Myanmar: Startling Photos Capture Myanmar’s $31 Billion Jade Mining Industry [Photos]

May 17, 2017 | Laura Mallonee, Wired
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The rolling hills of Kachin state in northern Myanmar hold the finest jade in all the world. The best stones command hundreds of thousands of dollars per ounce, and mining companies scour the landscape in search of them. They leave behind great heaps of waste that scavengers pick through, hoping to find a rock that will change their lives.