Private prospector sanint the laser received from the Ministry of mining industry of Tanzania 3.4 million dollars in two he found the crystal of tanzanite with a total weight of 15 kg.
“Tomorrow will be a big party!” said lucky correspondent bi-Bi-si to Dar-es-Salaam Sammy AB.
Tanzanite is a precious stone mined only in the mine of Mererani in Northern Tanzania and is used for making jewelry.
This is one of the rarest gems on Earth. Local geologist in conversation with bi-Bi-si suggested that the inventory of tanzanite can be exhausted in about 20 years.
Tanzanite is green, red, Burgundy, but most often blue. The price of a particular stone depends on the purity and transparency.
The large crystal of tanzanite, found ever in Tanzania, weighed 3.3 kg.
President John Magufuli called the lucky winner and congratulated him. “We see how rich Tanzania and what are the benefits of free miners,” — said the President.
John Magufuli came to power in 2015, promising, in particular, to protect national interests in the mining sector and increase revenues.
Sannu Lazar told Bi-bi-si, I’ll make it for the holiday cow, and then donate part of the money to build a school and a shopping centre in his native County Simanjiro, but otherwise his lifestyle will not change.
Sannu Lazar said that in his district there is practically no crime, it is safe to walk at night anywhere, so additional security measures in connection with the fallen down on his wealth is not required.
Apparently, prior to this discovery, laser not in poverty: the main source of his income — a herd of two thousand cows.
Tanzania — the country is predominantly Muslim. The laser four wives and over 30 children.
He has a state license for the prospecting and differs from that of many fellow citizens: in the region of widespread illegal mining.
In 2017, the President Magufuli military forces built a 24-kilometer wall around the Mererani mine. A year later, the government reported on the growth of state revenues from the mining sector.
