Botswana diamond mine expansion, now costing $683 Million, faces new review and delays
1 September 2025 • Lucara secures $10M loan for Karowe underground project• UGP faces delays, costs rise to $683M• Diamond market slump…
Category: Mining
Botswana “could buy De Beers outright”
30 August 2025 The government of Botswana could buy an additional stake in De Beers, or even acquire the business…
Sandvik secures mining equipment order for copper mine in Botswana
21 August 2025 The order is valued at approximately Skr450m ($47m). Mining solutions provider Sandvik has secured an order to…
Kavango encouraged by Botswana exploration progress
16 August 2025 London-listed Kavango Resources is encouraged by a recently completed ground geophysical programme at the company’s Karakubis copper…
Botswana Diamonds awarded AI-identified acreage
29 July 2025 London-listed Botswana Diamonds has been awarded four prospecting licences in Botswana following an extensive country-wide AI-driven exploration…
EXIM proposes $150M loan for Botswana’s critical mineral projects
24 July 2025 Canadian mining firm NexMetals Mining Corphas receiveda letter of interest from the Export – Import Bank of…
Southstone Minerals extends uranium acquisition agreement in Botswana
24 July 2025 Southstone Minerals also reaffirmed its focus on maintaining momentum at its flagship Oena Diamond Mine in South Africa. Southstone…
Pioneer Lithium secures exploration license for Botswana project
24 July 2025 Australian company Pioneer Lithium has been granted a prospecting license for the Botsalano Uranium Project in SouthernBotswana.…
Giyani Metals launches $3M private placement to advance Botswana manganese project
23 July 2025 Giyani Metals Corp (TSX-V:EMM, OTC:CATPF) announced a private placement which will raise up to C$3 million to advance…
NexMetals secures $150m LoI from EXIM for Botswana mines redevelopment
18 July 2025 The LoI outlines a potential 15-year repayment tenure for the Selebi and Selkirk nickel-copper-cobalt-platinum group metal mines.…
Oscillate secures exclusive right to study, buy 17 copper licences in Botswana
10 July 2025 Copper and base metals developer Oscillate has signed a non-binding heads of terms agreement with Kalahari Copper…
Belararox sharpens focus on Botswana copper targets for August drilling
10 July 2025 Special Report: Belararox is making its biggest strides yet in Botswana’s exciting Kalahari copper belt, lining up…
Botswana’s ODC to start contract diamond sales in September
30 May 2025 Botswana’s state-owned Okavango Diamond Company plans to start contracted gem sales in September, managing director Mmetla Masire…
JCHX Botswana awarded underground mining contract at Khoemacau
29 May 2025 The contract for underground mining works at Khoemacau Copper Mine in Botswana was recently signed between JCHX…
Giyani Metals beefs up team to advance Botswana manganese project
1 May 2025 Giyani Metals Corp (TSX-V:EMM, OTC:CATPF) said on Wednesday it has appointed Gavin Horscroft as operations manager and…
NIU Group acquires Botswana’s Tati Mine, restarting a strategic mining asset
30 April 2025 NIU Group, headed by Austrian investor Cevdet Caner, has announced the acquisition and restart of the Tati…
Perenti to exit Khoemacau copper mine in Botswana
22 April 2025 Australian mining services group Perenti said on Tuesday that it would conclude its involvement at MMG’s Khoemacau…
Premium launches new strategic direction at Botswana projects
12 April 2025 Exploration company Premium Resources has unveiled an aggressive 6-month strategy to accelerate development of its critical metals…
Belararox identifies 20 areas to drill for copper in Botswana
1 April 2025 Special report: A review of existing geology and geophysics has identified three main regions with higher prospectivity,…
South African expertise behind development of Botswana coal mine
28 March 2025 The successful development, well under way, of what is Botswana’s third coal mine is in no small…
Botala Energy signs landmark LNG offtake deal for Serowe project in Botswana
28 March 2025 Botala Energy (ASX: BTE) has secured its first major LNG offtake agreement for its Serowe coal bed…
One Bullion CEO, Adam Berk Leverages Public Market Expertise to Drive Major Botswana Gold Deal
21 March 2025 March 18, 2025 — One Bullion Ltd. is rapidly establishing itself as a leading gold exploration powerhouse…
Noronex extends Namibia copper hunt into adjacent Botswana
15 March 2025 Noronex Limited has been granted two strategic Botswana prospecting licences on the Namibia-Botswana border, contiguous with and…
Australian gas company secures mining licence for Botswana CBM project
12 March 2025 Botala Energy, an Australian gas exploration and production company, has achieved a significant milestone by obtaining a…
Scoping study confirms viability of Lotus’ Botswana uranium project
12 March 2025 ASX-listed Lotus Resources notes that a scoping study on the Letlhakane uranium project, in Botswana, confirms the…
BHP earns right to take 75% stake in Cobre’s Botswana projects
10 March 2025 Mining conglomerate BHP has taken a right to acquire a 75% stake in Australia’s Cobre’s Kitlanya projects…