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 Post subject: Mogok, Burma (Myanmar)
PostPosted: Tue May 06, 2014 1:02 pm 
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Dear all,
I'm not sure if you are aware about that but it is now possible to visit again since June 2013 the Mogok gem mining area in Burma (Myanmar). That unique place was out of reach for foreigner since the end of January 2005.
It is again possible to visit it with a permit that can be obtained in about 1 to 3 weeks (depends...) by a Burmese travel agent. This means that such an expedition have to be planned in advance.
Now if you want to get more info about that you can read the following entry on GIA website:

http://www.gia.edu/gia-news-research-be ... expedition

Besides that you can find the following expedition reports about the recent GIA expeditions there:

http://www.gia.edu/gia-news-research-ex ... ies-part-1
http://www.gia.edu/gia-news-research-ex ... ies-part-2
(The part 3 is under completion)
And you can also find a specific article about spinels from a very interesting new deposit in Mogok:
http://www.gia.edu/gems-gemology/spring ... s-in-mogok

All the best,

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The views expressed here are V. Pardieu’s opinions and do not necessarily reflect those of GIA Laboratory Bangkok (http://www.giathai.net)where he is an employee since Dec 2008.


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PostPosted: Sun Jun 29, 2014 11:24 pm 
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Thanks for the info and links!

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