Gemstone Potential of Myanmar -According to the Old Records, Ruby and Sapphire Were Being Used As Decorated Gemstone Since BC 600 to 500
Gemstone Potential Of Myanmar -According to the old records, Ruby and Sapphire were being used as decorated gemstone since BC 600 to 500 . -The Previous Ancient Myanmar Kings had been used Mogok Ruby and Sapphire as a Royal Treasures ,since Myanmar era 763-783. - In our country ,the most precious and valuable gemstone are occurred in Mogok region. -The gem minerals of Ruby , Sapphire , Spinel and other semi- precious gems quality of Peridot, Apatite, Rubellite, Chrysoberyl,Scapolite,Garnet,Zircon,Topaz,Moonstone,Danbu rite,Amethyst,Beryl,Aquamarine including (60) Nos of gem quality minerals are extracting in Mogok area. -In 2001,the Mogok Gemstone Tract was designated about 1440 square miles(915200 acres) which was including with Mogok , Momeik and Thabeikkyin Townships. -In 2014,the following areas were excluded from Mogok Gemstone Tract; …(50 ) acre for Ni-Cr production in Tagaung ,Thabeikkyin Township …(2174) acre for REE exploration (Ministry of Science and Technology ) in Mogok Township …(7385) acre for gold and other minerals exploration in Thabeikkyin Township -In 2016,to exclude the area of (74283) acre was proposed for small scale mining for gold exploration . Location map of Mogok Gemstone Tract Index Mogok Gemstone Area -The Mogok gemstone tract is bounded by 905272 acre(3663.59 sq km) and present gem extracted area is about 2107 acre (247.1 acre= 1 sq km), has already extracted about 2,066,104 Kg (1 Kg=5000 carat) of total gemstone since 28-2-1996 by 150 Nos of local companies. -Mong shu gemstone aera is bounded by 420947 acre (1703.55 sq km) and present gems extracted area is about 253 acre , has already extracted about 90,867 kg of total gemstone since 5-3-1996 by 39 Nos of local companies.
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