Mining – Page 2 – YourBotswana

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…

Lucara recovers 62-carat fancy pink diamond “Boitumelo” from Karowe Mine

Lucara Diamond Corp. (“Lucara” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the recovery of a 62.7-carat fancy pink diamond from…

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…