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"You die for sure".
- Source :
- Forbes; 10/26/1987, Vol. 140 Issue 9, p94-96, 3p, 2 Color Photographs, 1 Map
- Publication Year :
- 1987
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Abstract
- The article explains why the prices of Burma's pigeon-blood rubies have gone up so high that it retails at four times the price of a D-flawless diamond. It mentions the Mogok mines, the takeover and nationalization by General U Ne Win, and the rise of smuggling from Mogok to Thailand. Topics covered include the primitive mining methods in Thailand and Burma, the perilous trip to the Thai border, and the burning treatment of the stones in Bangkok. Also discussed are the dealer markups.
- Subjects :
- RUBIES
RUBY mines & mining
SMUGGLING
DEALERS (Retail trade)
JEWELRY dealers
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00156914
- Volume :
- 140
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Forbes
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- 19583907