The stakes are high in Montepuez where the discovery of rubies has led to violence among miners that has turned the northern town into what some describe as Mozambique's own version of the Wild West.
Discovery of the red gemstone in 2009 sparked a "ruby rush", with thousands of miners arriving to seek their fortune, but often finding only grim conditions, conflict and danger. "We have a lot of ...
Discovery of the red gemstone in 2009 sparked a ‘ruby rush’, with thousands of miners arriving to seek their fortune, but often finding only grim conditions, conflict and danger Montepuez, Mozambique: ...
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