Sub-title:
Burrowing deep underground, thousands of informal miners risk their lives to find gleaming red gems as a law change spurs opportunity in Myanmar’s “land of rubies”.
Description:
"Miners arriving with equipment on motorcycles at a ruby mining site in Mogok, north of Mandalay...Miners working in a ruby mine in Mogok, north of Mandalay...Miners panning for rubies and other gemstones in a ruby mine in Mogok, north of Mandalay...A miner entering a tunnel in a ruby mine in Mogok, north of Mandalay..."
Source/publisher:
"The Guardian" (UK)
Date of Publication:
2019-05-27
Date of entry:
2019-11-03
Grouping:
- Individual Documents
Category:
Countries:
Myanmar
Administrative areas of Burma/Myanmar:
Mandalay
Language:
English
Resource Type:
text
Text quality:
- Good