GOLD MINING
At the confluence of the Mai Kha and Mali Kha rivers in Upper Burma is the source of the Irrawaddy river that flows 1325 miles through Burma to Rangoon. The source of the Irrawaddy is also the source of a new gold find along the banks of the two tributaries. I spent an afternoon at one part of the river unable to travel further.

The nearby town of Myitkyina has a Klondyke feel with truck loads of miners heading out of town to mine for gold and jadite. The area is the source of the finest Jade, known asImperial Jade. I hope to make a return journey.