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Five Killed as Junta Bombs Myanmar’s Rebel-Held Ruby Hub
Locals believe Mandalay’s Mogoke, a frequent target of air raids, was hit again because the TNLA has seized ruby mines there ...
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How Burma became the world capital of crime
The civil war ravaging the Asian country hides that it is the epicenter of heroin production, synthetic drug trafficking, and ...
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Gemstone mining map
Comparatively, Burmese rubies, some of the most popular ... red beryl stones sell for as much as $10,000 per carat. The Ruby Violet mine, owned by Gemstone Mining, produces 5,000 to 7,000 carats ...
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Making a living in Mogok, the ‘land of rubies’, has no guarantee of a sparkling future
For centuries emperors, kings and warlords have fought for control over the valley of Mogok, north of Mandalay in Burma ... cast mine on the valley floor, but if he found a valuable ruby his ...