Mogok: The Legendary Valley Of Rubies
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 พ.ค. 2022
- What if you were told that the finest quality ruby in the world was sold at over $1,000,000 per carat? Would you believe it? Now how about if you were told that at that price, it was still a bargain? Surprised? This film will show you why.
Burma. Or, more accurately, Myanmar. Famous around the world for their world-class rubies among other gems.
Off-limits to most Westerners, Myanmar is a country of legends and when it comes to the origins of the world's most famous rubies, one little valley evokes feelings of awe - Mogok: The Legendary Valley Of Rubies.
In 2013, international gem dealer Federico Barlocher had the idea for a film that would guide viewers through life in Mogok and take them, first-hand, into some of the most famous ruby mines in the region. This exclusive guided tour allows everyone to see what few in the world have ever experienced.
Join us now as we explore the birthplace of the world's most expensive colored gem - the ruby.
What really stands out for me, besides gem quality, is the way the mining is done. Very respectful to the landscape, leaving nature intact instead of stripping off every living thing and leaving a scar where nothing is able to grow again.
Thank you this video.
I'm from Myanmar.
The best gemstone documentary ever..
Burma as I remember the name as a child and the fascination of the ruby. The Burmese Ruby is the most perfect and beautiful rubys on the planet.
They are oh so beautiful.
It's an interesting history. There were two ways of referring to the country. In written words, it was referred to as Myanmar Pyi. But spoken, it was often referred to as Bama. When the English took over the country, the spoken name evolved into, "Burma" and that's how the country was referred to for many, many years. In 1989, the country officially changed the name to the historically written version and that's how we now have, "Myanmar." For those of us born well before 1989, we still think of it as Burma.
Wonderfully narrated - so clear and precise. Thank you!
I have snuck into mogok 3 times, been caught by the cops who had no idea what to do with me once . Amazing among hundreds of amazing Burma stories of the total 2 years I spent bicycling around that country.
You are amazing hahaha
It must have been profitable or you wouldn't have stayed two years. So, what type of gems did you come away with?
what were u thinking or ur bangladesh
Do tell
Fabulous video, many thanks!!
This documentary is so precious like the gems that as I love them so much I appreciate all the work risks and sacrifice of the miners ,thank you so much for sharing your experience in Burma
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Thanks.
I so proud for born in land of Jade(Hpakhant) and rise up in land of Ruby(Mogok).
BTW an aunt of mine was a retired professor of Geology Department from a Myanmar University and her husband also a gemologist. But he living as a mineral man😁😁😁...
I am Gary from Vancouver Canada. This is a real video. I have been living here for over 30 years. I am a amazed at this video.
It's very evident why gemstones are so expensive. The miners risk their lives every day. Thank you for showing us everything.
I watch a LOT of videos........THIS IS A GOOD ONE.
That pocket was insane! Those photos so amazing
Been to Mogok few times. Most of the largest mines are owned and operated by joint venture between military government's owned company and Chinese companies. Military government provided land, labor and security, while Chinese come in with money. There is zero concern for environmental impact from mining and little regards to the welfare of the natives. All the good gems go straight to China, Hong Kong markets for top dollars while there is little benefit to the natives and the country.
Quite agree with you. Yhat's the reason one the military Burmese dictatorship is still running well : they are sustained by China.
Coup is by China CCP.
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Even if I could afford it I would not buy these gems for all of the above reasons. Same w diamonds. I prefer estate jewelry anyway.
Так было так есть и так будет всегда!!! Мировой капитал управляет процессами добычи, сбыта и распределения ресурсов
what an awesome documentary film about rubies thq for all team
Excellent speaker,,, Great Job,,👏👏👏🌷🌷🌷
Thank you for sharing this awesome information. I love going to Mogok. It is a great source for ruby, sapphire, spinel, peridot and other rare gems.
Wow!! This is amazing Bryan!!! Thank you so much for this and for all you do for our hobby. Mahalo!
Gutsy fellow with plenty of knowledge. It was fun all around. Very informative. Thank you very much.
Incredible video. I am amazed at the dangers these miners live in their everyday lives. I have always loved gemstones as a child. Seein the hardships and difficulties it takes to mine these gems is mindblowing. Thanks for this awesome video.
Great video! Thank you for this unique peek of Myanmar 🇲🇲✨💕
Thank you for this excellent documentary! A breath of fresh air!
