA's members get on to a truck for their transfer to other place in the Rubber Hill Post in the front line of Laja Yang village

A KIA's soldier check a path which conducts to the Naw Hpyu Post in the front line of the war against the Burma Government Stock Photo

RMDTDKDR–A KIA's soldier check a path which conducts to the Naw Hpyu Post in the front line of the war against the Burma Government

KIA's members wait on the top of a truck for their transfer to other place in the Rubber Hill Post in the front line Stock Photo

RMDTDKBC–KIA's members wait on the top of a truck for their transfer to other place in the Rubber Hill Post in the front line

A KIA's soldier use a binoculars to watch the enemy camp in the Naw HPyu Post in the front line of the war Stock Photo

RMDTDK65–A KIA's soldier use a binoculars to watch the enemy camp in the Naw HPyu Post in the front line of the war

KIA's members walk through the jungle from Naw HPyu Post to Tsinyu Post in the front line war against the Burmese Government Stock Photo

RMDTDKAD–KIA's members walk through the jungle from Naw HPyu Post to Tsinyu Post in the front line war against the Burmese Government

KIA's soldier Magawng Hpanawng, from Waimaw village, 25, walk outside of General Military Hospital inside Headquarters Stock Photo

RMDTDJYB–KIA's soldier Magawng Hpanawng, from Waimaw village, 25, walk outside of General Military Hospital inside Headquarters

The platoon's Captain make the morning tour of inspection in Rubber Hill Post a former Burmese post recover one month ago Stock Photo

RMDTDK4H–The platoon's Captain make the morning tour of inspection in Rubber Hill Post a former Burmese post recover one month ago

Laiza. 25th July, 2014. Photo taken on July 25, 2014 shows a scene of the third Myanmar ethnic summit in Laiza, northernmost Kachin state, Myanmar. The third Myanmar ethnic summit kicked off in Laiza, northernmost Kachin state, Friday to finalize their second draft of nationwide ceasefire agreement, local reports reaching here said. © Manaw Htun/Xinhua/Alamy Live News Stock Photo

RME5A9PT–Laiza. 25th July, 2014. Photo taken on July 25, 2014 shows a scene of the third Myanmar ethnic summit in Laiza, northernmost Kachin state, Myanmar. The third Myanmar ethnic summit kicked off in Laiza, northernmost Kachin state, Friday to finalize their second draft of nationwide ceasefire agreement, local reports reaching here said. © Manaw Htun/Xinhua/Alamy Live News

Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 8th July, 2014. A KIA recruit at a training camp. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press) Stock Photo

RME63P1C–Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 8th July, 2014. A KIA recruit at a training camp. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)

(140725) -- LAIZA, July 25, 2014 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 25, 2014 shows a scene of the third Myanmar ethnic summit in Laiza, northernmost Kachin state, Myanmar. The third Myanmar ethnic summit kicked off in Laiza, northernmost Kachin state, Friday to finalize their second draft of nationwide ceasefire agreement, local reports reaching here said. (Xinhua/Manaw Htun) MYANMAR-KACHIN STATE-LAIZA-ETHNIC SUMMIT PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN July 25 2014 XINHUA Photo Taken ON July 25 2014 Shows a Scene of The Third Myanmar Ethnic Summit in northernmost Kachin State Myanmar The Third Myanmar Ethni Stock Photo

RM2RMRM34–(140725) -- LAIZA, July 25, 2014 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 25, 2014 shows a scene of the third Myanmar ethnic summit in Laiza, northernmost Kachin state, Myanmar. The third Myanmar ethnic summit kicked off in Laiza, northernmost Kachin state, Friday to finalize their second draft of nationwide ceasefire agreement, local reports reaching here said. (Xinhua/Manaw Htun) MYANMAR-KACHIN STATE-LAIZA-ETHNIC SUMMIT PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN July 25 2014 XINHUA Photo Taken ON July 25 2014 Shows a Scene of The Third Myanmar Ethnic Summit in northernmost Kachin State Myanmar The Third Myanmar Ethni

Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 7th July, 2014. The barracks of new KIA recruits at a training camp. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press) Stock Photo

RME63P0M–Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 7th July, 2014. The barracks of new KIA recruits at a training camp. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)

Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 8th July, 2014. KIA recruits relax outside of their barracks at a training camp. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press) Stock Photo

RME63P1E–Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 8th July, 2014. KIA recruits relax outside of their barracks at a training camp. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)

KIA's members sharpen bamboo's sticks for put on the ground of the jungle like traps, in Rubber Hill Post in the frontline Stock Photo

RMDTDKB3–KIA's members sharpen bamboo's sticks for put on the ground of the jungle like traps, in Rubber Hill Post in the frontline

Kachin's militia member Lalaw Ze Dai, from Waimaw village, 25, play with his phone in the General Military Hospital Stock Photo

RMDTDKCW–Kachin's militia member Lalaw Ze Dai, from Waimaw village, 25, play with his phone in the General Military Hospital

Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 8th July, 2014. A KIA recruit makes a table at a training camp. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press) Stock Photo

