Saniniu Laizer, a humble artisanal miner from Tanzania, has become a millionaire after selling two Tanzanite rocks for nearly three million euros. Tanzanite is a blue-purple mineral first discovered in the 1960s that is only found in the north of that country. It is estimated that about 400 milligrams can be worth 620 euros on the market.

In this case, the large number is not only because it is considered a gemstone, but because the rocks are the largest found so far , according to authorities. They weigh 9.2 and 5.8 kilos , and have been purchased by the Ministry of Finance and the Bank of Tanzania as part of the Government's strategy to give greater importance to this sector.

The country's president, John Magufuli, who has promised to invest in mining, has even ordered the Army to build a wall around the only area where it is believed that Tanzanite can be found to prevent plunder and smuggling. The president himself congratulated the miner on the phone during a television program.

"The dream of our president to make the mining sector beneficial to Tanzanians has been achieved," said the chief secretary of Tanzanian Minerals, Doto Biteko, presenting Laizer as an example for small artisanal miners. They are usually long-term workers digging by hand for very low wages in mines of normally foreign or illegal companies.

For some years now, the Tanzanian government has been trying to encourage miners who are self-employed to sell them the proceeds of their excavations. It also grants official concessions to combat clandestine exploitations. According to his calculations, in April 2018, 40% of the extracted tanzanite was out of his control.

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