Giant jade stone uncovered in Kachin State
A giant jade stone estimated to weigh 210 tons was uncovered in the jade mining hub of Hpakant in Kachin State last week and is now being guarded by police. “We can say it is the largest piece of jade ever unearthed in Myanmar,” confirmed U Win Htein, director general from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation. The jade stone, measuring 19-feet long by 14-feet high by 15-feet wide, has not yet been valued and how to transport the stone is still under negotiation, according to U Win Htein. He told The Irrawaddy that the valuable stone was discovered at Yadanar Taung Tann Gems Co.’s mine, which is operating in a 60:40 joint venture with the ministry, in Sate Mu village, Hpakant Township on October 10.