RME63P1F–Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 8th July, 2014. A KIA recruit makes a table at a training camp. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)

Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 7th July, 2014. The KIA symbol is painted on an army truck at a training camp. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press) Stock Photo

RME63P14–Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 7th July, 2014. The KIA symbol is painted on an army truck at a training camp. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)

Kachin's militia member Lalaw Ze Dai, from Waimaw village, 25, talk on the phone while his mother, Lalaw Hkawn Stock Photo

RMDTDKCF–Kachin's militia member Lalaw Ze Dai, from Waimaw village, 25, talk on the phone while his mother, Lalaw Hkawn

Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 7th July, 2014. KIA recruits practice driving heavy trucks at a training camp. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press) Stock Photo

RME63P12–Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 7th July, 2014. KIA recruits practice driving heavy trucks at a training camp. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)

Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 8th July, 2014. A KIA recruit practices driving heavy trucks at a training camp. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press) Stock Photo

RME63P17–Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 8th July, 2014. A KIA recruit practices driving heavy trucks at a training camp. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)

Kachin's militia member Lalaw Ze Dai, from Waimaw village, 25, talk on the phone with his girlfriend Stock Photo

RMDTDKAR–Kachin's militia member Lalaw Ze Dai, from Waimaw village, 25, talk on the phone with his girlfriend

Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 8th July, 2014. KIA recruits take part in field exercises at a training camp. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press) Stock Photo

RME63P19–Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 8th July, 2014. KIA recruits take part in field exercises at a training camp. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)

Kachin's militia member Lalaw Ze Dai, from Waimaw village, 25, show to his roommates something in his phone Stock Photo

RMDTDK5M–Kachin's militia member Lalaw Ze Dai, from Waimaw village, 25, show to his roommates something in his phone

RME63P1B–Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 8th July, 2014. A KIA recruit practices driving heavy trucks at a training camp. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)

Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 7th July, 2014. A KIA recruit practices driving heavy trucks at a training camp. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press) Stock Photo

RME63P0W–Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 7th July, 2014. A KIA recruit practices driving heavy trucks at a training camp. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)

Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 8th July, 2014. KIA recruits eat dinner after doing field exercises at a training camp. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press) Stock Photo

RME63P1G–Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 8th July, 2014. KIA recruits eat dinner after doing field exercises at a training camp. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)

Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 8th July, 2014. KIA recruits wait at attention as cleaning assignments are given out at a training camp. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press) Stock Photo

RME63P1D–Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 8th July, 2014. KIA recruits wait at attention as cleaning assignments are given out at a training camp. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)

Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 7th July, 2014. KIA recruits jog toward a barracks inspection after field exercises finish at a training camp. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press) Stock Photo

RME63P18–Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 7th July, 2014. KIA recruits jog toward a barracks inspection after field exercises finish at a training camp. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)

Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 7th July, 2014. After a commander finds the barracks' cleanliness unsatisfactory, recruits are ordered to support themselves on their knuckles as punishment at a training camp. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press) Stock Photo

RME63P0N–Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 7th July, 2014. After a commander finds the barracks' cleanliness unsatisfactory, recruits are ordered to support themselves on their knuckles as punishment at a training camp. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)

Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 9th July, 2014. A Chinese woman oversees work at a gold mining site. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press) Stock Photo

RME8EJYB–Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 9th July, 2014. A Chinese woman oversees work at a gold mining site. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)

Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 9th July, 2014. Mercury is used to facilitate in the gold mining process at a gold mining site. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press) Stock Photo

RME8EJY5–Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 9th July, 2014. Mercury is used to facilitate in the gold mining process at a gold mining site. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)

Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 9th July, 2014. A piece of gold which has bonded with the added mercury is found at a gold mining site. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press) Stock Photo

RME8EJYD–Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 9th July, 2014. A piece of gold which has bonded with the added mercury is found at a gold mining site. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)

Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 9th July, 2014. A high-powered jet of water hits a load of recently deposited soil at a gold mining site. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press) Stock Photo

RME8EJY8–Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 9th July, 2014. A high-powered jet of water hits a load of recently deposited soil at a gold mining site. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)

Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 9th July, 2014. A Chinese gold miner collects buckets of heavy silt which may contain high quantities of gold at a gold mining site. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press) Stock Photo

RME8EJY3–Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 9th July, 2014. A Chinese gold miner collects buckets of heavy silt which may contain high quantities of gold at a gold mining site. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)

Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 9th July, 2014. Chinese gold miners carry buckets of gold-laden heavy silt to be processed at a different facility from a gold mining site. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press) Stock Photo

RME8EJYF–Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 9th July, 2014. Chinese gold miners carry buckets of gold-laden heavy silt to be processed at a different facility from a gold mining site. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)

Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 9th July, 2014. Chinese gold miners shovel heavy silt for a second pass to separate the lighter elements from the heavier ones at a gold mining site. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press) Stock Photo

RME8EJY4–Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 9th July, 2014. Chinese gold miners shovel heavy silt for a second pass to separate the lighter elements from the heavier ones at a gold mining site. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)

Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 8th July, 2014. A Chinese gold miner sprays the soil with a high-powered water jet, separating gold from soil at a gold mining site. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press) Stock Photo

RME8EJY1–Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 8th July, 2014. A Chinese gold miner sprays the soil with a high-powered water jet, separating gold from soil at a gold mining site. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)

Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 9th July, 2014. Chinese gold miners remove grates from a large waterway used to separate and trap the heavier gold from the soil at a gold mining site. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press) Stock Photo

RME8EJY6–Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 9th July, 2014. Chinese gold miners remove grates from a large waterway used to separate and trap the heavier gold from the soil at a gold mining site. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)

Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 9th July, 2014. Chinese gold miners shovel heavy silt for a second pass through the waterway separating lighter soil from the heavier elements at a gold mining site. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press) Stock Photo

RME8EJYE–Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 9th July, 2014. Chinese gold miners shovel heavy silt for a second pass through the waterway separating lighter soil from the heavier elements at a gold mining site. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)

Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 9th July, 2014. A Chinese gold miner finds a piece of gold at a mining site. The mining companies use mercury in an environmentally hazardous extraction process, which can lead to long-lasting damage for the area's forests and river ways. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press) Stock Photo

RME8EJY2–Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 9th July, 2014. A Chinese gold miner finds a piece of gold at a mining site. The mining companies use mercury in an environmentally hazardous extraction process, which can lead to long-lasting damage for the area's forests and river ways. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)

Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 7th July, 2014. The barracks of new KIA recruits at a training camp in Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) is the military wing of the KIO and fights for Kachin autonomy within Myanmar. Since 2011, fighting has reignited between the KIA and Burmese army after a longstanding ceasefire was broken. © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News Stock Photo

RME59CAP–Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 7th July, 2014. The barracks of new KIA recruits at a training camp in Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) is the military wing of the KIO and fights for Kachin autonomy within Myanmar. Since 2011, fighting has reignited between the KIA and Burmese army after a longstanding ceasefire was broken. © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News

Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 7th July, 2014. KIA recruits take part in field exercises at a training camp. The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) is the military wing of the KIO and fights for Kachin autonomy within Myanmar. Since 2011, fighting has reignited between the KIA and Burmese army after a longstanding ceasefire was broken. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press) Stock Photo

RME63P0H–Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 7th July, 2014. KIA recruits take part in field exercises at a training camp. The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) is the military wing of the KIO and fights for Kachin autonomy within Myanmar. Since 2011, fighting has reignited between the KIA and Burmese army after a longstanding ceasefire was broken. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)

Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 8th July, 2014. KIA recruits clear a fallen tree at a training camp in Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) is the military wing of the KIO and fights for Kachin autonomy within Myanmar. Since 2011, fighting has reignited between the KIA and Burmese army after a longstanding ceasefire was broken. © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News Stock Photo

RME59CBK–Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 8th July, 2014. KIA recruits clear a fallen tree at a training camp in Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) is the military wing of the KIO and fights for Kachin autonomy within Myanmar. Since 2011, fighting has reignited between the KIA and Burmese army after a longstanding ceasefire was broken. © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News

Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 8th July, 2014. KIA recruits relax outside of their barracks at a training camp in Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) is the military wing of the KIO and fights for Kachin autonomy within Myanmar. Since 2011, fighting has reignited between the KIA and Burmese army after a longstanding ceasefire was broken. © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News Stock Photo

RME59CB9–Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 8th July, 2014. KIA recruits relax outside of their barracks at a training camp in Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) is the military wing of the KIO and fights for Kachin autonomy within Myanmar. Since 2011, fighting has reignited between the KIA and Burmese army after a longstanding ceasefire was broken. © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News

Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 8th July, 2014. A KIA recruit makes a table at a training camp in Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) is the military wing of the KIO and fights for Kachin autonomy within Myanmar. Since 2011, fighting has reignited between the KIA and Burmese army after a longstanding ceasefire was broken. © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News Stock Photo

RME59CBH–Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 8th July, 2014. A KIA recruit makes a table at a training camp in Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) is the military wing of the KIO and fights for Kachin autonomy within Myanmar. Since 2011, fighting has reignited between the KIA and Burmese army after a longstanding ceasefire was broken. © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News

RME59CBJ–Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 8th July, 2014. KIA recruits clear a fallen tree at a training camp in Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) is the military wing of the KIO and fights for Kachin autonomy within Myanmar. Since 2011, fighting has reignited between the KIA and Burmese army after a longstanding ceasefire was broken. © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News

Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 7th July, 2014. KIA recruits relax outside of their barracks at a training camp in Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) is the military wing of the KIO and fights for Kachin autonomy within Myanmar. Since 2011, fighting has reignited between the KIA and Burmese army after a longstanding ceasefire was broken. © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News Stock Photo

RME59CB2–Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 7th July, 2014. KIA recruits relax outside of their barracks at a training camp in Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) is the military wing of the KIO and fights for Kachin autonomy within Myanmar. Since 2011, fighting has reignited between the KIA and Burmese army after a longstanding ceasefire was broken. © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News

Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 7th July, 2014. The KIA symbol is painted on an army truck at a training camp in Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) is the military wing of the KIO and fights for Kachin autonomy within Myanmar. Since 2011, fighting has reignited between the KIA and Burmese army after a longstanding ceasefire was broken. © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News Stock Photo

RME59CB5–Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 7th July, 2014. The KIA symbol is painted on an army truck at a training camp in Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) is the military wing of the KIO and fights for Kachin autonomy within Myanmar. Since 2011, fighting has reignited between the KIA and Burmese army after a longstanding ceasefire was broken. © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News

Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 7th July, 2014. A commander inspects KIA recruits' barracks at a training camp in Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) is the military wing of the KIO and fights for Kachin autonomy within Myanmar. Since 2011, fighting has reignited between the KIA and Burmese army after a longstanding ceasefire was broken. © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News Stock Photo

RME59CAY–Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 7th July, 2014. A commander inspects KIA recruits' barracks at a training camp in Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) is the military wing of the KIO and fights for Kachin autonomy within Myanmar. Since 2011, fighting has reignited between the KIA and Burmese army after a longstanding ceasefire was broken. © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News

Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 7th July, 2014. KIA recruits practice driving heavy trucksat a training camp in Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) is the military wing of the KIO and fights for Kachin autonomy within Myanmar. Since 2011, fighting has reignited between the KIA and Burmese army after a longstanding ceasefire was broken. © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News Stock Photo

RME59CB4–Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 7th July, 2014. KIA recruits practice driving heavy trucksat a training camp in Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) is the military wing of the KIO and fights for Kachin autonomy within Myanmar. Since 2011, fighting has reignited between the KIA and Burmese army after a longstanding ceasefire was broken. © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News

July 7, 2014 - Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar - KIA recruits take part in field exercises at a training camp in Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) is the military wing of the KIO and fights for Kachin autonomy within Myanmar. Since 2011, fighting has reignited between the KIA and Burmese army after a longstanding ceasefire was broken. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire) Stock Photo

RMEBM94P–July 7, 2014 - Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar - KIA recruits take part in field exercises at a training camp in Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) is the military wing of the KIO and fights for Kachin autonomy within Myanmar. Since 2011, fighting has reignited between the KIA and Burmese army after a longstanding ceasefire was broken. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire)

Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 8th July, 2014. A KIA recruit practices driving heavy trucks at a training camp in Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) is the military wing of the KIO and fights for Kachin autonomy within Myanmar. Since 2011, fighting has reignited between the KIA and Burmese army after a longstanding ceasefire was broken. © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News Stock Photo

RME59CBD–Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 8th July, 2014. A KIA recruit practices driving heavy trucks at a training camp in Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) is the military wing of the KIO and fights for Kachin autonomy within Myanmar. Since 2011, fighting has reignited between the KIA and Burmese army after a longstanding ceasefire was broken. © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News

Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 8th July, 2014. KIA recruits eat dinner after doing field exercises at a training camp in Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) is the military wing of the KIO and fights for Kachin autonomy within Myanmar. Since 2011, fighting has reignited between the KIA and Burmese army after a longstanding ceasefire was broken. © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News Stock Photo

RME59CBF–Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 8th July, 2014. KIA recruits eat dinner after doing field exercises at a training camp in Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) is the military wing of the KIO and fights for Kachin autonomy within Myanmar. Since 2011, fighting has reignited between the KIA and Burmese army after a longstanding ceasefire was broken. © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News

Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 8th July, 2014. KIA recruits eat dinner after field exercises at a training camp in Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) is the military wing of the KIO and fights for Kachin autonomy within Myanmar. Since 2011, fighting has reignited between the KIA and Burmese army after a longstanding ceasefire was broken. © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News Stock Photo

RME59CBG–Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 8th July, 2014. KIA recruits eat dinner after field exercises at a training camp in Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) is the military wing of the KIO and fights for Kachin autonomy within Myanmar. Since 2011, fighting has reignited between the KIA and Burmese army after a longstanding ceasefire was broken. © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News

Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 8th July, 2014. KIA recruits wait at attention as cleaning assignments are given out at a training camp in Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) is the military wing of the KIO and fights for Kachin autonomy within Myanmar. Since 2011, fighting has reignited between the KIA and Burmese army after a longstanding ceasefire was broken. © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News Stock Photo

RME59CB8–Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 8th July, 2014. KIA recruits wait at attention as cleaning assignments are given out at a training camp in Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) is the military wing of the KIO and fights for Kachin autonomy within Myanmar. Since 2011, fighting has reignited between the KIA and Burmese army after a longstanding ceasefire was broken. © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News

RME59CBB–Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 8th July, 2014. KIA recruits wait at attention as cleaning assignments are given out at a training camp in Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) is the military wing of the KIO and fights for Kachin autonomy within Myanmar. Since 2011, fighting has reignited between the KIA and Burmese army after a longstanding ceasefire was broken. © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News