As Ruby is my birth stone it really amaze me how beautiful it is ! ❤
Honestly i would love to visit the place so that i can see the two towers... very beautiful even the way they are cleaning ..amazing video.. beautiful valley with beautiful people
I am grateful to those who recorded this, and to all the people who appeared in this ducmantere. and the presenter is an expert, unbelievable, what a beautiful documentary, unimaginable MOGOK!
Simply excellent to watch ,the team are amazing ,and thank you for bringing us this amazing content.
Blessings to the workers who risk their lives for these gems!
wow how dangerous this looks to get these Ruby gems out of the marble. I have several rubies on my wedding necklace of 24 karat gold setting, the gold is so soft I have to be super careful when I even touch it...been 36 yrs since I married...my mother gave it to me as a wedding gift and I had no idea of the value! So grateful to know how precious it really is! So grateful for these hard workers 🙏
myanmar will be rich country if the government handle it properly
I live in North Carolina. Our state is diverse in many gemstones. Emerald is our state gemstone and NC produces the best emeralds in the US. Recent finds in the Hiddenite, NC have produced emeralds comparable to Columbia, generally regarded the best in the world. Rubies and sapphires of good to exceptional quality occur here as well. In the southern mountains of the state mainly centered around the town of Franklin in Macon Co., NC are the famous Cowee Valley ruby mines. Almost all were alluvial deposits working the creeks where rubies of exceptional pigeon blood red color rubies have been found since the early 1800's. Extensive mining produced some excellent stones. The only drawback to the rubies of NC have been size. Most are seldom over a carat or two when of high quality. The rubies from NC tend to occur in wafer like hexagonal crystals usually very small and stout. This also hinders the lack of cuttable material. This of course isn't always the case. A few large exceptional stones do exist. Color is usually good and can grade from rich red, pink, yellow, blue sapphire, colorless to green. Here in NC, there is also some associated spinel although seldom is it gem quality, there is rutile, sillmanite, zircon and other minerals present as well. Most of the ruby corundum occurs in or adjacent to biotite gneiss and schist as well as ultramafic deposits, serpentine bodies, etc. but there is also some marble in the area that contains a little ruby as well. The source for the finest NC rubies is still a mystery as they have tended to be found in alluvial gravels rather that in-situ deposits. However, many fine specimens of cab and specimen grade ruby and sapphire have been found.
Natives were kicked off that land for those rocks,
Michelle
Natives have always been kicked off land. The Aztecs and others left azatland or their ancestral homeland in disgrace or offending their god. Then the Aztecs murdered the native Americans in Mexico. Foreigners stole land from Mexicans. But because they looked similar or were from the same continent it’s not called racist or an invasion. That’s like saying if Russia invaded Spain it’s not invaded by foreigners.
@@shlby69m natives kicked off the natives before them kicked off the natives before them, and the ones before them, etc etc. Welcome to human history. People have been taking land from each other since humans first existed. So whats your point? Did you know the sky is blue?
I too live in NC :) Spruce Pine ....,I watched this thinking its beautiful there , looks like home :) I have to admit other countires are a lil better , compared to us...But I do Love our lil amazing Spot and our Gems
Thank you for the amazing video
Ok,dear friends...
I AM,IN GOOSEBUMPS !!!
Thank you for the video.
Once again,I learned more abauth my hungarien heritages..the one not to many people know...,,non,nunka,nada🙏 .It is so sad,my Soul is crying 😢.
You are my people,and you don't even know it.I love you all !!!
These is verry inportant !!!
You ,MCP,Blue Cap production, you have mentioned a name Persian King.Who was he ? What famaly bloodline if not hungarien ? Becose the word Persia,Perzsa,is hungarien.Perzselt,Perzse ,Perzs3lten,ami egésszen egy Nagy per,,kerek perec,,.
PLEASE,show these to a hungarien friend.He will tell you the rest....
It is my nations,it is my Creations,where you are all,all of you, Period...
First,let's look at the name Berma.So sorry,these is BírMa.In hungarien it means,,Wee can Handel it today,,
Perzsa,Burma Mogok,Mendelé,my dear friends,you forgot,the EARTH History becose you never know it,the one is steel hiding,in the true,original undestanding...But who cares,,,just let get rich on ,,older people backs,,without any respect.
Dear friends,Godd bless your soul,your comment's, your video,your everything.
