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, announced he would slaughter one of his 2,000 cows and build a school to celebrate. “There will be a big party tomorrow,” Laizer, from the Manyara region, told the BBC. The previous record for a tanzanite gemstone was roughly 7.3 pounds, according to the news organization. Tanzanite is said to be a gemstone found only in the northern region of the country.

Source: Fox News June 25, 2020 10:30 UTC