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Tanzanian miner becomes a millionaire overnight

Two large tanzanite gemstones discovered by Saniniu Laizer (Reuters) A Tanzanian subsistence miner won the jackpot on Wednesday after the government issued him a check for 7.74 billion Tanzanian shillings ($ 3.35 million) for the two largest Tanzanite gemstones ever found. The two dark violet blue gemstones, each the size …

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Tanzanian miner sells rare gemstones for $ 3.4 million

Saniniu Laizer has the two tanzanite gems that he mined and sold for $ 3.4 million. Filbert Rweyemamu / AFP via Getty Images Tanzanian miner Saniniu Laizer has become an overnight millionaire by selling two Tanzanian gemstones, the largest ever found in the country, for 7.7 billion Tanzanian shillings ($ …

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