NAIROBI, May 17 (Reuters) – Tanzanian gemstone miner Tanzanite One has agreed to pay compensation and overdue taxes to the government after unspecified violations led to losses in public revenues, the ...

A Tanzanian small-scale miner, who became an overnight millionaire in June for selling two rough Tanzanite stones valued at $3.4m (£2.6m), has sold another gem for $2m. The third discovery by Saniniu ...

CNN — A team of Tanzanian miners has discovered the largest tanzanite stones ever seen in the country's history. Saniniu Laizer, 52, a Maasai small scale miner and his team found the two stones -- ...

Sammy Mollel frowned as he held up a sample of tanzanite ore containing the blue-to-violet gemstones unique to Tanzania. Normally the find would make his eyes light up. But Mollel's business faces ...

DAR ES SALAAM, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Tanzanian police said on Wednesday two top officials of Sky Associates Limited which owns Tanzanite One Mining Ltd have been transferred from Manyara region to the ...

Tanzania’s president has ordered the military to build walls around its tanzanite mines and directed the central bank to buy the precious stone to boost reserves — the latest twist in a spat with ...

A Tanzanian miner and father-of-30 has become a millionaire overnight after he discovered two huge gemstones worth £2.4million. The government handed Saniniu Laizer a cheque for 7.74 billion Tanzanian ...

TANZANITE output fell yearon- year in the third quarter, as it continued to be hurt by illegal mining, the investing company, Richland Resources has said. Tanzanite is a rare blue, violet gemstone ...

We arrive at Tanzanite One on a cool September morning. The drive from the nearest town, Arusha, was not too long, but the last stretch on a gravel road littered with ditches made the hairs on the ...

The government of Tanzania paid Saniniu Laizer nearly 2.9 million euros for the precious tanzanite gemstones, which will be kept in the country’s national museum. A small-scale miner in Tanzania ...

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