Botala Energy exceeds expectations with initial gas desorption test results from Serowe CBM Project
16 April 2024 Botala Energy Ltd (ASX:BTE) has received promising initial results from ongoing gas desorption testing at the wholly-owned…
Category: Mining
Altona Rare Earths shares soar as strikes Botswana asset deal
9 April 2024 (Alliance News) – Altona Rare Earths PLC on Tuesday said it has struck a deal to acquire…
UK’s Aterian to explore Botswana for lithium
9 April 2024 Aterian PLC, a UK-based mining company, has acquired additional licenses to explore for lithium within Botswana’s Makgadikgadi…
Botswana leads calls on G7 countries to review diamond tracking initiative
8 April 2024 Africa’s leading diamond producer, Botswana, has written to the Group of Seven leading industrial countries seeking to…
MATO Products continues to lead the conveyor belt fastener and cleaner market in Botswana
2 April 2024 Conveyor belt solutions company MATO Products, member of the Multotec Group, is paving the way in the…
Kavango Resources unveils copper-silver potential in Botswana’s Kalahari Copper Belt
2 April 2024 Kavango Resources plc (LSE:KAV) has unveiled preliminary interpretations of geophysical survey data conducted by New Resolution Geophysics…
G7 Sanctions Will Harm Botswana’s Diamond Development, Officials Say
20 March 2024 The Group of Seven (G7) import restrictions targeting Russian diamonds will have a detrimental impact on Botswana’s…
Exxaro still keen on copper after Botswana setback
16 March 2024 South African coal miner Exxaro Resources is considering potential deals to acquire copper and manganese assets as…
Arc Minerals raises GBP4.1 million for exploration in Botswana
(Alliance News) – Arc Minerals Ltd on Tuesday said it has raised GBP4.1 million through a placing and subscription. Arc…
Cobre completes tests at Ngami Copper Project, Botswana; confirms potential for lost-cost ISCR process
Cobre Ltd (ASX:CBE) has wrapped up the first phase of hydrogeological testing at the Ngami Copper Project (NCP) in Botswana’s…
Lucara Diamond unearths over 530-carats at Karowe mine in Botswana
23 February 2024 Lucara Diamond announced Wednesday the recovery of a 320-carat, a 111-carat and two +50-carat stones from its…
Tlou completes line linking Lesedi Gas Project to Botswana’s power grid
Summary The Lesedi substation, which will connect Tlou’s power generators to the transmission line, is reported to be approximately 38%…
Tsodilo confirms subsidiary can proceed with PEA in Botswana following litigation
22 February 2024 TSX-V-listed Tsodilo Resources has confirmed that its subsidiary Gcwihaba Resources can proceed with concluding a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) on a…
Lucara signs new ten-year diamond sales agreement with HB Group
Canadian mining company Lucara Diamond Corp has entered into a new diamond sales agreement (NDSA) with processor and trader HB…
Botswana sets aside $65m to buy 24% stake in gem trader HB Antwerp
8 February 2024 Botswana has set aside 890 million pula ($65 million) to buy shares in Belgian diamond trader HB…
Botala Energy starts core testing program at Serowe
5 February 2024 Botala Energy Ltd (ASX:BTE)has started core testing from the Serowe-3.4 well at Project Pitse in Botswana, with…
Galileo Resources discovers new copper targets in Botswana
1 February 2024 Galileo Resources PLC (AIM:GLR) has unearthed three copper targets within licence PL253/2018, part of its portfolio in…
Power Metal Resources up as it mobilises for nickel drilling at Molopo
1 February 2024 (Alliance News) – Shares in Power Metal Resources PLC jumped on Wednesday, after the company said it…
Galileo identifies three targets in Botswana for follow-up exploration work
31 January 2024 London-listed Galileo Resources has defined three potential drill targets with a combined strike length of about 6…
Botala Energy granted environmental approval for development of Naledi CBM project in Botswana
23 January 2024 Botala Energy Ltd (ASX:BTE) has passed a critical milestone in the development of the Naledi coal bed…
Debswana Board approves key development phase for Jwaneng Underground Project
18 January 2024 The Board of Debswana, the 50:50 diamond mining joint venture between De Beers Group and the Government…
De Beers approves $1 billion spending at Botswana mine
11 January 2024 Global diamond giant De Beers said it will go ahead with a planned $1 billion investment to…
Lucara announces recovery of 166 Carat type IIA diamond from Karowe Mine
11 January 2024 Lucara Diamond Corporation is pleased to announce the recovery of a 166 carat diamond from its 100%…
Aterian acquires 90% controlling interest in Atlantis
8 January 2024 London-listed critical metals exploration and development company Aterian has signed a share purchase agreement (SPA) to acquire…
Giyani Metals granted environmental authorisation for Botswana project
8 January 2024 Giyani Metals Corp., developer of the K.Hill battery-grade manganese project in Botswana, has announced that it has…
The Individuals Who Shaped the Diamond Industry in 2023
26 December 2023 Rapaport’s “People of the Year” reflect the broad range of challenges affecting the trade — and some…