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Category: Mining

Lucara Diamonds’ Karowe – Embarking on a new journey in 2021

2021 Will be a pivotal year for triple-listed diamond junior Lucara Diamond Corp. (Lucara) as the company embarks on its…

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19 hours ago

Attawapiskat First Nation Says to DeBeers’ Owners Anglo American and Botswana to Stop Mine Landfill: No Juukan Gorge in Our Traditional Territory!

De Beers Group (De Beers), a global diamond miner which is 85% owned by mining giant Anglo American and 15%…

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4 days ago

World Bank sees robust growth in miners like Botswana

The World  Bank’s biannual analysis of Africa’s economic outlook has shown that mining-dependent economies, such as Botswana, are expected to…

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4 days ago

Power Metal Resources and Kavango Resources plan to list Botswana jv in London

“The conditional acquisitions announced today, subject to due diligence and approvals in Botswana, would significantly increase the footprint of Kanye…

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2 weeks ago

Tlou Boomslang Project in Botswana moves ahead

The Botswana Government has approved an environmental impact statement (EIS) for Tlou Energy’s Boomslang project, the Sydney-listed company said on March…

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2 weeks ago

Kopore sells majority stake in Botswana copper asset

ASX-listed Kopore Metals has struck an agreement to sell 75% of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Alvis-Crest to AIM-listed ARC Minerals. Perth-based…

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2 weeks ago

ThreeD Capital reports premium nickel resources awarded exclusivity to acquire former BCL assets in Botswana

ThreeD Capital Inc. (“ThreeD” or the “Company”) (CSE:IDK) (OTCQB:IDKFF), a Canadian-based venture capital firm focused on opportunistic investments in companies…

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3 weeks ago

Botswana finds 11 diamonds at Thorny River project

Botswana Diamonds (LON:BOD) said on Monday it had recovered 11 diamonds and “abundant” kimberlitic indicators from drill samples at its…

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3 weeks ago

Kavango Resources announces encouraging results from AEM surveys over Kalahari Copper Belt

Kavango Resources PLC (LON:KAV)has announced encouraging initial results from airborne electromagnetic (AEM) surveys flown over its interests in the Kalahari Copper…

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4 weeks ago

Copper prices a boon for Botswana economy

The sustained surge in the price of copper has turned the focus to Botswana as explorers become bullish about the…

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1 month ago

Funding update on Lesedi power project

Tlou Energy, developers of the Lesedi power project in Botswana, has announced a funding update for the project, which will…

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1 month ago

Botswana’s Debswana expects to increase diamond output by 38% in 2021

Diamond producer Debswana aims to increase output by 38% this year to pre-pandemic levels of 23 million carats, a company…

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1 month ago

The Innovators: Lucara Diamond devised new ways to mine and market giant gems

Why the Vancouver-based miner continues to find more big diamonds than anyone else It’s no accident that Lucara Diamond Corp. has,…

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2 months ago

Canadian firm sweetens BCL deal with P4.3bn

Premium Nickel Resource Corporation, the Canadian company recently named as the frontrunner to take over BCL Ltd, has pledged to…

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2 months ago

Botswana Diamonds enters cooperation agreement to fast-track Botswana diamond exploration

Botswana Diamonds (BOD) has entered into a cooperation agreement to fund the exploration of its prospecting licence assets in Botswana…

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2 months ago

Botswana names Canadian firm as preferred bidder for copper mine

Premium Nickel Resources has six months to make an offer Botswana mining group went into liquidation in October 2016 Botswana…

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2 months ago

Maatla to start on $45m Mmamabula coal project in June after Botswana gives nod

Unlisted Maatla Resources, which is developing the Mmamabula Coal Project in Botswana, has received its mining licence and is looking…

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2 months ago

Si6 extends historic Maibele strike in Botswana

Si6 Metals has followed up historic drilling at its Maibele Project in Botswana, with new results successfully expanding a sulphide-hosting…

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2 months ago

De Beers diamonds sparkling in early 2021 thanks to Valentines, Chinese New Year

Global mining company, De Beers says it expects to report $650 million in rough diamond sales for its first cycle…

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2 months ago

Power Metal Resources steps up surveying at Botswana joint venture ahead of IPO spin-off

Power Metal Resources is stepping up surveying at its Botswana joint venture ahead of IPO spin-off. The companies are preparing for…

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2 months ago

Botswana intensifying effort to attract non-diamond exploration

Botswana has intensified efforts to digitise and make geoscience information readily available to local and international potential investors in an…

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2 months ago

Gold executives who turned to copper say Botswana will join ranks of important producers

When John Munro and Johan Ferreira were last employed in the South African gold sector, it could still claim a…

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2 months ago

Botswana’s Debswana diamond exports fell 30% in 2020

Exports of rough diamonds mined by the Debswana Diamond Company fell 30% in 2020, statistics released by the Bank of…

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2 months ago

Lucara recovers 378 ct diamond from Karowe

Diamond miner, Lucara Diamond, has recovered an unbroken Type IIa 378 ct gem-quality top white diamond from the milling of…

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3 months ago

Diamond trade is roaring back thanks to stuck-at-home shoppers

The global diamond trade spent years in the doldrums, only to be crippled by the pandemic just as things started…

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3 months ago

Solar provides multiple options to manganese mine in Botswana

Canada-based Giyani Metals is planning to build a solar plant for its manganese mining site in Botswana. The company is…

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3 months ago

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