Four Treasures Reference Database
Record No. 5377
Laos – Land of a million elephants... and sapphires
Journal Article
Hughes, R.W., Ishmael, A. and Isatelle, F. (2011) Laos – Land of a million elephants... and sapphires. InColor, No. 16, Spring, pp. 12–19.
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Corundum, Laos.12, Huay Xai, gems
The history of the Lao sapphire mines at Ban Huay Xai is detailed, along with modern mining by Hong Kong based Sino Resources Mining Corp. Ltd. from 2006–2012.