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A Tanzanian miner has turned into an overnight multimillionaire after selling a diamond he found for Sh140 million.
The 512 carat diamond was discovered two weeks ago by small-scale miner Joseph Temba in Shiyanga, northern Tanzania.
Through the Minerals ministry, the diamond was then put up for sale, fetching a tidy sum.
While thanking the Mining Commission and the Minerals ministry for selling the stone in a process he termed ‘open’, Temba urged fellow miners to follow government-set guidelines to sell their diamonds.
According to Tanzania’s Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Water Kitila Mkumbo, Temba’s diamond is the biggest ever found in Tanzania.
The ministry for mining further revealed that the diamond’s sale earned the government around Sh10 million in revenue.
Mchimbaji Mdogo wa Madini Mkoani Shinyanga ameuza Almasi yake kwa Tsh. Bilioni 3. Naibu Waziri wa Madini Stanslaus Nyongo ashuhudia. Serikali yapata Milioni 238 kutokana na mauzo hayo. pic.twitter.com/N2INQXdnDW
— Wizara ya Madini (@MadiniTanzania) May 25, 2019
Mineral markets
Lately, Tanzania has launched several mineral markets across the country in a bid to curb smuggling.
The move has seen an increase in the volume of gold entering the East African nation to record levels.
“Tanzanians dealing with the minerals business should take full advantage of the markets in order to stop smuggling the country’s precious minerals,” National Assembly Speaker Job Ndugai said.
This is a 512 carat (about 61 grams) diamond discovered two weeks ago in Maganzu, Shinyanga, TANZANIA. It’s sold yesterday at 1.4 million USD. It’s discovered by Mr Joseph Temba, now a billionaire. It’s the biggest diamond ever discovered in TANZANIA. pic.twitter.com/B9H7h75h4B
— Kitila Mkumbo (PhD) (@kitilam) May 26, 2019
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