Vision Ridge closes Botswana’s sole iron ore mine
1 June 2023 India’s Yashomann Industries unit Vision Ridge Investments has closed the Ikongwe Mine in Botswana, due to a…
Category: Mining
Botswana says it is still keen on De Beers partnership, confident of new deal
May 30, 2023 GABORONE, May 30 (Reuters) – Botswana wants to maintain its partnership with De Beers and is confident…
Australia’s Sandfire starts copper production at Motheo mine in Botswana
25 May 2023 The newly commissioned mine in the Kalahari Copper Belt will start copper shipments mid-year, contributing to the…
Cobre Limited (ASX:CBE) Assays Significantly Extend Cu-Ag Mineralisation in Botswana
May 16, 2023 AEST (ABN Newswire) – The initial set of assay results from Cobre Limited’s (ASX:CBE) recently completed 5,120m…
Botswana Diamond Manufacturers Partner with NDC
May 11, 23 (IDEX Online) – Botswana’s diamond industry is joining forces with the Natural Diamond Council (NDC) to promote…
Tlou Energy gets P18 million loan as production heats up
8th May 2023 Tlou Energy, an exploration company focused on delivering clean energy, continues to raise funds to build infrastructure…
PMR upbeat about its discovery of gold deposits near Francistown
4th May 2023 London-listed exploration company Power Metal Resources (PMR) is upbeat about its discovery of gold deposits near Francistown. …
De Beers rough diamond sales steadily climbing
17th April 2023 The diamond mining giant, De Beers has reported improved sales in its latest sales cycle, thanks to…
Base metal exports triple in value
Wednesday, April 19, 2023 – Exports of copper and nickel reached P3.9 billion last year, more than three times their level…
Si6 Metals begins exploration and drilling at new JV licences in Botswana
Si6 Metals’ (ASX:Si6) wholly owned subsidiary African Metals has been issued new joint venture (JV) licences, which has resulted in…
Tlou Spuds Lesedi 6 gas production pod in Botswana
The objective of the pod is to increase the volume of gas available for power generation. Australia’s Tlou Energy has…
Kavango finds further evidence of mineralisation at Ditau
Kavango Resources PLC (LSE:KAV, OTC:KVGOF) said it has identified further evidence of a potential wider mineralised system at the i10 target…
Botala Energy to flow test Botswana well after confirming gas in coalbeds
April 3, 2023 Botala Energy has also secured local asset status, allowing for investment from local government and Botswana-based pension…
Morupule Colliery chairman aims to turn Botswana into regional energy hub
Morupule Colliery Mine’s Chairman, Dr. Bonny Matshediso has sounded warning bells to the mining sector about the impending mining framework,…
Galileo Resources encouraged by progress in Botswana
Galileo Resources PLC (AIM:GLR) said multiple drilling targets have been identified on its Kalahari Copperbelt project in western Botswana on licences sold…
It’s a mine boom in Botswana
At least three mines are expected to open between this year and 2026, Botswana Mining and Energy Conference heard on Wednesday.…
Kavango confirms larger banded-iron formation at Ditau Project in Botswana
Kavango Resources PLC said Friday that it has confirmed an extension to a mineralised banded iron formation at the Ditau…
Cobre kicks off soil sampling with aircore drilling imminent targeting copper-silver at Kitlanya West in Botswana
Cobre Ltd (ASX:CBE) has begun further soil sampling and preparations for the upcoming 10,000-metre aircore programme at its Kitlanya West (KITW)…
Botswana to Take Stake in HB, Challenging De Beers’ Dominance
(Bloomberg) — Botswana will acquire a 24% stake in Belgian diamond trader HB Antwerp, in a challenge to the southern…
De Beers’ sales reach P6.7bn
De Beers recently sold an estimated $495 million (P6.7bn) of rough diamonds in its second auction of the year, a…
Caterpillar, Barloworld, AMS and Sandfire collaborate at Motheo in Botswana
When Sandfire Resources produces the first ore from its new Motheo copper mine in Botswana, southern Africa, later this year,…
Botswana intent on selling more diamonds without De Beers
Botswana will not drop its demand to sell a bigger share of the diamonds produced by its joint venture with…
Kavango mobilises specialists after unearthing significant gold mineralisation at Ditau
Botswana-focused base and precious metals explorer, Kavango Resources has commissioned professor and former Department of Geology at Brandon University in…
Botswana mining growth seen flat amid dim diamond outlook
Botswana expects output from its mining sector to be flat this year, as the diamond industry loses its sparkle due…
Sandfire Mine starts production April
27 Feb 2023 – Sandfire Resources is gearing up to start up a mill at Motheo copper mine, the company’s…
Kavango sets out its plans for 2023 following strategic review
Kavango Resources PLC (LSE:KAV, OTC:KVGOF) has completed a strategic review involving exploration, financing and expansion with regard to its portfolio of assets…