Mogok: The ruby ​​valley of Burma

850 km north of Rangoon and 180 km from the Chinese border, is Mogok, the ruby ​​capital of the world. But Mogok is a forbidden city. The Burmese have always closed the city to foreigners to make it a safe haven, jealously guarding the secret of the extraction of rubies. The seizure of power in 1988 by the military did not help matters. Burmese rubies are reputed to be the most beautiful in the world. They are extracted from open pit mines. The largest are gigantic quarries that tear apart the mountain.
If, in the main government mine, mechanical machines level the ground, all the extraction work is done by hand. We extract with a pickaxe. The town of Mogok, around 15,000 inhabitants, lives only by and for rubies, in permanent madness. Buyers come from China or India by the dozens. There are four daily ruby ​​markets in the city, one of which is frequented only by men.
Many of them are carved on site, often by Indians. In 1995, although a few special permits were issued sparsely, the last film on Mogok, shot in black and white, dates from the 1950s. Today, our report on the Mogok mines therefore serves as a document.
Director: Daniel Cattelain

[@pyinoolwinfalconersclubmya7280]

this palace is mogok township(ruby land) ..golden butterfly hotel & zoo..

[@fajarialfan8814]

Es extraordinario, esto es en un país donde mucha gente trabaja duro.muy extraordinario

[@goodwilllightinggoodwillli4847]

😊😊😊❤

[@ongtayjoojames-ow1bs]

How come only rubies r found here.?🤔 How come no gold nuggets cld be found here...?!🤔

[@oppoooppoo9546]

Using energy from people
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[@TartaGeule]

2:28, ca ne peut qu etre faux, il n y a pas de restauration, pas de boutiques, pas de plombier, de jardinier, de peintre, de nounou et j en passe ? C est impossible.... veillez a etre plus serieux dans vos narratifs svp ;)

[@angelawhitehead6187]

It's a while back btw

[@angelawhitehead6187]

, plus not so many tourists these days in Burma

[@TheIrrawaddy]

Where is that Major now?

[@lenwood-coster6898]

Meanwhile, she's talking about helping her country and she has had some work done. She's probably one of the reasons why there's corruption.

[@hemagoel3034]

This is an old documentary. Ahn San Su Qyi came to power after that and the country went to the .....

[@Satria806]

Mengapa Subtitlenya sulit dimengerti & sangat membinggungkan😑

[@crazyTVroom]

어릴때 뒷동산 폐광근처에서 루비많이 주서다 팔았었는데

[@giovannimarceno3380]

bel video ma la traduzione in italiano riguarda un altro video quindi sbagliata

[@terryeustice5399]

English please.

[@hibi5539]

พูดอะไรไม่เกียวกับการหาพลอยเลย😅😅😅😅

[@nicolerobatel5785]

Shit men

[@dannlapierre]

12:37 Bon, bon, si cela n'est pas touchant! Un autre grand ''philanthrope'' et dont la réelle préoccupation doit être de s'enrichir encore plus, et ce de toutes les façons possibles...