Agency Name: | Ministry of Mines |
Seal: | File:Seal_of_the_Ministry_of_Mines_(Myanmar).png |
Agency Type: | Ministry |
Jurisdiction: | Government of Burma |
Headquarters: | Naypyidaw |
Superseding1: | Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation |
The Ministry of Mines (Burmese: သတ္တုတွင်းဝန်ကြီးဌာန; abbreviated MOM) administers Burma's mineral resources extraction, production, and export policies.[1]
The Ministry of Mines was led by Myint Aung, who was appointed by President Thein Sein on 7 September 2012.[2] The Ministry was organized as Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation by combination of Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry.[3]