https://yourbotswana.com Our Botswana is Your Botswana Tue, 07 Jul 2026 09:19:16 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://yourbotswana.com/prospecting-licences-renewed-drilling-under-way-for-power-metals-botswana-project/ https://yourbotswana.com/prospecting-licences-renewed-drilling-under-way-for-power-metals-botswana-project/#respond Tue, 07 Jul 2026 09:19:13 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=21031

7 July 2026 Aim-listed Power Metal Resources says drilling has begun as part of a 1 600 m core drilling programme targeting…]]>

7 July 2026 Aim-listed Power Metal Resources says drilling has begun as part of a 1 600 m core drilling programme targeting…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/prospecting-licences-renewed-drilling-under-way-for-power-metals-botswana-project/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-the-worlds-diamond-capital-pivots-to-critical-minerals/ https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-the-worlds-diamond-capital-pivots-to-critical-minerals/#respond Mon, 06 Jul 2026 17:35:10 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=21026

6 July 2026 Key Facts: Botswana critical minerals are the country’s new bet: the small southern African nation that is…]]>

6 July 2026 Key Facts: Botswana critical minerals are the country’s new bet: the small southern African nation that is…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-the-worlds-diamond-capital-pivots-to-critical-minerals/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/botswanas-largest-ever-blue-diamond-presented-by-messika/ https://yourbotswana.com/botswanas-largest-ever-blue-diamond-presented-by-messika/#respond Sun, 05 Jul 2026 15:34:21 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=21020

5 July 2026 With all eyes on Paris and the haute jewellery presentations next week, Messika is preparing to reveal…]]>

5 July 2026 With all eyes on Paris and the haute jewellery presentations next week, Messika is preparing to reveal…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/botswanas-largest-ever-blue-diamond-presented-by-messika/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/de-beers-finds-gen-z-driving-diamond-demand-rebound/ https://yourbotswana.com/de-beers-finds-gen-z-driving-diamond-demand-rebound/#respond Mon, 15 Jun 2026 19:30:11 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=20976

15 June 2026 American consumers are showing renewed interest in natural diamonds, offering a potential boost to Africa’s diamond-producing nations…]]>

15 June 2026 American consumers are showing renewed interest in natural diamonds, offering a potential boost to Africa’s diamond-producing nations…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/de-beers-finds-gen-z-driving-diamond-demand-rebound/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/ai-spots-botswana-copper-targets/ https://yourbotswana.com/ai-spots-botswana-copper-targets/#respond Fri, 05 Jun 2026 16:51:22 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=20926

5 June 2026 Aim- and Botswana Stock Exchange-listed copper and diamond exploration company Botswana Minerals has announced that an AI-assisted…]]>

5 June 2026 Aim- and Botswana Stock Exchange-listed copper and diamond exploration company Botswana Minerals has announced that an AI-assisted…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/ai-spots-botswana-copper-targets/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/leviathan-begins-drilling-campaign-at-botswanas-central-project/ https://yourbotswana.com/leviathan-begins-drilling-campaign-at-botswanas-central-project/#respond Wed, 03 Jun 2026 18:27:17 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=20923

3 May 2026 Leviathan Metals has started a diamond core drilling programme of up to 10,000m at its wholly owned…]]>

3 May 2026 Leviathan Metals has started a diamond core drilling programme of up to 10,000m at its wholly owned…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/leviathan-begins-drilling-campaign-at-botswanas-central-project/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-set-to-join-africas-manganese-producers-through-k-hill-battery-materials-project/ https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-set-to-join-africas-manganese-producers-through-k-hill-battery-materials-project/#respond Sun, 31 May 2026 17:24:26 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=20906

31 May 2026 Canadian mining company Giyani Metals released the definitive feasibility study (DFS) for its K.Hill manganese project in…]]>

