yep.......like everything else labor is cheap in China versus the US.....however i generally hear of stones being sent to Thailand or India more than China.....actually till your pm i hadnt come across someone mentioning China.....
most of the "dig spots" for sapphires are actually gravel deposits.......they are extreamly difficult to hard rock mine due to the extreamly hard matrix they are found in here.......Spokane Bar that i mentioned above is a gravel bar on the Missouri River.....gold is also found in the same deposit.........
most of the "dig spots" for sapphires are actually gravel deposits.......they are extreamly difficult to hard rock mine due to the extreamly hard matrix they are found in here.......Spokane Bar that i mentioned above is a gravel bar on the Missouri River.....gold is also found in the same deposit.........