Myanmar: Ruby Rush: Myanmar Gem Hunters Exploit Law Change

May 24, 2019 | Agence France-Presse
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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". But a recent law change -- aimed at reining in big companies digging hundreds of meters deep -- means many licenses have not been renewed, and the former diggings have been invaded by artisanal miners.