Mysterious Burma Valley Ruby Paradise (picture)

Mogok is the most famous and important source of colored gemstones in Myanmar. At the 2nd China International Mineral Gemstone Expo, the 1700-carat "Mt. Mogok" was the first large-scale public exhibition in the world. It is the world famous mineral gem collector and the owner of the "King of the Valley" in Myanmar. Federico. In the eyes of Federico Barlocher, the mysterious and legendary of Mage in Myanmar is a paradise for rubies.

The 2nd Mining Expo was held in Hunan, Federico. Baroque carries his collection of the "King of the Valley" stone and 75 different gems from the Mogok area to Changsha.

Born in a wealthy family in northern Italy, Baroque could have inherited hundreds of millions of dollars in family businesses, but he was fascinated by the gem collection. He traveled all over the world and has footprints in many remote countries, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Vietnam, and Tanzania. Federico 30 years ago. Baroque came to Mugu in Myanmar for the first time, and he fell in love with it. Now, as an expert in the sapphire gemstone, he spends most of his time here.

"Mugu is a legendary valley, and its popularity is not high. Many Westerners don't even know where to produce gems." Baroque said that Mogok is not far from the China-Myanmar border and travels from Mandalay in central Myanmar. It only takes six or seven hours to arrive.

In the Baroque eyes, Mogok is a very backward area. Most of the houses are built on the hills and the houses are not too high. Around the town, there are large mines.

"Standing at the entrance to the Mogok overlooking the town, you can't think of the world's most precious ruby ​​in this barren mountainous area."

National treasure hunt

About 500,000 people in Mogok have been working on gems for life. "They are all dreamers, hoping to find the top ruby, and then become rich." With such a dream, the miners will use golf and mountain climbing to enrich their leisure time, and magazine pages with beautiful women will be collected. In the lounge.

"In some low-cost mines (shallow ruby ​​mines), it's not that hard to find a gem." According to a video provided by Baroque, the reporter saw that many miners transported metamorphic limestone, possibly containing rubies, from the mine to the ground. Use a large hammer to cut the stones and look for traces of the stones. "They can find gems at a glance in the ore heap," Baroque said.

Baroque also introduced a very interesting detail. In order to prevent the loss of precious stones that are hard to find, the locals generally put the gems "in their mouths", which is the safest.

Local children started “treasure hunt” around the age of 2, and by the time they were 20 they became super experts. The local people are very embarrassed. "You can't move their things casually. They may kill you. This is true."

Handshake transaction

Every day from the breakfast, the jeweler will buy the gems found the day before, and the acquired gems will be sent to the cutting immediately, and then they will be traded at the market to form a complete industrial chain. Baroque said that in the open trading market, two or three thousand people buy and sell red sapphires every day.

In the market, only low-quality gems will be rolled up on a piece of paper for trading, and high-quality gems will be sold on a yellow plate. The locals will also give names to these gems, and of course more directly replace them with their own names.

The local lifestyle and trading methods of Mogok are very traditional. According to Baroque, the "handshake" transaction is an ancient trading method that has been inherited for over 100 years. When shaking hands, the buyer will imply the price to the other party by pointing the finger. The entire transaction information is secretly transmitted during the handshake, only the buyer and the seller know. At the same time, the locals never use any banking system and all use cash transactions.

"The "handshake" deal is very difficult to achieve, and it is impossible to succeed once." Baroque said that from inquiry to price to bargaining to final transaction, sometimes it lasts for a few days, sometimes even months. "The whole process was very exhausting. After completing the transaction, I felt that my strength was exhausted."

Local women cleaning ruby ​​rough

Mogok is the most famous and important source of colored gemstones in Myanmar. At the 2nd China International Mineral Gemstone Expo, the 1700-carat "Mt. Mogok" was the first large-scale public exhibition in the world. It is the world famous mineral gem collector and the owner of the "King of the Valley" in Myanmar. In the eyes of Federico Barlocher, the mysterious and legendary of the Mugu Valley in Myanmar is a paradise for rubies.

