Giyani produces first battery-grade manganese from Botswana project
5 March 2025 Giyani Metals Corp. (TSXV: EMM) has produced its first batch of high-purity manganese oxide (HPMO) from the…
Category: Mining
Botswana, De Beers sign overdue diamond deal
26 February 2025 Botswana’s government signed on Tuesday a long-delayed diamond mining and sales agreement with Anglo American unit De…
Arkle Resources shares jump 8% on lithium and magnesium discovery in Botswana
25 February 2025 Arkle Resources PLC’s (AIM:ARK) shares surged 8% after the company confirmed lithium and magnesium deposits in its Makgadikgadi…
Mmamabula energy project takes shape
24 February 2025 Jindal Africa’s has so far injected over P715 million into the Mmamabula Energy Project as the power…
Giustra group invests $36M in Botswana explorer
19 February 2025 Several investors led by mining entrepreneur Frank Giustra and his Fiore Group are putting $36 million into…
Botswana leaned on Lucara to renew diamond deal
10 February 2025 BOTSWANA may have had a lot to do with Lucara Diamond’s decision to renew a marketing agreement…
Tlou Energy to build data centre at Lesedi site, Botswana
9 February 2025 Facility for an unnamed developer will be located at Tlou’s gas production site. Australian-based energy firm Tlou…
Noronex expands African copper hunt with new Botswana ground
30 January 2025 Noronex Ltd aims to expand its prospective ground in Africa with two new prospecting licences lodged in…
Botswana president says diamond deal reached with De Beers
28 January 2025 Botswana’s president Duma Boko, who swept to power in the country’s October elections, says his government has…
Altona finalises agreement to acquire 85% interest in Botswana copper project
27 January 2025 London-listed Altona Rare Earths has announced that, further to the exercise of the Sesana copper project option…
Giyani Metals secures Special Economic Zone License for manganese plant in Botswana
25 January 2025 Giyani Metals Corp (TSX-V:EMM, OTC:CATPF) announced that it has secured a 50-year Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Investor License…
Botswana expects 2025 economic growth rebound on better diamond market
18 January 2025 Botswana’s economy is expected to grow 3% to 4% in 2025 after a contraction last year, a…
Botswana’s LNG to provide ‘energy lifeline’ for impending gas shortage in South Africa
18 January 2025 Botala Energy, an Australian energy company focused on exploration and development opportunities for natural gas and renewables…
Base metal exports soar
9 January 2025 The country’s base metal exports reached P7.63 billion between January and September 2024, beating the P6.96 billion…
‘They treat us like slaves’: What polishing Botswana’s diamond means for women
27 October 2024 What you need to know… In Botswana’s diamond polishing industry, thousands of women workers face harsh conditions…
World’s second largest diamond found in Botswana
22 August 2024 X-ray technology used to find the 2,492-carat stone in the African country’s Karowe Diamond Mine. A 2,492-carat…
Diamond sales at Botswana’s Debswana fall 49.2% as market downturn continues
1 August 2024 Sales of rough diamonds at Debswana Diamond Company fell 49.2% in the first half of 2024, according…
Altona exercises option to acquire Botswana project, appoints new non-exec director
30 July 2024 Resource exploration and development company Altona Rare Earths has exercised its option to acquire the Sesana copper/silver…
Giyani Metals secures rights for solar farm at K.Hill site
16 July 2024 Giyani Metals Corp (TSX-V:EMM, OTC:CATPF) told investors it has secured 25-year surface rights leases for its K.Hill…
Botala raises 2C estimate for Botswana CBM Project to 454 Bcf
15 July 2024 Botala Energy Ltd. has revised up the best resource estimate for its Serowe Coal Bed Methane (CBM)…
Premium Nickel upsizes private placement for Botswana projects
12 June 2024 Premium Nickel Resources (PNR) has upsized its private placement, meant for advancing its Botswana projects, to approximately…
Premium Nickel upsizes Botswana financing to $27.5 million
11 June 2024 Premium Nickel Resources (TSXV: PNRL; OTCQX: PNRLF) has upsized its non-brokered equity financing to $27.5 million to…
Large-Stone Slowdown Dents Lucara Revenue
13 May 2024 Lucara Diamond Corp.’s revenue fell in the first quarter as the quantity of large stones sold into…
Botswana says it will protect its diamond interests as BHP Bids for Anglo American
8 May 2024 Key points Botswana, the world’s largest diamond producer, says it’s closely following BHP Billiton’s battle to buy…
China Minmetals completes acquisition of copper mine in Botswana
29 April 2024 MMG Limited, a subsidiary company of the mining giant China Minmetals Corporation, has finalised the acquisition of…
Power Metal Resources intercepts superconductor in Botswana
23 April 2024 Power Metal Resources said the latest drill hole, DDH1-14C, at its Molopo Farms Complex nickel and platinum…