31 May 2026 Canadian mining company Giyani Metals released the definitive feasibility study (DFS) for its K.Hill manganese project in…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-set-to-join-africas-manganese-producers-through-k-hill-battery-materials-project/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/giyani-metals-seeks-partners-for-535m-botswana-mine/ https://yourbotswana.com/giyani-metals-seeks-partners-for-535m-botswana-mine/#respond Thu, 28 May 2026 19:52:50 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=20899

28 May 2026 GIYANI Metals said on Thursday a proposed $535m manganese project in Botswana had “strong economics” ahead of…]]>

28 May 2026 GIYANI Metals said on Thursday a proposed $535m manganese project in Botswana had “strong economics” ahead of…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/giyani-metals-seeks-partners-for-535m-botswana-mine/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/giyani-announces-positive-dfs-results-for-botswana-manganese-project/ https://yourbotswana.com/giyani-announces-positive-dfs-results-for-botswana-manganese-project/#respond Thu, 28 May 2026 19:32:46 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=20896

28 May 2026 TSX-V-listed Giyani Metals has reported positive definitive feasibility study (DFS) results for its 100%-owned K.Hillbattery-grade manganese project in…]]>

28 May 2026 TSX-V-listed Giyani Metals has reported positive definitive feasibility study (DFS) results for its 100%-owned K.Hillbattery-grade manganese project in…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/giyani-announces-positive-dfs-results-for-botswana-manganese-project/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/ai-assisted-exploration-analysis-identifies-copper-targets-in-botswana/ https://yourbotswana.com/ai-assisted-exploration-analysis-identifies-copper-targets-in-botswana/#respond Thu, 21 May 2026 17:32:45 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=20855

21 May 2026 Aim- and Botswana Stock Exchange-listed copper and diamond exploration company Botswana Minerals has announced that an AI-assisted…]]>

21 May 2026 Aim- and Botswana Stock Exchange-listed copper and diamond exploration company Botswana Minerals has announced that an AI-assisted…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/ai-assisted-exploration-analysis-identifies-copper-targets-in-botswana/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/uranium-lotus-advances-towards-production-in-botswana-as-orano-moves-in/ https://yourbotswana.com/uranium-lotus-advances-towards-production-in-botswana-as-orano-moves-in/#respond Sat, 02 May 2026 15:11:42 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=20754

2 May 2026 Lotus Resources announced on Wednesday, April 29, the successful completion of the first phase of a drilling…]]>

2 May 2026 Lotus Resources announced on Wednesday, April 29, the successful completion of the first phase of a drilling…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/uranium-lotus-advances-towards-production-in-botswana-as-orano-moves-in/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-minerals-identifies-priority-base-metals-targets/ https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-minerals-identifies-priority-base-metals-targets/#respond Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:45:21 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=20697

21 April 2026 Aim-listed Botswana Minerals says the company is progressing well with its fully funded AI-driven explorationprogramme over licences…]]>

21 April 2026 Aim-listed Botswana Minerals says the company is progressing well with its fully funded AI-driven explorationprogramme over licences…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-minerals-identifies-priority-base-metals-targets/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-field-push-sharpens-belararoxs-copper-hunt/ https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-field-push-sharpens-belararoxs-copper-hunt/#respond Mon, 13 Apr 2026 17:05:53 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=20673

13 April 2026 Belararox is stepping things up at the Kalahari copper project, with a big airborne EM survey and…]]>

13 April 2026 Belararox is stepping things up at the Kalahari copper project, with a big airborne EM survey and…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-field-push-sharpens-belararoxs-copper-hunt/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/after-losing-a-key-uranium-mine-in-niger-france-turns-to-botswana-for-new-mining-deals-as-europe-scrambles-for-supply/ https://yourbotswana.com/after-losing-a-key-uranium-mine-in-niger-france-turns-to-botswana-for-new-mining-deals-as-europe-scrambles-for-supply/#respond Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:08:37 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=20656

10 April 2026 France is setting its sights on Botswana for uranium deals months after losing access to Niger’s SOMAIR…]]>

