Shopping channel Gems TV has been rebuked by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for misleading claims about the previous gemstone Tanzanite. Gems TV, which is available on Sky, Virgin Media, ...

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.

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 ...

Sammy Mollel frowned as he held up a sample of tanzanite ore containing the blue-to-violet gemstones unique to Tanzania. Normally the find would make his eyes light up. But Mollel's business faces ...

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, ...

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AFP) — A Tanzanian small-scale miner has become a multimillionaire after uncovering two of the biggest of the country's precious tanzanite stones ever found and selling them ...

Dec. 14 -- The blue precious gem tanzanite is a hot item in shopping malls across America this holiday season, and if federal investigators are right, Osama bin Laden couldn't be happier. "It's very ...

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 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 Tanzanian miner made another discovery of one of the rarest gemstones on Earth, possibly earning the small-scale miner millions of dollars — again. Saniniu Laizer, 52, recently discovered the rare, ...