De Beers extends Botswana sales deal as it negotiates new contract
De Beers Group said on Friday it has extended by six months a 10-year agreement with Botswana for the sale…
Category: Mining
Kavango on Course to Intercept Major Conductive System at Botswana Project
Kavango Resources PLC said Friday that it is on course to intercept a major conductive mineral system at its Kalahari…
Kavango’s current drilling campaign in Botswana may be the most important it’s ever undertaken
Is the current round of drilling at the Kalahari Suture Zone likely to be the most significant ever undertaken by…
Losses increase at Teeling’s Botswana Diamonds
John Teeling’s Botswana Diamonds has reported an operating loss of £472,107 (€552,072) for the 12 months to June 30. This…
Tlou Energy drums up US$5mln from Botswana pension fund for construction of transmission line
Tlou Energy Limited (AIM:TLOU, ASX:TOU, BSE:TLOU) has signed a 50mln Botswana pula (US$5mln) convertible loan note with Botswana Public Officers…
Botswana base metal drill targets aplenty for Si6
Si6 Metals has unlocked a flurry of new high quality untested anomalies through interpretation of recent audio frequency magnetotelluric or…
Lucara sanctions $534m Karowe expansion project in Botswana
The diamond miner is targeting to draw the first ore from the Karowe expansion project in 2026 Canadian miner Lucara…
Lucara shines bright again with unearthing of 393-carat gem
Lucara’s star continued to shine last week as it announced it had unearthed yet another mammoth diamond from its mine…
Power Metal Resources completes first phase at Tati Greenstone Belt
The project was acquired last week from the group’s Botswana-based subsidiary. Power Metal Resources PLC (AIM:POW, FRA:2M5) says it has…
Power Metal exercises option to acquire Botswana’s Tati Project
Exploration and development company Power Metal Resources has exercised its option to acquire a 100% interest in two gold-nickel exploration…
Lucara Recovers 393 Carat Top White Gem Diamond from the Karowe Mine in Botswana
Lucara Diamond Corp. (“Lucara” or the “Company”) announce yesterday it had recovered a 393.5 carat top white Type IIa gem-quality…
President Masisi officially opens Khoemacau Copper Mine
His Excellency, the President Dr. Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi today officially opened the Khoemacau Copper Mine. Khoemacau Copper Mine is…
De Beers’ second-quarter rough diamond production up 134%
Diamond miner De Beers’ rough diamond production increased by 134% year-on-year to 8.2-million carats during the second quarter, which the…
Debswana invests P3 billion in Jwaneng, Letlhakane tailing plants
Debswana Diamond Company has invested over P3 billion on infrastructures and cutting edge technology at Jwaneng and Letlhakane tailings plants,…
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…
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.…