10 April 2026 France is setting its sights on Botswana for uranium deals months after losing access to Niger’s SOMAIR…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/after-losing-a-key-uranium-mine-in-niger-france-turns-to-botswana-for-new-mining-deals-as-europe-scrambles-for-supply/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/sandfire-flags-lower-end-fy26-output-as-weather-delays-weigh-on-performance/ https://yourbotswana.com/sandfire-flags-lower-end-fy26-output-as-weather-delays-weigh-on-performance/#respond Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:20:41 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=20647

9 April 2026 Copper miner Sandfire Resources expects full-year production to land in the lower half of its guidance range, after…]]>

9 April 2026 Copper miner Sandfire Resources expects full-year production to land in the lower half of its guidance range, after…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/sandfire-flags-lower-end-fy26-output-as-weather-delays-weigh-on-performance/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-minerals-identifies-copper-lead-zinc-target-systems-in-botswana/ https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-minerals-identifies-copper-lead-zinc-target-systems-in-botswana/#respond Thu, 19 Mar 2026 18:15:43 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=20507

19 March 2026 Aim-listed Botswana Minerals has reported encouraging results from integrated geological and AI-enhanced initial exploration analysis across its copper prospecting licences in north-west Botswana. The…]]>

19 March 2026 Aim-listed Botswana Minerals has reported encouraging results from integrated geological and AI-enhanced initial exploration analysis across its copper prospecting licences in north-west Botswana. The…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-minerals-identifies-copper-lead-zinc-target-systems-in-botswana/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/lucara-finds-rare-blue-diamond-at-botswana-mine/ https://yourbotswana.com/lucara-finds-rare-blue-diamond-at-botswana-mine/#respond Wed, 18 Mar 2026 17:10:52 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=20495

18 March 2026 Canada’s Lucara Diamond (TSX: LUC) has recovered a high-quality 36.92-carat blue diamond from stockpiled ore at its…]]>

18 March 2026 Canada’s Lucara Diamond (TSX: LUC) has recovered a high-quality 36.92-carat blue diamond from stockpiled ore at its…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/lucara-finds-rare-blue-diamond-at-botswana-mine/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/diamonds-lucara-raises-350m-in-bonds-for-botswanas-karowe-mine-expansion/ https://yourbotswana.com/diamonds-lucara-raises-350m-in-bonds-for-botswanas-karowe-mine-expansion/#respond Mon, 16 Mar 2026 15:10:49 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=20484

16 March 2026 Canadian mining company Lucara Diamond said last Thursday it had placed $350 million in senior secured bonds, part…]]>

16 March 2026 Canadian mining company Lucara Diamond said last Thursday it had placed $350 million in senior secured bonds, part…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/diamonds-lucara-raises-350m-in-bonds-for-botswanas-karowe-mine-expansion/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/fresh-challenges-for-africas-diamond-powerhouse-botswana-as-sp-downgrades-credit-rating/ https://yourbotswana.com/fresh-challenges-for-africas-diamond-powerhouse-botswana-as-sp-downgrades-credit-rating/#respond Sun, 15 Mar 2026 16:05:21 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=20482

15 March 2026 Africa’s leading diamond producer, Botswana, is facing renewed economic pressure as a prolonged slump in the global…]]>

15 March 2026 Africa’s leading diamond producer, Botswana, is facing renewed economic pressure as a prolonged slump in the global…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/fresh-challenges-for-africas-diamond-powerhouse-botswana-as-sp-downgrades-credit-rating/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/data-centre-commissioned-lesedi-project-achieves-initial-revenue/ https://yourbotswana.com/data-centre-commissioned-lesedi-project-achieves-initial-revenue/#respond Thu, 12 Mar 2026 19:34:56 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=20479

12 March 2026 Tlou Energy Limited (ASX:TOU | BSE:TLOU) (“Tlou” or “the Company”) today announced the successful commissioning of the…]]>