RME59CBE–Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 8th July, 2014. A KIA recruit practices driving heavy trucks at a training camp in Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) is the military wing of the KIO and fights for Kachin autonomy within Myanmar. Since 2011, fighting has reignited between the KIA and Burmese army after a longstanding ceasefire was broken. © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News

Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 8th July, 2014. KIA recruits take part in field exercises at a training camp in Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) is the military wing of the KIO and fights for Kachin autonomy within Myanmar. Since 2011, fighting has reignited between the KIA and Burmese army after a longstanding ceasefire was broken. © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News Stock Photo

RME599X1–Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 8th July, 2014. KIA recruits take part in field exercises at a training camp in Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) is the military wing of the KIO and fights for Kachin autonomy within Myanmar. Since 2011, fighting has reignited between the KIA and Burmese army after a longstanding ceasefire was broken. © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News

Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 7th July, 2014. KIA recruits take part in field exercises at a training camp in Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) is the military wing of the KIO and fights for Kachin autonomy within Myanmar. Since 2011, fighting has reignited between the KIA and Burmese army after a longstanding ceasefire was broken. © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News Stock Photo

RME59CAJ–Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 7th July, 2014. KIA recruits take part in field exercises at a training camp in Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) is the military wing of the KIO and fights for Kachin autonomy within Myanmar. Since 2011, fighting has reignited between the KIA and Burmese army after a longstanding ceasefire was broken. © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News

Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 7th July, 2014. A KIA recruit practices driving heavy trucks at a training camp in Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) is the military wing of the KIO and fights for Kachin autonomy within Myanmar. Since 2011, fighting has reignited between the KIA and Burmese army after a longstanding ceasefire was broken. © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News Stock Photo

RME59CB0–Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 7th July, 2014. A KIA recruit practices driving heavy trucks at a training camp in Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) is the military wing of the KIO and fights for Kachin autonomy within Myanmar. Since 2011, fighting has reignited between the KIA and Burmese army after a longstanding ceasefire was broken. © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News

Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 7th July, 2014. KIA recruits jog toward a barracks inspection after field exercises finish at a training camp in Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) is the military wing of the KIO and fights for Kachin autonomy within Myanmar. Since 2011, fighting has reignited between the KIA and Burmese army after a longstanding ceasefire was broken. © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News Stock Photo

RME59CAW–Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 7th July, 2014. KIA recruits jog toward a barracks inspection after field exercises finish at a training camp in Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) is the military wing of the KIO and fights for Kachin autonomy within Myanmar. Since 2011, fighting has reignited between the KIA and Burmese army after a longstanding ceasefire was broken. © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News

RME59CAT–Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 7th July, 2014. After a commander finds the barracks' cleanliness unsatisfactory, recruits are ordered to support themselves on their knuckles as punishment at a training camp in Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) is the military wing of the KIO and fights for Kachin autonomy within Myanmar. Since 2011, fighting has reignited between the KIA and Burmese army after a longstanding ceasefire was broken. © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News

July 9, 2014 - Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar - Excavation areas at a gold mining site near Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. In mineral-rich areas of Kachin State, taxes from Burmese and Chinese gold mining provides an important income stream to the Kachin Independence Organization. However, these mining companies use mercury in an environmentally hazardous extraction process, which can lead to long-lasting damage for the area's forests and river ways. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire) Stock Photo

RME5HPYC–July 9, 2014 - Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar - Excavation areas at a gold mining site near Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. In mineral-rich areas of Kachin State, taxes from Burmese and Chinese gold mining provides an important income stream to the Kachin Independence Organization. However, these mining companies use mercury in an environmentally hazardous extraction process, which can lead to long-lasting damage for the area's forests and river ways. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire)

July 9, 2014 - Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar - A Chinese woman oversees work at a gold mining site near Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. In mineral-rich areas of Kachin State, taxes from Burmese and Chinese gold mining provides an important income stream to the Kachin Independence Organization. However, these mining companies use mercury in an environmentally hazardous extraction process, which can lead to long-lasting damage for the area's forests and river ways. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire) Stock Photo

RME5HPYA–July 9, 2014 - Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar - A Chinese woman oversees work at a gold mining site near Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. In mineral-rich areas of Kachin State, taxes from Burmese and Chinese gold mining provides an important income stream to the Kachin Independence Organization. However, these mining companies use mercury in an environmentally hazardous extraction process, which can lead to long-lasting damage for the area's forests and river ways. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire)

Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 9th July, 2014. A Chinese miner at a gold mining site near Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. In mineral-rich areas of Kachin State, taxes from Burmese and Chinese gold mining provides an important income stream to the Kachin Independence Organization. However, these mining companies use mercury in an environmentally hazardous extraction process, which can lead to long-lasting damage for the area's forests and river ways. © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News Stock Photo

RME5HMBB–Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 9th July, 2014. A Chinese miner at a gold mining site near Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. In mineral-rich areas of Kachin State, taxes from Burmese and Chinese gold mining provides an important income stream to the Kachin Independence Organization. However, these mining companies use mercury in an environmentally hazardous extraction process, which can lead to long-lasting damage for the area's forests and river ways. © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News

