The £140m boulder of jade

Monday 17th October 2016 07:03 EDT
 

Miners in northern Burma have discovered a boulder of jade estimated to be over £140m. Weighing 175 tonnes, measuring 14ft high by 19ft long, the stone was found last week at a mine in Hpakant. More than 300,000 is estimated to be mining for jade in Burma in an industry worth £20 billion.


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