Skip to content
Subscriber Only
Business

Tanzanian Hand-Miner Becomes Millionaire With Tanzanite Find

  • Artisanal miner sold stones among the largest ever found
  • Government paid miner equivalent of $3.3 million for his find
Saniniu Laizer holding the stones.

Saniniu Laizer holding the stones.

Source: Tanzania Ministry of Minerals

Fumbuka Ng'wanakilala

Sign up to our Next Africa newsletter and follow Bloomberg Africa on Twitter

A Tanzanian hand-miner became an instant millionaire after selling two of the largest tanzanite gems ever discovered to the government.