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 ...

Smuggling is denying Tanzania some 80 percent of receipts accrued from Tanzanite – a precious gemstone so far only found in the country from which it derives its name. "While Tanzania exported only ...

NAIROBI, May 17 (Reuters) – Tanzanian gemstone miner Tanzanite One has agreed to pay compensation and overdue taxes to the government after unspecified violations led to losses in public revenues, the ...

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.

Tanzania’s president has ordered the military to build walls around its tanzanite mines and directed the central bank to buy the precious stone to boost reserves — the latest twist in a spat with ...

DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - Tanzania's president ordered the military on Wednesday to build walls around its tanzanite mines and directed the central bank to buy the precious stone to boost reserves - ...

OPPORTUNITIES for collective ownership of Tanzanite mines located in Simanjiro district, Manyara region have opened wide as Richland Resources Ltd, the company that owns Tanzanite One Mining Limited ...

A subsistence miner in Tanzania has become a multi-millionaire overnight after selling the two largest tanzanite gemstones ever found. Saniniu Laizer, 52, received a cheque for 7.74 billion Tanzanian ...

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 ...

Tanzania’s president on Wednesday ordered the military to build walls around its tanzanite mines and directed the central bank to buy the precious stone to boost reserves - the latest twist in a spat ...