12 March 2026 Tlou Energy Limited (ASX:TOU | BSE:TLOU) (“Tlou” or “the Company”) today announced the successful commissioning of the…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/data-centre-commissioned-lesedi-project-achieves-initial-revenue/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/900m-khoemacau-expansion-lifts-botswanas-copper-ambitions/ https://yourbotswana.com/900m-khoemacau-expansion-lifts-botswanas-copper-ambitions/#respond Tue, 03 Mar 2026 15:16:18 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=20435

3 March 2026 At full capacity, the 130 000 tpa operation will significantly boost output from the Khoemacau mine and…]]>

3 March 2026 At full capacity, the 130 000 tpa operation will significantly boost output from the Khoemacau mine and…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/900m-khoemacau-expansion-lifts-botswanas-copper-ambitions/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/canadian-mining-giant-discovers-rare-earth-and-critical-mineral-in-botswana-amid-u-s-china-supply-race/ https://yourbotswana.com/canadian-mining-giant-discovers-rare-earth-and-critical-mineral-in-botswana-amid-u-s-china-supply-race/#respond Thu, 26 Feb 2026 08:41:48 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=20418

26 February 2026 Canadian mineral exploration company Tsodilo Resources Limited has confirmed a significant rare earth and critical minerals discovery…]]>

26 February 2026 Canadian mineral exploration company Tsodilo Resources Limited has confirmed a significant rare earth and critical minerals discovery…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/canadian-mining-giant-discovers-rare-earth-and-critical-mineral-in-botswana-amid-u-s-china-supply-race/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/cote-divoire-botswana-partner-to-revamp-mining-sector/ https://yourbotswana.com/cote-divoire-botswana-partner-to-revamp-mining-sector/#respond Sat, 21 Feb 2026 15:57:23 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=20406

21 February 2026 In a significant step towards making mining the second pillar of its national economy, Côte d’Ivoire has…]]>

21 February 2026 In a significant step towards making mining the second pillar of its national economy, Côte d’Ivoire has…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/cote-divoire-botswana-partner-to-revamp-mining-sector/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-accelerates-copper-cobalt-and-lithium-strategy-to-strengthen-post-diamond-economic-resilience/ https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-accelerates-copper-cobalt-and-lithium-strategy-to-strengthen-post-diamond-economic-resilience/#respond Fri, 20 Feb 2026 17:42:18 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=20404

20 February 2026 Botswana is accelerating its copper, cobalt and lithium strategy as structural shifts in global diamond markets push…]]>

20 February 2026 Botswana is accelerating its copper, cobalt and lithium strategy as structural shifts in global diamond markets push…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-accelerates-copper-cobalt-and-lithium-strategy-to-strengthen-post-diamond-economic-resilience/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/botswanas-comprehensive-copper-cobalt-lithium-development-strategy/ https://yourbotswana.com/botswanas-comprehensive-copper-cobalt-lithium-development-strategy/#respond Fri, 20 Feb 2026 17:38:30 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=20402

20 February 2026 Mining sector analysts increasingly recognise the transformative potential of battery metals across global supply chains. While lithium demand…]]>

20 February 2026 Mining sector analysts increasingly recognise the transformative potential of battery metals across global supply chains. While lithium demand…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/botswanas-comprehensive-copper-cobalt-lithium-development-strategy/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/tshukudu-metals-secures-21-mw-solar-plant-for-motheo-copper-mine-in-landmark-botswana-deal/ https://yourbotswana.com/tshukudu-metals-secures-21-mw-solar-plant-for-motheo-copper-mine-in-landmark-botswana-deal/#respond Thu, 19 Feb 2026 16:46:31 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=20397

19 February 2026 Tshukudu Metals Botswana has signed a landmark agreement to develop a 21-megawatt (MW) solar power plant at…]]>

19 February 2026 Tshukudu Metals Botswana has signed a landmark agreement to develop a 21-megawatt (MW) solar power plant at…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/tshukudu-metals-secures-21-mw-solar-plant-for-motheo-copper-mine-in-landmark-botswana-deal/feed/ 0