Strong essences may come in small vials, but save that saying for perfumes and people who can't afford to have the ship of their dreams built for their personal use. Where superyachts and especially ...

Have you ever wondered what the hardness of tanzanite is? But before that, let’s understand what a Tanzanite is. It’s a pretty blue-violet gem that belongs to the mineral group. Think about strolling ...

Across the hills of Kenya and Tanzania, two gemstones capture the continent’s natural brilliance and enduring mystique: Tanzanite and Tsavorite. Both discovered within a few years of each other in the ...

In an interview with the BBC, Saniniu Laizer commented his find of a lifetime with the words “There will be a big party tomorrow.” Laizer is a cattle farmer and small-scale miner from Simanjiro ...

A small-scale miner from Tanzania made another record discovery of one of the world's rarest gemstone this month, hauling in a precious, 14-pound stone valued at $2 million, according to a report.

You might think that a species as gem-hungry as human beings would have mapped out all the major sources pretty early on, spreading their fame worldwide, like the Muzo emerald mines of Colombia or the ...

We arrive at Tanzanite One on a cool September morning. The drive from the nearest town, Arusha, was not too long, but the last stretch on a gravel road littered with ditches made the hairs on the ...

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 Saniniu ...

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) from the ...