What you need to know about the Okavango Blue
What makes a Diamond blue? How long did it take to cut and clean the just unveiled Okavango Blue, whose…
Category: Mining
Botswana unveils rare 20-carat blue diamond, the country’s largest ever
A remarkable oval-shaped blue diamond weighing over 20 carats, was this Wednesday unveiled to the world by Okavango Diamond Company…
Record breaking 302 carat Botswana diamond now for sale
The Graff Lesedi La Rona weighs 302.37 carats. It is the largest, highest clarity, highest colour diamond ever graded, and…
Botswana to chair Kimberley Process in 2021
A General Assembly of the United Nations has resolved that Botswana will chair the Kimberley Process (KP) in 2021. KP…
De Beers, Botswana awards $1.2bn expansion contract of world’s richest diamond mine to Thiess
The Debswana Diamond Company, a 50/50 joint venture between the Government of the Republic of Botswana and De Beers Group,…
Miners consider Botswana ideal for mining – Study
No country in Africa is rated before Botswana when it comes to encouraging investment in exploration and its jurisdiction is…
Botswana rated best mining environment in Africa
The annual Fraser Institute – Survey of Mining Companies 2018 states: “Botswana is again the highest ranked jurisdiction in Africa…
Transnet, Botswana Railways collaborate to unlock coal reserves
Transnet and Botswana Railways on Thursday announced that they have resuscitated discussions on the construction of the heavy haul railway…
Lucara recovers 127-carat diamond in Botswana
Lucara Diamond Corp. said Thursday January 10 that it has recovered a 127-carat top-white gem diamond from its 100%-owned Karowe…
U.S. Government, Lazare Kaplan to Fund Botswana Diamond Cutting
Another $125 million loan guaranty has been pledged to boost diamond cutting and polishing in Botswana. The loan is backed…
Khoemacau Mine to boost Ngamiland economy
The Khoemacau copper mine project Executive Director, Boikobo Paya says the mine will contribute significantly to the growth of…
Botswana manganese estimate fires up aspirant battery supplier
A maiden mineral resource at the Kgwakgwe Hill manganese field in Botswana has given a Toronto venture exchange junior exploration…
Shumba Energy plans to turn Palapye into coal producing town
Shumba Energy Country Manager, Comfort Molosiwa says the company intends to turn Palapye into a coal-producing centre. Molosiwa, who was…
Botswana plans to reopen liquidated BCL copper mine
The Botswana government has revealed that plans are underway to re-open the liquidated state-owned BCL copper mine. Selebi-Phikwe’s BCL mine…
Bling from Botswana: a documentary on the country’s ethically sourced diamonds
They say diamonds are a girl’s best friend but they can come at a high cost for the people who…
Okavango Diamond Company pilots GIA M2M to provide Botswana origin diamonds
GIA (Gemological Institute of America) has announced that Okavango Diamond Company (ODC) is participating in the Institute’s M2M program.…
Lucara Diamond plans underground mining at Karowe
Lucara Diamond this week issued an updated resources estimate for its Karowe diamond mine in Botswana. Results revealed that the…
Export opportunities push Botswana to boost coal production at Morupule
Botswana’s sole operating coal mine will increase output almost threefold within seven years as it eyes export opportunities created by…
Kopore picks up more hot property in Kalahari copper belt
Kopore Metals has acquired 4 additional prospecting licences for its emerging base metals play near MOD Resources’ major copper find…
Botswana coal economical to mine – expert
Minergy Coal Chief Executive Officer, Andre Boje says developing African countries including Botswana should be allowed to mine fossil fuels.…
Hunt for next mining miracle begins under Kalahari soils
Government geoscientists have kickstarted an ambitious three-year project to take a detailed look beneath the Kalahari sands, under which at…
Lucara unearths another massive diamond from Botswana mine
Lucara Diamond Corp. has recovered yet another massive diamond in Botswana, at a site previously owned by giant De Beers.…
Tsodilo recovers 101 diamonds during independent diamond classifier
TSX-listed Tsodilo Resources has recovered 101 diamonds, representing 18.57ct, from samples by an independent and experienced diamond classifier at its…
“Coal is here to stay! Botswana to drive the future of coal power demand”
Outside of gold, coal is arguably one of the first mineral resources that springs to mind when the conversation turns…
“Lesedi la Rona” – biggest diamond for a century sells for $53 million
Lucara’s diamond, dubbed “Lesedi la Rona,” has sold for $53 million. Weighing in at 1,109 carats, The Lesedi La Rona,…
Botswana changes its law to have first option to buy big or unusual diamonds
Botswana is amending its law to give the government the first option to buy diamonds that are unusually large or…