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 ...

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

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 ...

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

A 1996 discovery yielded a larger stone at 21,450 carats, however the newly found ruby is deemed more valuable due to its exceptional color and clarity ...

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

A huge 11,000-carat ruby has been discovered in Myanmar, state media reported Friday, one of the largest ever found in the country renowned for its precious gemstones.

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 ...

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.

BANGKOK--Human rights activists are lobbying major jewelers to stop buying gems sourced in Myanmar as a way to exert pressure ...

Myanmar produces nearly 90% of the world's rubies, mainly from the Mogok and Mong Hsu regions.

Miners unearthed a massive 11,000-carat ruby. Despite being half the weight of the largest ever found, it's considered to be ...