Tanzania unveils small-scale miner for discovering big tanzanite

STORY: Tanzania unveils small-scale miner for discovering big tanzanite DATELINE: Aug. 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:27 LOCATION: DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of small-scale miners who attended the unveiling of tanzanite gemstone 2. various of the signing of MOU between Anselim Kawishe and government officials 3. SOUNDBITE (Swahili): ADOLF NDUNGURU, Permanent secretary in the Ministry of Minerals STORYLINE: Tanzanian authorities on Saturday unveiled a small-scale miner for discovering two tanzanite gemstones weighing a total of 5.22 kilograms. Tanzanite is a rare blue gem only produced in northern Tanzania. Anselim Kawishe, a miner, was announced by the permanent secretary in the Ministry of Minerals, Adolf Ndunguru, at a ceremony held at the Mirerani tanzanite mining area in Simanjiro district in the Manyara region. Kawishe's new tanzanite discovery was valued at 1 million U.S. dollars, said Ndunguru. Kawishe said he has been looking for the tanzanite gemstones for the past