Miners have been tearing into Burma's northern hills in recent months, in a rush to excavate more jade from the world's richest deposits of the gemstone before a new government takes office next year.
As Burma opens up to the world, experts warn the sharks and cowboys among the many frontier investors converging on the scene could exploit the impoverished nation
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