Small-scale Tanzanian miner Saniniu Laizer struck a rare-gem lottery for the third time this summer, unearthing a 14-pound hunk of tanzanite worth $2 million. In June he had mined two stones, weigh… ...

Saniniu Laizer sells a Tanzanite stone for $2 million (£1.5m), months after a similar find. Skip ... The precious stone's appeal lies in its variety of hues, including green, red, purple and blue.

A team of Tanzanian miners has discovered the largest tanzanite stones ever seen in the country’s history. Saniniu Laizer, 52, a Maasai small scale miner and his team found the two stones ...

A small-scale miner from Tanzania made another record discovery of one of the world’s rarest gemstone this month, hauling in a precious, 14-pound stone valued at $2 million, according to a re… ...

A LUCKY miner who became an overnight millionaire has bumped up his fortune to £3million after finding another huge tanzanite gemstone. Saniniu Laizer unearthed the beautiful 6.3kg (14lb) rock ...

Tanzanian gemstone finder living in poverty Despite discovering rare 'tanzanite' mineral in the 1960s, Jumanne Mhero Ngoma's only recognition was a certificate and $22 28.09.2017 - Update : 29.09.2017 ...

A team of Tanzanian miners has discovered the largest tanzanite stones ever seen in the country’s history. Saniniu Laizer, 52, a Maasai small scale miner and his team found the two stones ...

A team of Tanzanian miners has discovered the largest tanzanite stones ever seen in the country’s history. Saniniu Laizer, 52, a Maasai small scale miner and his team found the two stones ...

He sold the stones, which have a blue or deep-violet coloring and are only found in Tanzania, to the government for 7.7 billion Tanzanian shillings ($3.3 million).

Saniniu Laizer, 52, a Maasai small scale miner and his team found the two stones — weighing 9.27 kilograms (20.4 pounds) and 5.103 kilograms (11.3 pounds) — at Mererani hill in the Simanjiro ...