This high-altitude Burmese valley is a dreamland for all gemologists, geologists, mineralogists and all those for whom beauty, authenticity and tradition matters. It's for sure the Gemwow.com Dreamland!

Land of traditions: For more than 800 years ruby mining has been documented here. It is, without a doubt, one of the oldest gem mining areas in the world and perhaps the oldest one still in operation! We can say that Mogok is the motherland of the Asian gem traditions as some Mogok miners of the Shan ethnic group later migrated to Chanthaburi (Thailand) and Pailin (Cambodia). This migration took place at the end of the 19th century and was the catalyst for the adventure of bringing Thai ruby into the sunlight by using the Mogok mining techniques. Leaving Burma after the military coup in 1962, Burmese dealers had a decisive role in the creation of the Thai gem industry we k