July 9, 2014 - Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar - A Chinese woman works as overseer at a gold mining site near Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. In mineral-rich areas of Kachin State, taxes from Burmese and Chinese gold mining provides an important income stream to the Kachin Independence Organization. However, these mining companies use mercury in an environmentally hazardous extraction process, which can lead to long-lasting damage for the area's forests and river ways. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire) Stock Photo

RME5HPY6–July 9, 2014 - Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar - A Chinese woman works as overseer at a gold mining site near Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. In mineral-rich areas of Kachin State, taxes from Burmese and Chinese gold mining provides an important income stream to the Kachin Independence Organization. However, these mining companies use mercury in an environmentally hazardous extraction process, which can lead to long-lasting damage for the area's forests and river ways. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire)

July 9, 2014 - Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar - A Chinese gold miner finds a piece of gold at a mining site near Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. In mineral-rich areas of Kachin State, taxes from Burmese and Chinese gold mining provides an important income stream to the Kachin Independence Organization. However, these mining companies use mercury in an environmentally hazardous extraction process, which can lead to long-lasting damage for the area's forests and river ways. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire) Stock Photo

RME5HCJE–July 9, 2014 - Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar - A Chinese gold miner finds a piece of gold at a mining site near Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. In mineral-rich areas of Kachin State, taxes from Burmese and Chinese gold mining provides an important income stream to the Kachin Independence Organization. However, these mining companies use mercury in an environmentally hazardous extraction process, which can lead to long-lasting damage for the area's forests and river ways. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire)

Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 9th July, 2014. A Chinese gold miner finds a piece of gold at a mining site near Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. In mineral-rich areas of Kachin State, taxes from Burmese and Chinese gold mining provides an important income stream to the Kachin Independence Organization. However, these mining companies use mercury in an environmentally hazardous extraction process, which can lead to long-lasting damage for the area's forests and river ways. © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News Stock Photo

RME5HMBA–Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 9th July, 2014. A Chinese gold miner finds a piece of gold at a mining site near Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. In mineral-rich areas of Kachin State, taxes from Burmese and Chinese gold mining provides an important income stream to the Kachin Independence Organization. However, these mining companies use mercury in an environmentally hazardous extraction process, which can lead to long-lasting damage for the area's forests and river ways. © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News

Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 9th July, 2014. A piece of gold which has bonded with the added mercury is found at a gold mining site near Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. In mineral-rich areas of Kachin State, taxes from Burmese and Chinese gold mining provides an important income stream to the Kachin Independence Organization. However, these mining companies use mercury in an environmentally hazardous extraction process, which can lead to long-lasting damage for the area's forests and river ways. © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News Stock Photo

RME5HMBH–Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 9th July, 2014. A piece of gold which has bonded with the added mercury is found at a gold mining site near Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. In mineral-rich areas of Kachin State, taxes from Burmese and Chinese gold mining provides an important income stream to the Kachin Independence Organization. However, these mining companies use mercury in an environmentally hazardous extraction process, which can lead to long-lasting damage for the area's forests and river ways. © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News

Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 9th July, 2014. Mercury is used to facilitate in the gold mining process at a gold mining site near Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. In mineral-rich areas of Kachin State, taxes from Burmese and Chinese gold mining provides an important income stream to the Kachin Independence Organization. However, these mining companies use mercury in an environmentally hazardous extraction process, which can lead to long-lasting damage for the area's forests and river ways. © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News Stock Photo

RME5HMBD–Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 9th July, 2014. Mercury is used to facilitate in the gold mining process at a gold mining site near Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. In mineral-rich areas of Kachin State, taxes from Burmese and Chinese gold mining provides an important income stream to the Kachin Independence Organization. However, these mining companies use mercury in an environmentally hazardous extraction process, which can lead to long-lasting damage for the area's forests and river ways. © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News

Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 8th July, 2014. A dump trucks deposits a load of dirt at a gold mining site near Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. In mineral-rich areas of Kachin State, taxes from Burmese and Chinese gold mining provides an important income stream to the Kachin Independence Organization. However, these mining companies use mercury in an environmentally hazardous extraction process, which can lead to long-lasting damage for the area's forests and river ways. © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News Stock Photo

RME5HFDM–Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 8th July, 2014. A dump trucks deposits a load of dirt at a gold mining site near Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. In mineral-rich areas of Kachin State, taxes from Burmese and Chinese gold mining provides an important income stream to the Kachin Independence Organization. However, these mining companies use mercury in an environmentally hazardous extraction process, which can lead to long-lasting damage for the area's forests and river ways. © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News

RME5HFDD–Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 8th July, 2014. A dump trucks deposits a load of dirt at a gold mining site near Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. In mineral-rich areas of Kachin State, taxes from Burmese and Chinese gold mining provides an important income stream to the Kachin Independence Organization. However, these mining companies use mercury in an environmentally hazardous extraction process, which can lead to long-lasting damage for the area's forests and river ways. © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News

Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 8th July, 2014. Dump trucks deposit loads of soil at a gold mining site near Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. In mineral-rich areas of Kachin State, taxes from Burmese and Chinese gold mining provides an important income stream to the Kachin Independence Organization. However, these mining companies use mercury in an environmentally hazardous extraction process, which can lead to long-lasting damage for the area's forests and river ways. © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News Stock Photo

RME5HFDB–Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 8th July, 2014. Dump trucks deposit loads of soil at a gold mining site near Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. In mineral-rich areas of Kachin State, taxes from Burmese and Chinese gold mining provides an important income stream to the Kachin Independence Organization. However, these mining companies use mercury in an environmentally hazardous extraction process, which can lead to long-lasting damage for the area's forests and river ways. © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News

RME5HFDK–Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 8th July, 2014. Dump trucks deposit loads of soil at a gold mining site near Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. In mineral-rich areas of Kachin State, taxes from Burmese and Chinese gold mining provides an important income stream to the Kachin Independence Organization. However, these mining companies use mercury in an environmentally hazardous extraction process, which can lead to long-lasting damage for the area's forests and river ways. © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News

Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 9th July, 2014. A Chinese gold miner walks past a river where barrels of oil have been deposited at a gold mining site near Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. In mineral-rich areas of Kachin State, taxes from Burmese and Chinese gold mining provides an important income stream to the Kachin Independence Organization. However, these mining companies use mercury in an environmentally hazardous extraction process, which can lead to long-lasting damage for the area's forests and river ways. © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News Stock Photo

RME5HFEH–Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 9th July, 2014. A Chinese gold miner walks past a river where barrels of oil have been deposited at a gold mining site near Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. In mineral-rich areas of Kachin State, taxes from Burmese and Chinese gold mining provides an important income stream to the Kachin Independence Organization. However, these mining companies use mercury in an environmentally hazardous extraction process, which can lead to long-lasting damage for the area's forests and river ways. © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News

Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 9th July, 2014. A high-powered jet of water hits a load of recently deposited soil at a gold mining site near Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. In mineral-rich areas of Kachin State, taxes from Burmese and Chinese gold mining provides an important income stream to the Kachin Independence Organization. However, these mining companies use mercury in an environmentally hazardous extraction process, which can lead to long-lasting damage for the area's forests and river ways. © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News Stock Photo

RME5HFE2–Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 9th July, 2014. A high-powered jet of water hits a load of recently deposited soil at a gold mining site near Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. In mineral-rich areas of Kachin State, taxes from Burmese and Chinese gold mining provides an important income stream to the Kachin Independence Organization. However, these mining companies use mercury in an environmentally hazardous extraction process, which can lead to long-lasting damage for the area's forests and river ways. © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News

RME5HFDN–Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 9th July, 2014. A Chinese gold miner walks past a river where barrels of oil have been deposited at a gold mining site near Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. In mineral-rich areas of Kachin State, taxes from Burmese and Chinese gold mining provides an important income stream to the Kachin Independence Organization. However, these mining companies use mercury in an environmentally hazardous extraction process, which can lead to long-lasting damage for the area's forests and river ways. © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News

July 9, 2014 - Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar - A Chinese gold miner collects buckets of heavy silt which may contain high quantities of gold at a gold mining site near Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. In mineral-rich areas of Kachin State, taxes from Burmese and Chinese gold mining provides an important income stream to the Kachin Independence Organization. However, these mining companies use mercury in an environmentally hazardous extraction process, which can lead to long-lasting damage for the area's forests and river ways. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire) Stock Photo

RME5HPY5–July 9, 2014 - Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar - A Chinese gold miner collects buckets of heavy silt which may contain high quantities of gold at a gold mining site near Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. In mineral-rich areas of Kachin State, taxes from Burmese and Chinese gold mining provides an important income stream to the Kachin Independence Organization. However, these mining companies use mercury in an environmentally hazardous extraction process, which can lead to long-lasting damage for the area's forests and river ways. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire)

RME5HFEP–Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 9th July, 2014. Chinese gold miners remove grates from a large waterway used to separate and trap the heavier gold from the soil at a gold mining site near Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. In mineral-rich areas of Kachin State, taxes from Burmese and Chinese gold mining provides an important income stream to the Kachin Independence Organization. However, these mining companies use mercury in an environmentally hazardous extraction process, which can lead to long-lasting damage for the area's forests and river ways. © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News

July 9, 2014 - Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar - Chinese gold miners shovel heavy silt for a second pass through the waterway separating lighter soil from the heavier elements at a gold mining site near Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. In mineral-rich areas of Kachin State, taxes from Burmese and Chinese gold mining provides an important income stream to the Kachin Independence Organization. However, these mining companies use mercury in an environmentally hazardous extraction process, which can lead to long-lasting damage for the area's forests and river ways. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire) Stock Photo