I LIKE TO JOIN YOU !!!,BUT,only you can stop it any time..
These video you so,is coming from my past, and they creators don't even know it.Bless them !!!And I bless them to...
They don't know whath they are doing , but they do it anyway...
They don't understand me ...
Ok.
You must relay,on the hungarien truth today !!! Over..
I appreciate finding your excellent video today as im starting to learn about gems etc...
And your journey showed how beautiful these beauties are created from our wonderful Mother Earth..
Thankyou for the lesson and for sharing..
Thank-you
Amazing feeling I got . thank you
Loving the higher-quality video! This is fantastic. As a rockhound, it must be amazing when they hit one of those pockets of massive crystals.
It's the ultimate!
Thanks for a great production on Rubies and Mogok. A professional job, without a doubt. The cultural value of this almost out shines the Rubies. 🙂
I am watching the video, not because of the gems but to listen the gentleman accented English - it reminds me of my friend Giovanni Capello during my Masters degree in Design in Domus - Milano. Though I been to the place Mogok along with my friend from ethnic Myanmarese community as I am native of the Indian territory bordering Myanmar and Bangladesh. During British Indian period my grandfather was British district administrator in Burma.
Thank you! It's always very interesting watching gem adventures around the world. I memorized the world map since I was a teenager 😄
Nice and beautiful picture with so amazing background view awesome
Peridot has such extraterrestrial look when the stone is good. Amazing
wery wery nice program..
Crazy geology that all best gems are concentrated in one valley!
If you do a brief review of the historical geology of Burma, you will gain an understanding of this area and why the gem stones are found here.
Thank you for showing me a part of the world i never realized existed. Also very interesting how technology connects us all.
Technology makes our world smaller!! You always hear the stories about how much damage technology does to our society but it's truly a two-edged sword. Here's to using technology for good!!!
I am really appreciated for this documentary. This is absolutely knowledgeable about the mogok and its gemstones.
Omg i can't stop watching it. Bcuz i love blinds.
I'm way more interested in mineralogical specimens than I am in jewelry. preserving the crystals on some of its matrix is important for that.
Freddy is a Living Legend in our small world of Corundum collectors. He is a Rare Gem of a Gentleman!
I like this documentary about gemstones of Myanmar, hard working people. it seems isn't easy to find the precious stones. Good lucky!
Top show - thanks heaps Aussie fan
mr. barlocher is global treasure., have been watching for a long time., could mr. barlocher please do an update on the MIM museum in beruit.,?.,? i have been worried about what may have happened after the explosion., that place is priceless and i have been wondering if it's amazing collection made it .,., so many thanks for your knowledge and allowing us to see such things.,.,
Wonderful! Really loved this video, thank you.
World class video as well as the gems.
I see my uncle played pool table best childhood memory lovely village miss Mogok a lot.
Ruby has always fascinated me. However as mentioned it remains cheap compared to the difficulties in finding one. The mining is very risky indeed. Thanks a lot for a great documentary.
Call “Land of the Ruby” for a reason. 40:58 I used to do this during summer school breaks. I missed my hometown.
Thank you very much . Very interesting journey of stones wonderful 👏 thanks for sharing
That last one was one hell of a mine !!
It was almost disorienting.
Imagine climbing down INTO it!!!
Im sri lanka welcome to you
your good job come in sri lanka 🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️
Thank you very much for this great movie!
Best adventure. Enjoyed every bit of this video.
Very informative documentary..thanks for sharing..now I know different types of gems ❤
Love this ! Watched a bunch of times ! Top couple gem stone documentary’s Forsure ! When they go way down in the mine near the end with the music and vibe ! Crazzz
I appreciate you.very very nice work and very good job.ofcourse you are like to appreciate.your job Inspired
Great film
Nice people
Beautiful gem
Thanks all of you for have maked this very good documentary ..
I very like to see this film.
I love ruby and sapphire.
I feel like a bad person for loving the world of gems so much when i know the extreme human cost of them. It actually makes me love and respect the stones more. Does this make me a bad person???😔 for any confusion about this !!! What I mean is it makes me sad at how dangerous and difficult mining gemstones still is nowadays!!!! And because of that it makes me more grateful for the beauty of the stones!!!! And as a very very very new collector I will always cherish and care for them because I do all of the hard work that goes into bringing gemstones the people!!!!!!! I say this with love. Unfortunately I'm not an engineer so I have no idea how to make mining safer easier and more convenient!!!!!! But I am a country girl and I know what it means to work hard and for that all miners will always have my respect and admiration all over the world!!!!!!!! 💞
You love and respect the stones even more?
