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Minero de Tanzania se hace millonario de la noche a la mañana al descubrir dos enormes piedras preciosas

Tanzanian small-scale miner Saniniu Kuryan Laizer, 52, poses with two of the biggest of the country's precious gemstones, Tanzanite, as a millionaire during the ceremony for his historical discovery in Manyara, northern Tanzania, on June 24, 2020. - Laizer found the stones weighing 9.27 and 5.1 kilogrammes respectively in the northern Mirerani hills, an area which President John Magufuli had fenced off in 2018 to stop smuggling of the gem. He sold them to the government for 7.7 billion Tanzanian shillings (nearly $3.3 million/2.9 million euros). The broken biggest record of Tanzanite was 3.5 kilogrammes. (Photo by Filbert RWEYEMAMU / AFP)
Tanzanian small-scale miner Saniniu Kuryan Laizer, 52, poses with two of the biggest of the country's precious gemstones, Tanzanite, as a millionaire during the ceremony for his historical discovery in Manyara, northern Tanzania, on June 24, 2020. - Laizer found the stones weighing 9.27 and 5.1 kilogrammes respectively in the northern Mirerani hills, an area which President John Magufuli had fenced off in 2018 to stop smuggling of the gem. He sold them to the government for 7.7 billion Tanzanian shillings (nearly $3.3 million/2.9 million euros). The broken biggest record of Tanzanite was 3.5 kilogrammes. (Photo by Filbert RWEYEMAMU / AFP) FILBERT RWEYEMAMU

Saniniu Kuryan Laizer, un minero independiente en Tanzania, se hizo millonario tras hallar dos de las mayores piezas de tanzanita jamás descubiertas en el país, y haberlas vendido al gobierno.

El hombre, de 52 años, descubrió las dos piedras, que pesan 9,27 y 5,1 kg, en las montañas de Mererani (norte), en una zona que el presidente tanzano, John Magufuli, había rodeado de un muro en 2018 para controlar la producción y luchar contra las exportaciones ilegales de tanzanita.

El minero las vendió al gobierno por 7.700 millones de chelines (unos 3,3 millones de dólares).

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