A small-scale miner in Tanzania has become an overnight millionaire after selling two rough Tanzanite stones - the biggest ever find in the country. Saniniu Laizer earned £2.4m ($3.4m ...

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 ...

The auction will be conducted as a measure to combat the smuggling of Tanzanite and help miners sell their gemstones at ...

Each month has at least one representative gemstone. Here's what you need to know about December's birthstones.

MANYARA: MINISTER for Minerals, Mr Anthony Mavunde yesterday launched a Tanzanite gemstones auction in the small town ...

Here's what know about December's birthstones. December has three birthstones: tanzanite, turquoise and zircon. Of the three, tanzanite is relatively new to the world of gems. According to the ...

Birthstone - A birthstone is a gem that is bound to tag along with the person born in that particular month as it channelizes the positive energies of the universe and pours it into the being of the ...