The State Law and Order Restoration Council The Myanmar Mines Law (The State Law and Order Restoration Council Law No 8/94) The 2nd Waxing of Tawthalin, 1356 ME (6th September, 1994) The State Law and Order Restoration Council hereby enacts the following Law : CHAPTER I TITLE AND DEFINITION1. This Law shall be called the Myanmar Mines Law. 2. The following expression contained in this Law shall have the meanings given hereunder : Mine Means place, excavation or worksite where mining is carried on or various operations, building, land, machinery and equipment connected with mining or mineral processing at any place contiguous to such place of mining, excavation or worksite. The said expression also includes quarries where industrial mineral and stone are mined ; Mineral means gemstone, metallic mineral, industrial mineral and stone obtained from the earth by mining or by any other operation ; Gemstone means ruby, sapphire, jade, diamond, spinel, peridot, chrysoberyl, tourmaline, danburi...