Myanmar's Kachin State is believed to hold up to 90% of the world's most valuable jade. Demand for it is growing in China, where the stone is considered sacred. But hunting for it is one of the ...

Si Thu Phyo was scavenging for leftover gemstones when he felt the earth shake loose around him. The 21-year-old was hard at work in one of the world's largest jade mines, in Kachin State in ...

Myanmar’s jade mines may yield great wealth—but they leave a long trail of death. An exclusive report By Hannah Beech/Hpakant | Photographs by adam dean When the earth collapsed, as it does ...