With the enthusiasm for "treasure hunt" for many years, since 2000, the gems that are easy to mine in Mogok have almost disappeared. After 10 years of closing the mountain, it was not reopened until last year. What remains today is a mining area that is remote and difficult to mine. The cost of powering these mines and transporting coarse materials from the ground increases the difficulty of mining the ruby ​​rubies.

Thrilling mining

"It's hard for outsiders to imagine how difficult it is to discover the ruby." Baroque told reporters that he had been to a mine called Kaituowei, which is more than 400 meters underground. There are about 500 miners working in two shifts, working 24 hours a day.

The area of ​​this mine is large, and the mine shaft is a scaffold reinforced with wooden columns. From the ground to the bottom of the mine is almost vertical, the entire passage is supported by a simple wooden frame, and the upper and lower sides rely on a wooden ladder with no left handrails. If you are not careful, the miners may face the danger of broken bones. In the work area at the bottom of the mine, the light is getting darker. Here, the miners must first use explosives to blast the stone walls, and then hammer and break the ore to find traces of rubies.

"The whole process is very dangerous. The wooden ladders are all suspended. The legs are shaking. The place where the miners use explosives to explode is only five meters away. This thrilling explosion has greatly shocked me." Baroque described it like this. .

The harsh mining conditions are only one aspect. In addition, about 90% of the mines are not able to pick rubies, which makes mining a very high-risk industry. Therefore, the ruby ​​collected in the mine is not sold separately. "They ask you to pack and buy the ruby ​​from the entire mine, and you can't pick it." These factors have pushed up the market price of ruby.

Expert: The price of Mogo Red Treasure has not reached a high point

In recent years, with the advent of "Cai Bao Hot", colored gemstones, especially top grades, have become a hot spot for people to invest, decorate and collect. It is understood that the rubies commonly found on the market mainly come from three types of mining areas. The classic marble-type ruby ​​mines are in Mogok, Myanmar, the basalt-related ruby ​​mines such as the border between Thailand and Cambodia, and the new amphibole-related ruby ​​mines such as Mozambique.

Although the red color of ruby ​​is caused by chrome, the difference of iron makes each jewel of different origins attractive. "Dove Blood Red" was once referred to as exclusive to the Burmese ruby ​​and only refers to the gemstones produced in the Mogok mining area. There is also a kind of “bovine blood red” in Myanmar. The “bovine blood red” is darker in color due to higher iron content, and the fluorescence is weaker than “pigeon red”.

Gao Yunfu, head of the second international mine fair organizing committee, told reporters that Myanmar ruby ​​is pure in color, bright in color and strong in saturation. "Not necessarily the biggest, but it must be the most red." The standard for ruby ​​collections is similar to the standard for general gemstones, mainly color, impurities, carats and cuts. In terms of ruby ​​color, in principle, the closer the ruby ​​color is to the ideal spectral color, the higher the quality. Conversely, if the proportion of the ruby's color is larger, the color is less pure and the value is lower. He reminded investors that all top jewellery requires an authoritative certificate from a professional body, and the origin of the ruby ​​is also important. The top "pigeon red" price of Mogok was once more than three times higher than other places.

The geologist and secretary-general of the Hong Kong Gemological Association, Liao Shangyi, told reporters that according to his experience of visiting Mogok last year, the reopening of the ruby ​​ruby ​​production was not much different from the previous one, but it became more difficult to switch to underground mining. In the Kaito mine, which is located in the best ruby ​​production area, one of the mines produces about 10,000 carats of ruby ​​per year, and only a few hundred carats are the finest rubies. Scarcity makes the value of ruby ​​an upward trend. Gao Yunfu also said that Myanmar's ruby ​​is still in the process of appreciation, and the current market price is far from high. On a global scale, the current Burmese ruby ​​collectors are still dominated by Europe and the United States. The demand for rubies in China, India and Brazil has increased significantly in recent years.

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