Hpakant

Dozens of workers buried alive as landslide collapses Myanmar jade mine

Rescuers were searching through mud and rubble Saturday after a new landslide buried workers — possibly dozens — in a remote jade mining region in northern Myanmar, the second such incident in just over a month.

Jade boulder that could weigh up to 50 tons unearthed in Myanmar

The raw jade was discovered by villages and small scale miners in the gem-rich region of Hpakant just over a week ago, but since it's still half buried, it's impossible to know its exact size