Minergy exports over 615,000 tn of coal
Minergy through its 100% owned Masama Coal Mine, located in the Mmamabula Coalfield of Botswana, has exported over 615,000 tonnes…
Category: Mining
Botswana begins first iron-ore mining project
GABORONE – Botswana has begun work on its first iron-ore mine, a senior government official said on Tuesday, as the…
Botswana hoping to build six new thermal coal mines, with Govt.’s help, before window closes
BOTSWANA was hoping to develop six new coal mines and a rail link for exports, said Bloomberg News citing government…
Pure Hydrogen, BotsGas Spud 2nd CBM well in Botswana
Australian explorer Pure Hydrogen on July 9 says its joint venture partner BotsGas has spudded the Serowe-3 coalbed methane well…
Britain’s Firestone to sell Botswana diamond mine for $50 000
Britain’s Firestone Diamonds has agreed to sell its Botswana mine to a local company for just $50,000, after previous attempts to…
Sandfire gets licence for Motheo copper mine in Botswana
The mine will produce 30kt of contained copper and 1.2Moz of contained silver per annum during the first ten years.…
Khoemacau produces first concentrate
Khoemacau Copper Mines on June 30 achieved a milestone at its Khoemacau copper/silver project in Botswana, with the production of…
Botswana copper hunt delivers multiple drill targets for Si6
Si6 Metals has reportedly identified numerous targets for drill testing along three newly confirmed geophysical anomalies at its Airstrip copper-silver…
Tsodilo sets sights on contributing to low-carbon steelmaking in Botswana
TSX-V-listed Tsodilo Resources has entered into a research collaboration with the Department of Chemical, Materials and Metallurgical Engineering at the…
Shine bright like a diamond: Botswana unearths another 1,000+ ct diamond
Diamond miner Lucara Diamond Corp has recovered a 1,174.76 ct diamond from its Karowe mine, in Botswana. It is the third…
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…
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…
185 organisations call on Canadian officials to hold ReconAfrica accountable for massive oil and gas plans near Okavango Delta
185 community and NGOs from around the world have urged Canadian authorities to investigate further Canadian mining company, ReconAfrica’s oil exploration…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…