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The main access into the copper/silver mines above Wallah Gorge is via a long tunnel to the workings. This was developed by Burmah Mines Ltd in 1914 and is named 'Tiger Tunnel'.

Pay office at the mine exit above Wallah Gorge on the Burma Mines Railway. The Tiger Tunnel into the mine is in the cutting and this is marked by a Tiger Head sculpture just below the footbridge. Armed guards are everywhere around the mines due to the threat of attack by separatists. Since this visit the area has become closed after serious attacks and many deaths.