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Re:Thailand finds 14.8M tonnes of lithium by drak0n1c on Friday January 19, 2024 @12:23PM (#39058126)
Myanmar has the most bountiful gem mines in the world. I visited in 2019 and there were many shops with piles of ruby, jade, sapphire, even amber. They're already pretty specialized in mining and have little qualms about razing mining areas so would be able to take quick advantage - if their civil conflict allows.
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Re:Thailand finds 14.8M tonnes of lithium by kingkongjaffa on Friday January 19, 2024 @01:10PM (#39058920)
> Myanmar has the most bountiful gem mines in the world.

I assume that's hyperbole because I couldn't find a list of top producing countries that included Myanmar, do you have a link?

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Re:Thailand finds 14.8M tonnes of lithium by seaal on Friday January 19, 2024 @01:51PM (#39059430)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar#Extractive_industries

> Myanmar produces precious stones such as rubies, sapphires, pearls, and jade. Rubies are the biggest earner; 90% of the world's rubies come from the country, whose red stones are prized for their purity and hue.

The article that is cited is from 2010, seems like overall gem production has decreased significantly since then.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/1061659/myanmar-producti...

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Re:Thailand finds 14.8M tonnes of lithium by crossroadsguy on Friday January 19, 2024 @01:15PM (#39058988)
Well, it’s definitely not ideal. But if history is anything to go by, then either they themselves take it and maybe by killing each other; or someone from outside will come and do the killing for them and then take it all and also sell some freedoms while they’d be at it.
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Re:Thailand finds 14.8M tonnes of lithium by whimsicalism on Friday January 19, 2024 @01:38PM (#39059282)
No, I think Botswana or DRC does
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Re:Thailand finds 14.8M tonnes of lithium by huytersd on Friday January 19, 2024 @01:33PM (#39059216)
Anecdotal evidence can be misleading. I went to India and saw a literal pile, 7 ft high and maybe 10 ft in diameter of emeralds casually “stored” in a corner of a room but I don’t think India produces all that many emeralds (it’s primarily a cutting hub).
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Re:Thailand finds 14.8M tonnes of lithium by imnotreallynew on Friday January 19, 2024 @09:18PM (#39064013)
Where was this?
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Re:Thailand finds 14.8M tonnes of lithium by huytersd on Friday January 19, 2024 @11:30PM (#39064681)
Somewhere in Rajasthan.
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