Myanmar miners unearth 175-tonne jade stone worth $170 million

[KTMphil]

Do the Army own it already?


Myanmar miners unearth 175-tonne jade stone worth $170 million


[FONT=&quot]An 18-foot wide and 9-foot high jade stone weighing 175 tonnes unearthed by miners in Myanmar just dwarfed a 34-kilogramme pearl in the Philippines displayed for the first time in public in August, although it was discovered 10 years ago. Initial estimates value the giant jade – large enough as two small houses – at US$170 million (A$224 million).



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[FONT=&quot]Sao Min, a 44-year-old miner who was part of the group that found the 175-tonne stone in a remote mine in Kachin State, says, “We thought we had won the lottery. But this belongs to the country. It is in honour of our leaders,” Daily Mail quotes Min.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]U Tint Soe, a local politician, adds the discover us a present to Burmese citizens, government and the party in power. “It is a very good sign for us,” U says.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]But it is not the largest jade since the record-holder is the carved jade statue at the Jade Buddha Palace in China which weighs 260 tonnes, according to Mirror online.


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[oldbloke]

The military own it if they want to.... Very thoughtful of that team to make it a present to the country: . Not all jade miners are so happy ... http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/02/world/searching-for-burmese-jade-and-finding-misery.html?_r=0