Welcome to Burma Partners Mogok Picture Gallery Content Page. This is the first of four pages of thumbnail photos offering a glimpse into the legendary Valley of Rubies in Burma, the area called Mogok. Please click on any of the images below to view a full screen version.
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Beautiful old teak houses on Mogok's main street, in early morning before work begins in the mines | |||||||
| Miners in Baw Lone Gyi, in the northwestern part of Mogok valley, clear away waste debris to get at gem-bearing gravel |
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In Kyat Pyin, a water-gravel mixture is pumped from the mines into these wooden catch bins, where heavy material settles and fine particles are washed away | |||||||
| Deep within a man-made cave in the Dattaw region of Mogok, these former soldiers in the United Wa State Army engage in the peaceful pursuit of ruby mining |
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Face smeared with thanaka paste, this young Burmese woman uses a shoulder yoke to carry rock away from a mine shaft in Lay Oo |
