{"id":42759,"date":"2020-08-07T22:49:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-07T19:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/tanzanian-miner-finds-third-rare-tanzanite-gem-worth-millions\/"},"modified":"2020-08-07T22:49:00","modified_gmt":"2020-08-07T19:49:00","slug":"tanzanian-miner-finds-third-rare-tanzanite-gem-worth-millions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/tanzanian-miner-finds-third-rare-tanzanite-gem-worth-millions\/","title":{"rendered":"#Tanzanian miner finds third rare tanzanite gem worth millions"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Tanzanian miner finds third rare tanzanite gem worth millions<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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August 7, 2020 |<\/span> 3:49pm <\/p>\n

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\n Tanzanian small-scale miner Saniniu Kuryan Laizer, 52, poses with two of the biggest of the country’s precious gemstones, Tanzanite.<\/span>
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\n A small-scale miner from Tanzania made another record discovery of one of the world\u2019s rarest gemstone this month, hauling in a precious, 14-pound stone valued at $2 million, according to a report.<\/p>\n

Saniniu Laizer, 52, became an overnight millionaire in June after he sold two violet-blue tanzanite gemstones said to be the largest ever found in the country. Weighing a total of 33 pounds, he sold them for $3.4 million.<\/p>\n

Laizer announced he would slaughter one of his 2,000 cows, have a big party, and invest in the local community after finding the two record stones earlier this summer, according to the BBC.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere will be a big party tomorrow,\u201d said Laizer, from the Manyara region. \u201cI want to build a shopping mall and a school. I want to build this school near my home. There are many poor people around here who can\u2019t afford to take their children to school.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI am not educated but I like things run in a professional way. So I would like my children to run the business professionally,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n

The BBC reported that he has four wives and more than 30 children.<\/p>\n

While a party isn\u2019t on his schedule this time around, Laizer said on Monday he would continue with his dream in using the money to build a school, as well as a health facility in his community \u2014 located in the northern Manyara region.<\/p>\n

Tanzanite is said to be a gemstone found only in the northern region of the country. It\u2019s reportedly used to make ornaments \u2014 with its rarity defined by how clear or well defined the color is.<\/p>\n

Tanzania President John Magufuli had ordered the military to build a wall surrounding a Manyara mining site in 2017 \u2014 believed to be the world\u2019s only source of tanzanite \u2014 with its supply estimated to be depleted within 20 years, a geologist told the news<\/a> organization.<\/p>\n

Last year, Tanzania set up trading centers to allow artisanal miners, like Laizer, to sell their gems and gold to the government. Many reportedly mine by hand without any affiliation to mining companies. Following his recent discovery, Laizer encouraged other small scale miners to work for the government.<\/p>\n

\u201cSelling to the government means there are no shortcuts,\u201d he said during a ceremony celebrating his find in the northern Mirerani mine, according to the BBC. \u201cThey are transparent.\u201d<\/p>\n

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