Kavango plans to drill new electro-magnetic anomaly at the KSZ project in Botswana
Kavango’s modelling of KSZ indicates that the project could be endowed with major mineralisation. Kavango Resources PLC (LON:KAV) has identified…
Category: Mining
Botswana unearths the world’s ‘third largest’ diamond
The 1,098-carat diamond is the biggest stone of gem quality to be found in the history of the Debswana company.…
Botswana plans to invest $6 Billion in mining
Debswana Diamond is reportedly set to construct what will be the world’s largest underground mine in the world at Jwaneng…
Sandfire awards $496 million mining contract at new Botswana copper mine
Australia’s Sandfire Resources said on Wednesday it had awarded a $496 million mining contract and is set to break ground at the…
Botswana’s mining practices best in Africa – Fraser Institute
The Fraser Institute Annual survey of mining companies 2020 has revealed that Botswana is the most attractive jurisdiction in Africa…
Lucara Recovers 470 Carat Diamond from the Karowe Mine in Botswana
Lucara Diamond Corp. (“Lucara” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the recovery of a 470-carat top light brown clivage…
Botswana’s Khoemacau copper mine aims to start production this month
GABORONE (Reuters) – Botswana’s new copper mine, Khoemacau, aims to start production at the end of this month with first…
Oil exploration company in Okavango wilderness misled investors, complaint to SEC says
A whistleblower complaint to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission cites “egregious” violations by ReconAfrica and executives. By Laurel Neme…
Serowe spuds on the horizon
PERTH (miningweekly.com) – ASX-listed Pure Hydrogen Corporation and its joint venture (JV) partner BotsGas are readying to spud the first…
Manganese mining study set for completion by year end
The feasibility study for prospects of Manganese exploration at Kgwakgwe Hill in Kanye is expected to be complete by the…
Tlou Energy developing hydrogen strategy for Botswana and Southern Africa
Tlou Energy is focused on delivering a hydrogen strategy to bring renewable power to Botswana and southern Africa through the…
Kavango Resources confident it has found several mineralised systems at Ghanzi South
The South Ghanzi project licences lie within the Central Structural Corridor of the Kalahari Copper Belt immediately south of the…
Metal Tiger’s Kalahari holding begins drilling in Botswana
Natural resources investor Metal Tiger updated the market on its Botswana copper-focussed explorer Kalahari Metals on Tuesday, in which it…
Tsodilo starts studies for PEA of Botswana iron project
Diamond and metals exploration company Tsodilo Resources has initiated geochemical analysis for grade determination and geotechnical test work for rock mass…
Lucara secures $220m for Botswana diamond mine expansion
Canadian miner Lucara Diamond Corp has secured credit-approved commitments for senior debt facilities of up to $220-million to fund the…
Basil Read and local Botswana company to develop Motheo coal mine for Morupule
Morupule Coal Mine (MCM) has awarded a 5-year mining services contract to a joint venture between Bothakga Burrow, a local…
Work begins at BCL as potential buyer carries due diligence
The fate of the mothballed BCL mines will be known at the end of August as the potential buyer begins…
Debswana to Plow $6 Billion for Biggest Underground Diamond Mine
(Bloomberg) – Debswana Diamond Co. will spend 65 billion pula ($6 billion) to build the world’s largest underground diamond mine…
Kavango Resources partners with Spectral for Botswana exploration
(Alliance News) – Kavango Resources PLC is partnering with underground mapping firm Spectral Geophysics to aid in the discovery of…
Cobre raises cash for Botswana exploration
Junior copper and base metals explorer Cobre has raised A$6.7-million to fund exploration costs at its joint venture (JV) with…
Giyani updates PEA for Botswana manganese project
Giyani Metals Corp. (TSXV: EMM) has updated a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) based on a larger inferred resource estimate for…
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…
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%…
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…
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…
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…