RME5HPY7–July 9, 2014 - Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar - Chinese gold miners shovel heavy silt for a second pass through the waterway separating lighter soil from the heavier elements at a gold mining site near Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. In mineral-rich areas of Kachin State, taxes from Burmese and Chinese gold mining provides an important income stream to the Kachin Independence Organization. However, these mining companies use mercury in an environmentally hazardous extraction process, which can lead to long-lasting damage for the area's forests and river ways. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire)

RME5HFEC–Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 9th July, 2014. Chinese gold miners remove grates from a large waterway used to separate and trap the heavier gold from the soil at a gold mining site near Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. In mineral-rich areas of Kachin State, taxes from Burmese and Chinese gold mining provides an important income stream to the Kachin Independence Organization. However, these mining companies use mercury in an environmentally hazardous extraction process, which can lead to long-lasting damage for the area's forests and river ways. © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News

RME5HFEN–Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 9th July, 2014. Chinese gold miners remove grates from a large waterway used to separate and trap the heavier gold from the soil at a gold mining site near Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. In mineral-rich areas of Kachin State, taxes from Burmese and Chinese gold mining provides an important income stream to the Kachin Independence Organization. However, these mining companies use mercury in an environmentally hazardous extraction process, which can lead to long-lasting damage for the area's forests and river ways. © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News

Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 9th July, 2014. A Chinese gold miner sprays the soil with a high-powered water jet, separating gold from soil at a gold mining site near Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. In mineral-rich areas of Kachin State, taxes from Burmese and Chinese gold mining provides an important income stream to the Kachin Independence Organization. However, these mining companies use mercury in an environmentally hazardous extraction process, which can lead to long-lasting damage for the area's forests and river ways. © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News Stock Photo

RME5HFE5–Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 9th July, 2014. A Chinese gold miner sprays the soil with a high-powered water jet, separating gold from soil at a gold mining site near Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. In mineral-rich areas of Kachin State, taxes from Burmese and Chinese gold mining provides an important income stream to the Kachin Independence Organization. However, these mining companies use mercury in an environmentally hazardous extraction process, which can lead to long-lasting damage for the area's forests and river ways. © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News

July 9, 2014 - Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar - Chinese gold miners shovel heavy silt for a second pass to separate the lighter elements from the heavier ones at a gold mining site near Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. In mineral-rich areas of Kachin State, taxes from Burmese and Chinese gold mining provides an important income stream to the Kachin Independence Organization. However, these mining companies use mercury in an environmentally hazardous extraction process, which can lead to long-lasting damage for the area's forests and river ways. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire) Stock Photo

RME5HPY9–July 9, 2014 - Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar - Chinese gold miners shovel heavy silt for a second pass to separate the lighter elements from the heavier ones at a gold mining site near Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. In mineral-rich areas of Kachin State, taxes from Burmese and Chinese gold mining provides an important income stream to the Kachin Independence Organization. However, these mining companies use mercury in an environmentally hazardous extraction process, which can lead to long-lasting damage for the area's forests and river ways. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire)

July 9, 2014 - Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar - Chinese gold miners carry buckets of gold-laden heavy silt to be processed at a different facility from a gold mining site near Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. In mineral-rich areas of Kachin State, taxes from Burmese and Chinese gold mining provides an important income stream to the Kachin Independence Organization. However, these mining companies use mercury in an environmentally hazardous extraction process, which can lead to long-lasting damage for the area's forests and river ways. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire) Stock Photo

RME5HPYB–July 9, 2014 - Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar - Chinese gold miners carry buckets of gold-laden heavy silt to be processed at a different facility from a gold mining site near Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. In mineral-rich areas of Kachin State, taxes from Burmese and Chinese gold mining provides an important income stream to the Kachin Independence Organization. However, these mining companies use mercury in an environmentally hazardous extraction process, which can lead to long-lasting damage for the area's forests and river ways. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire)

RME5HFEB–Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 9th July, 2014. Chinese gold miners remove grates from a large waterway used to separate and trap the heavier gold from the soil at a gold mining site near Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. In mineral-rich areas of Kachin State, taxes from Burmese and Chinese gold mining provides an important income stream to the Kachin Independence Organization. However, these mining companies use mercury in an environmentally hazardous extraction process, which can lead to long-lasting damage for the area's forests and river ways. © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News

RME5HFER–Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 9th July, 2014. Chinese gold miners remove grates from a large waterway used to separate and trap the heavier gold from the soil at a gold mining site near Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. In mineral-rich areas of Kachin State, taxes from Burmese and Chinese gold mining provides an important income stream to the Kachin Independence Organization. However, these mining companies use mercury in an environmentally hazardous extraction process, which can lead to long-lasting damage for the area's forests and river ways. © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News

RME5HFDE–Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar. 8th July, 2014. A Chinese gold miner sprays the soil with a high-powered water jet, separating gold from soil at a gold mining site near Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar. In mineral-rich areas of Kachin State, taxes from Burmese and Chinese gold mining provides an important income stream to the Kachin Independence Organization. However, these mining companies use mercury in an environmentally hazardous extraction process, which can lead to long-lasting damage for the area's forests and river ways. © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News

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