State-run media​ reported that the newly found rough ruby was discovered in mid-April, just after the traditional New Year festival.

A ruby weighing more than four pounds came out of the ground in Myanmar’s Mogok region in mid-April. State officials described it as the most valuable giant gemstone the country has ever produced. The ...

Myanmar ruby discovery: Myanmar has found a massive 11,000-carat ruby in the Mogok region. This gem is considered exceptionally rare and valuable due to its superior purplish-red color and natural ...

The ruby is now the second-largest found in Myanmar ...

Near Mogok in Myanmar’s Mandalay region, a staggering 11,000-carat ruby weighing 2.2 kilograms (4.8 pounds) was recently ...

BANGKOK (AP) — Miners in Myanmar have discovered a rare ruby of enormous size, considered to be the second-largest by weight ever found in the conflict-battered Southeast Asian nation, state media ...

A large ruby weighing more than 2 kilograms has been found in Myanmar. The ruby was unearthed near the town of Mogok, in the upper Mandalay region, the heartland of the lucrative gem-mining industry ...

The newly uncovered ruby is being described as one of the largest and most valuable stones found in Myanmar in decades, drawing global attention to the country’s legendary gem-rich Mogok region.

Mogok - dubbed the "Valley of Rubies" and located in the north of Mandalay - is a remote town famous for precious rubies and sapphires that are mined in the surrounding valleys and hills of the city.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Miners in Myanmar have unearthed an 11,000-carat ruby, the second-largest ever found in the nation, distinguished ...