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据缅甸国家媒体周五报道，缅甸矿工发现了一颗体型巨大的稀有红宝石，据信是这个饱受冲突蹂躏的东南亚国家有史以来发现的第二大重钻。
这颗红宝石重11000克拉，约合4.8磅，在曼德勒省北部的抹谷镇附近被挖出。抹谷是利润丰厚的宝石开采业中心，近期该国全面内战中该地区爆发了激烈战斗。
据国营的《缅甸全球新光报》报道，这颗新发现的原矿红宝石于4月中旬，也就是传统新年庆典刚结束后被发现。
尽管它的重量仅为1996年发现的21450克拉宝石的一半，但由于色泽和品质更优，这一新发现的红宝石被认为价值更高。据称它呈紫红色调，带有淡黄色底色，属于高品质色泽等级，透明度中等，表面反光性极强。
缅甸的红宝石产量约占全球的90%，主要产自抹谷和孟休地区。无论是合法交易还是走私的宝石，都是缅甸的主要收入来源。人权活动人士和英国研究与游说团体全球见证等组织敦促珠宝商停止购买缅甸产宝石，因为数十年来，宝石行业一直是缅甸军政府的重要收入来源。
缅甸今年成立了一个名义上的文官政府，但此前的选举被人权组织和反对派团体指责为骗局。此次选举让2021年发动最近一次军事政变的陆军总司令敏昂莱重新掌权。他和内阁近期在首都内比都的办公室检视了这颗巨型红宝石。
宝石开采也是寻求自治的少数民族武装团体的主要资金来源之一，这一因素助长了数十年的国内冲突。
这些采矿地区的安全局势依然动荡不安。2024年7月，代表帕朗少数民族的游击武装——掸邦民族解放协会（TNLA）占领了抹谷。尽管掸邦民族解放协会接管并运营了这些矿山，但根据去年年底中国斡旋达成的停火协议，控制权最终交还给了缅甸军方。
Massive 11,000-carat ruby unearthed by miners in Myanmar, officials say
May 8, 2026 / 10:17 AM EDT / CBS News / AP
Miners in Myanmar have discovered a rare ruby of enormous size, considered to be the second-largest by weight ever found in the conflict-battered Southeast Asian nation, state media reported Friday.
The ruby, measuring 11,000 carats and 4.8 pounds, was unearthed near the town of Mogok, in the upper Mandalay region, the heartland of the lucrative gem-mining industry that has recently experienced intense fighting in the country’s wide-ranging civil war.
According to a report from the state-run Global New Light of Myanmar, the newly found rough ruby was discovered in mid-April, just after the traditional New Year festival.
While it weighs roughly half the weight of a 21,450-carat stone found in 1996, the new discovery is considered more valuable due to its superior color and quality. It is described as having a purplish-red hue with yellowish undertones, a high-quality color grade, moderate transparency and a highly reflective surface.
Myanmar’s newly discovered ruby is displayed at the president’s office in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. Myanmar Military True News Information Team via AP Photo
Myanmar produces as much as 90% of the world’s rubies, primarily from the areas of Mogok and Mong Hsu. Gemstones, both legitimately traded and smuggled, are a major source of revenue for Myanmar. Human rights activists and organizations such as the Britain-based research and lobbying group Global Witness have urged jewelers to stop purchasing gems sourced from Myanmar, as the industry has served as a vital revenue stream for its military governments over several decades.
A new, ostensibly civilian government was installed this year, but it followed elections described by human rights and opposition groups as a sham. The vote returned to power President Min Aung Hlaing, the army chief who led the most recent military takeover in 2021. He and his Cabinet recently examined the giant ruby at his office in the capital, Naypyitaw.
Gemstone mining also serves as a primary source of funding for ethnic armed groups fighting for autonomy, a factor that has helped fuel decades of internal conflict.
The security of these mining regions remains volatile. Mogok was captured in July 2024 by the Ta’ang National Liberation Army, or TNLA, a guerrilla force representing the Palaung ethnic minority. Although the TNLA took over and operated the mines, control was eventually transferred back to Myanmar’s army as part of a China-mediated ceasefire agreement concluded late last year.
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