A Tanzanian miner who previously made the news after discovering two large Tanzanite stones has sold a third one for the equivalent of 2 million US dollars. Saniniu Laizer’s latest find weighed over 6 kilogrammes.
Tanzanite, the blue and violet variety of the mineral zoisite, has only ever been found in northern Tanzania.
Mr Laizer is keen to use the proceeds from his discoveries to help local people:
“With the money we…
