Chapter 29 Antimony deposits of Myanmar | Geological
Antimony is a critical metal in short supply in the world markets (Gunn 2014). Mining of antimony ores in Myanmar reached 9000 metric tons in 2014 (USGS 2015), establishing Myanmar as a significant global source of antimony ore, the bulk of which is exported to China. The majority of the antimony ore in Myanmar is in syntectonic quartzstibnite veins and breccias (Type I of Dill 1998