Botswana, De Beers sign overdue diamond deal
26 February 2025 Botswana’s government signed on Tuesday a long-delayed diamond mining and sales agreement with Anglo American unit De…
Category: Mining
Arkle Resources shares jump 8% on lithium and magnesium discovery in Botswana
25 February 2025 Arkle Resources PLC’s (AIM:ARK) shares surged 8% after the company confirmed lithium and magnesium deposits in its Makgadikgadi…
Mmamabula energy project takes shape
24 February 2025 Jindal Africa’s has so far injected over P715 million into the Mmamabula Energy Project as the power…
Giustra group invests $36M in Botswana explorer
19 February 2025 Several investors led by mining entrepreneur Frank Giustra and his Fiore Group are putting $36 million into…
Botswana leaned on Lucara to renew diamond deal
10 February 2025 BOTSWANA may have had a lot to do with Lucara Diamond’s decision to renew a marketing agreement…
Tlou Energy to build data centre at Lesedi site, Botswana
9 February 2025 Facility for an unnamed developer will be located at Tlou’s gas production site. Australian-based energy firm Tlou…
Noronex expands African copper hunt with new Botswana ground
30 January 2025 Noronex Ltd aims to expand its prospective ground in Africa with two new prospecting licences lodged in…
Botswana president says diamond deal reached with De Beers
28 January 2025 Botswana’s president Duma Boko, who swept to power in the country’s October elections, says his government has…
Altona finalises agreement to acquire 85% interest in Botswana copper project
27 January 2025 London-listed Altona Rare Earths has announced that, further to the exercise of the Sesana copper project option…
Giyani Metals secures Special Economic Zone License for manganese plant in Botswana
25 January 2025 Giyani Metals Corp (TSX-V:EMM, OTC:CATPF) announced that it has secured a 50-year Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Investor License…
Botswana expects 2025 economic growth rebound on better diamond market
18 January 2025 Botswana’s economy is expected to grow 3% to 4% in 2025 after a contraction last year, a…
Botswana’s LNG to provide ‘energy lifeline’ for impending gas shortage in South Africa
18 January 2025 Botala Energy, an Australian energy company focused on exploration and development opportunities for natural gas and renewables…
Base metal exports soar
9 January 2025 The country’s base metal exports reached P7.63 billion between January and September 2024, beating the P6.96 billion…
Sightholders Dither on De Beers Rough Despite Price Cut
12 December 2024 Customers faced a dilemma: Buy unprofitable goods or lose future allocations. When shoppers choose to buy diamonds…
Cobre hits new copper mineralisation 7.5 kilometres along strike from Comet Prospect at Ngami in Botswana
6 December 2024 Cobre Ltd (ASX:CBE) has intersected a broad, 21-metre wide zone of chalcocite-dominant (copper sulphide) mineralisation in drill…
Botswana joins Belgium as centre for diamond certification
29 November 2024 Botswana has been added as a second centre, in addition to Belgium, to verify the origin of…
Boko and Cook: Botswana-De Beers deal is close
28 November 2024 The long-awaited deal between De Beers and the Botswana is close to completion, both sides told the…
Botswana Diamonds gets environmental approval to drill in the Kalahari
27 November 2024 Aim-listed BotswanaDiamonds has received environmental authorisation from the Botswana Department of Environmental Affairs and the Ministry of…
De Beers hopes to seal Botswana seal in ‘days and weeks’
18 November 2024 De Beers envisages finalising its talks over a sales agreement with the Botswana government soon, CEO, Al…
HP Antwerp expands investment in Botswana with BWP 137million
17 November 2024 Belgian diamond trader, HB Antwerp has announced a transformative investment of 137 million Pula into its operations…
De Beers hopes of Botswana deal boosted by shock election
4 November 2024 DE BEERS’ plans to sign a new diamond sales agreement with Botswana would be boosted by last…
Botswana’s Debswana diamond sales fall over 50% in first nine months of 2024
30 October 2024 Sales of rough diamonds at the Debswana Diamond Company fell about 52% in the first nine months…
De Beers mulls further production cuts
29 October2024 De Beers is considering reducing its output even further amid continued weak demand and oversupply in the manufacturing…
‘They treat us like slaves’: What polishing Botswana’s diamond means for women
27 October 2024 What you need to know… In Botswana’s diamond polishing industry, thousands of women workers face harsh conditions…
Giyani Metals begins commissioning of demo plant for Botswana manganese project
24 October 2024 Giyani Metals Corp (TSX-V:EMM, OTC:CATPF) has entered the commissioning phase of its Johannesburg-based Demonstration Plant, a key…
De Beers to provide country of origin data for its diamonds
22 October 2024 Tracr, the pioneering diamond traceability platform, will list single country of origin for all newly registered De…