Downstream! Update on Mining Activities in the Mogok, Burma Area Figure

Posted on August 30, 2013 by L. Kiefert, P. Hardy, H.-P. Kan-Nyunt & D. Nyfeler Gübelin Gem Lab, Lucerne and Hong Kong

Burma has been, and still is, the most famous ruby and sapphire source. There are three mining areas for ruby and sapphire: Mogok, Nanyaseik, and Mong Hsu. Mogok has a long history of having foreigners…

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