Miners have unearthed an incredibly rare, five-pound ruby in Myanmar, the country’s state media reported on Friday. The massive ruby, measuring 11,000 carats, was discovered near the town of Mogok — a ...

State-run media​ reported that the newly found rough ruby was discovered in mid-April, just after the traditional New Year festival.

Near Mogok in Myanmar’s Mandalay region, a staggering 11,000-carat ruby weighing 2.2 kilograms (4.8 pounds) was recently ...

Myanmar ruby discovery: Myanmar has found a massive 11,000-carat ruby in the Mogok region. This gem is considered exceptionally rare and valuable due to its superior purplish-red color and natural ...

The ruby is now the second-largest found in Myanmar ...

A huge 11,000-carat ruby has been discovered in Myanmar, state media reported Friday, one of the largest ever found in the country renowned for its precious gemstones.

Myanmar produces nearly 90% of the world's rubies, mainly from the Mogok and Mong Hsu regions.

BANGKOK (AP) — Miners in Myanmar have discovered a rare ruby of enormous size, considered to be the second-largest by weight ever found in the conflict-battered Southeast Asian nation, state media ...

A large ruby weighing more than 2 kilograms has been found in Myanmar. The ruby was unearthed near the town of Mogok, in the upper Mandalay region, the heartland of the lucrative gem-mining industry ...

Mogok - dubbed the "Valley of Rubies" and located in the north of Mandalay - is a remote town famous for precious rubies and sapphires that are mined in the surrounding valleys and hills of the city.

A 1996 discovery yielded a larger stone at 21,450 carats, however the newly found ruby is deemed more valuable due to its exceptional color and clarity ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Miners in Myanmar have unearthed an 11,000-carat ruby, the second-largest ever found in the nation, distinguished ...