What does that even mean?
What about the people who work mines for them?
I don’t know if that makes you a bad person or not.
It’s not up to me to judge you nor anyone else.
I just don’t understand how or why you say that, what you mean by that statement.
Gems are nothing but an inanimate object that have neither a feeling or a thought and are incapable of even knowing what respect and love is. Let alone have any sense of appreciation for it.
What about the people who worked hard to mine them? Or have you any thought or consideration for their efforts, their energy, and the risks they put their lives at to mine the gemstones because there are people who seem to value a shiny, sparkly and pretty object more than another human being’s life?
I love beauty and awe inspiring sunsets, the colors and the uniqueness of each one. I admire them and am humbled by the awe I feel when observing sunsets. And I respect the universe, and whatever energies and forces of nature that caused that sunset that seems to have a force of its own that can affect me so deeply.
And I love collecting rocks, finding stones and minerals that I find beautiful and/or interesting and intriguing for a variety of reasons. Yet those rocks, whether valued by others or not, compared to the value of another person’s life, their efforts, their struggles, their knowledge, their joys and sorrows, their energy and life force and emotions, they have my respect, my appreciation, my love as another living being similar yet uniquely different, as incomparable and of infinitely more value and deserving of love and respect than any stone, pretty and sparkly or not.
I’m just not understanding where you’re coming from.
Wowww the wealth of their country😮they can give their people a good life
top...tnx
A very good modern documentary
Thank you!!! This film couldn't be made today because of the political situation in Myanmar so I feel EXTREMELY lucky that I was able to do this when I did.
Wonderful video,, hard to make,,🙏🙏🌷🌷👏👏
What a fantastic video, eh?
So great for both knowledge and education.
Priceless.
Simply Priceless.
Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful video.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 👍
I'm glad you enjoyed it. We had a great time making it!
Very professional and interesting film. You are a real magnetic personality, Federico.
I agree. Really enjoyed this. A part of the world I did not know about. Federico and company did an excellent job showing us Mogok.
And fair, telling the truth. Thank you.
Incredible journey to the mines. It is very hard work for the miners & there life is without it, although they spent life time in these precious stones handling them everyday. !
Лучшее в ютуб об этом чудесном городе Могок!!!!
Меня это видео вдохновило!!!
Спасибо вам!!!
I won a 5.2 ct cut ruby for saving a little girl in 1999. I was told that the supply of large gem quality rubies had dried up.
I wonder when was this filmed. Oh nvm! 2013. And I was amazed when Federico started speaking Burmese. Did not see that coming!!
Interesting topic, country and its culture, Its like a fantasy and in the ends its also a reality. Thank you so much.
Fabulous. Thank you for this incredible video
such excellent documentary. thank you
I am certain the British during their occupation got some fabulous stones from here.
Oh yeah!!!! In fact, there is a fabulous, "ruby" in the British Crown Jewels that is just mouth-watering. They discovered later that it's actually a Spinel and not a Ruby at all!!!
Amazing video, thanks for making it! ♥️
Good Documentary 👍..Thanks
Fantastic. Wow, thx for taking us on this magic carpet ride!!!
great documentary thanks legend ❤
Great video! The best. Thankx!
I liked the video, commented and subscribed. ☝🇹🇷🤲🇹🇷
A "must see" ! Thanks a lot !
All I can say?i❤them all…Wowwwwww
Very interesting topic. Informative.
Very Instructive, Bravo !
Very nice, educational video. THANK YOU!!!!!!!!
AMAZING!!
Super great video!
this was excellent TY
Properly managed society. Thanks for the intel.
Wonderful trip to the ruby world .
each time a new story! thank s.if any one want s to look a great video to look at The Pederneira mines !
Thank you for the eye opening truth of the gem mining industry in Myanmar! I wish I could afford a 1 carat unheated gem!
One of the best video love it Hope l visit someday
Just a fantastic journey, I love it very much
What are the people of Myanmar going to eat in the Future after all the land destroyed from mining stop now think about future of youngsters
Amazing to see the hard work of miners ,
36:00 I absolutely love that gold chain. 22k is softer but the color it has is amazing