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Sanyan Kuryan Laizer, 52, found gems weighing 9.27 and 5.1 kg in the northern foothills of Mirerani. Tanzanian President John Magufuli ordered the area closed in 2018 to prevent smuggling of Tanzanites, which are rarer than diamonds and found only in the country.
The man sold the crystals found to the government for $ 7.7 billion. Tanzanian shilling (2.9 million euros).
Tanzanites were first found in 1967 in the Manjara region, near Kilimanjaro, in the north of the country. This region is the only place to find these gems, highly valued by jewelers for their purple or blue shine.
During a discovery Wednesday in Manjara, Mining Minister Dotto Biteko said the crystals found by S.K. Laizer are the largest mined in the country.
“Laizer is our billionaire [skaičiuojant uždirbtą sumą šilingais]and let’s make sure it’s safe, “added the minister.
“We are now moving from a situation where small miners have transported Tanzanians to smugglers to a situation where procedures are followed and taxes and patents are paid to the government,” said Bitek.
S.K. Laizer said he would hope to use the money earned for the benefit of his community.
“I plan to build a supermarket in Arusha and a school near my house,” he said.
“I thank God for this achievement because of this size [akmenų rasta] for the first time. When I found them, I informed government officials that they valued the stones and called me today to pay the money, “added Laizer.
The government wrote on Twitter that the stones will be displayed in the National Museum.
During the ceremony, J.Magfuli spoke to S.K. Laizer on the phone and greeted him. This conversation was broadcast to the participants of the celebration through loudspeakers.
“This is a benefit for small miners and demonstrates the fact that Tanzania is rich,” he said.
When the Tanzanite mining area was surrounded by a 24-kilometer-long wall, Magfuli said 40 percent. All mined gems are lost due to smuggling.
President Magfuli has taken a series of measures to regulate the mining sector amid outrage over suspected fraud and misleading statements about the scale of extraction and profit.
In 2017, a new procedure was introduced in Tanzania, which requires foreign companies to transfer 16 percent of their shares to the government for free. own actions.
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