Spinels from Luc Yen, Vietnam
The closest village to the mines is Khau Xen (22: 00: N / 104:50: E) which is around 16 kilometres from Luc Yen Town and can be reached by motorable road, while the mines (22:01: N / 104:48: E) can be reached through a trek of around kilometres; while we reached the Luc Yen town through 10 hours'' drive from Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam.