Due to its special geographical location, Africa is rich in all kinds of precious stones. The world's largest diamonds and rubies come from Africa, but there is another kind of gem that people don't know, and that is tanzanite. Tanzanite was renamed Tanzanite to celebrate the establishment of Tanzania.
We always hope to get rich one day and have wealth that can't be spent all our lives, but not everyone can have such a situation. Most people have to work hard to earn wages.
An African man is one of the lucky ones. This man's name is Saninu. He is just an ordinary miner in Saniya. He was digging in a mining area in Tanzania and accidentally met two tanzanites. These two tanzanite stones made him rich overnight.
According to the latest valuation, these two gems are now worth 7.74 billion Tanzanian shillings, equivalent to about 23.7 million yuan. Saninu, the man who found them, sold them to his government. The discovery of tanzanite is beyond its own function. It turns out that this kind of ore did not appear in the mining area where Saninu appeared. If the mining area can be expanded, there will be more possibilities for domestic mining industry.
The origin of tanzanite
In Africa, diamonds are a symbol of wealth. Whoever can find diamonds will have wealth. This man named Saninu is a lucky man. Just like in China, he won millions of prizes in the lottery. Everyone wants to get something for nothing, but there are still a few such people. Saninu is really a lucky man.
When Leonardo was young, he starred in a movie called Blood Diamond. In the movie, African miners are afraid of finding diamonds at the gunpoint of warlords, who buy weapons through the diamonds mined. Behind every diamond is African blood and life.
Since Europeans set foot in Africa, the diamond trade has started. At first, Europeans mainly bought diamonds from African aborigines. Later, they enslaved Africans directly by waging war and gained greater benefits by obtaining cheap labor.
Africans have been in semi-primitive tribal times until modern times, and their primitive social conditions made them quickly defeated and enslaved by Europeans.
Tanzanite was originally named Danquan Stone. This gem only appears in Africa, Tanzania and the United States. In order to celebrate the independence of the motherland, people call it Tanzanite. This kind of gem is used as an ornament by local people because of its bright color. At present, tanzanite is found in purple, red, green and blue. Very soft, the surface is prone to scratches.
Tanzanite was not recognized by the upper class at first, but an American company named Tiffany discovered it and spread it to the international jewelry market, becoming a hot new favorite of diamonds.
Improve local people's livelihood
Saninu discovered two extra-large diamonds and sold them at a high price, which played a propaganda role. No matter in the field of home decoration or jewelry, many people see the value of tanzanite, and the price of tanzanite has also become higher.
Two tanzanite stones changed Saninu's life. Through TV broadcast, everyone knew the story of Saninu's overnight wealth, and even the Tanzanian President called him to congratulate him.
According to African custom, Saninu has a huge family. He has four wives and 30 children, which makes him very rich. To celebrate this happy event, he also slaughtered a cow and held a family party.
If an ordinary person suddenly gains so much wealth, his first thought must be how to spend it, but Saninu failed to do so. He first took out a sum of money and built a shopping center and school at home. Tanzania is one of the poorest countries in the world, and the local living standard is very low. Saninu's method can help local people improve their living standards.
Saninu is a person from a poor family. If he didn't get the tanzanite, he might live in a bad environment all his life. He didn't give up his efforts because he was poor. He wanted his children to get a good education, so he built a school with money.
The mentality of acquiring great wealth.
There is a "big coat brother" in rural China. Because he participated in the singing talent show, he became popular all over the country. He gained fame and wealth at the same time. He could have moved to a big city, which would have made his life more convenient.
Although the first brother was questioned by people in his hometown, he was indifferent to the question. He chose to stay in the countryside because he felt he was still a farmer, because he lived in a grounded place.
Saninu is very similar to "Big Brother". He still leads the same life as before. His family still needs to raise 2000 cows to support their families, but he says this is his life and he doesn't want to forget it because he has money.
Tanzanian President Magufuli was very happy with the discovery of Tanzanian stone. He called Saninu to congratulate him. Since President Magufli came to power, he has exercised strong control over the country's ore mining industry, requiring people to mine ore under legal conditions.
This can not only protect mineral resources, but also put an end to waste. Now Tanzania has been able to profit from ore mining, which will promote its economic development and make its people live a happy life.
Saninu's hometown doesn't even have a decent road, but Saninu can share weal and woe. His name and his story have spread all over the world now, because the story of his wealth because he won two pieces of Tanzanite has been well known by people in many countries, which not only publicized his motherland, but also made Tanzanite more valuable, killing two birds with one stone.
Now Saninu has returned to his old life. In addition to continuing to engage in animal husbandry at home, he will continue to inspect the mine and guide the mining work.
At present, Tanzania's mining industry has developed to a higher level, because Saninu discovered tanzanite in this area. Because of his propaganda role, he promoted the economic development of his hometown, which made him and his family very proud.