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Tanzanian miner strikes it rich again with huge gem find

by Associated Press
| August 5, 2020 3:27 AM

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A small-scale miner in Tanzania who had become an overnight millionaire over a month ago when he unearthed two of the biggest rough tanzanite gemstones ever found has struck it rich again, digging up a third stone weighing 6 kilograms (13 pounds) with an estimated value of $2 million.

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