A small-scale miner in Tanzania who had become an overnight millionaire over a month ago when he unearthed two of the biggest rough tanzanite gemstones ever found has struck it rich again, digging up ...

A small-scale miner from Tanzania become an overnight millionaire on Wednesday after he sold two rough tanzanite gemstones said to be the largest ever found in the country. Saniniu Laizer, 52, ...

A Tanzanian man has hit the biggest jackpot of his life. Saniniu Laizer, a subsistence miner, working in one of the tanzanite mines, discovered two largest tanzanite gemstones. The government handed ...

Tanzanian small-scale miner Saniniu Kuryan Laizer, 52, poses with two of the biggest of the country's precious gemstones, Tanzanite. Getty Images A small-scale miner from Tanzania made another record ...

Saniniu Laizer said he wants to use his $3.4 million to improve his community and build a school Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...

A stunning pendant fitted with crystals that radiate rays of velvet blue from every facet, seen at the Tiffany & Co. store in New York, captures the enduring beauty of tanzanite -- one of the world’s ...

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 – weighing 9 ...