5 Things to Know About . Burmese Rubies | .
But now, without the alluvial sources, mining increasingly involves hard rock, which has lower yields and keeps production low. In a blog post published shortly after the ban was officially lifted in October, Omi Gems also noted that even while the ban was in place in the, Burmese rubies still were being exported to other countries but "supply was still not meeting that (high) demand."