Botswana economy seen growing by 6.2% in 2021
International credit rating agency – Moody’s, says it forecasts that the Botswana economy will recover in 2021, with real GDP…
Tag: Botswana mining
Basil Read and local Botswana company to develop Motheo coal mine for Morupule
Morupule Coal Mine (MCM) has awarded a 5-year mining services contract to a joint venture between Bothakga Burrow, a local…
Work begins at BCL as potential buyer carries due diligence
The fate of the mothballed BCL mines will be known at the end of August as the potential buyer begins…
Debswana to Plow $6 Billion for Biggest Underground Diamond Mine
(Bloomberg) – Debswana Diamond Co. will spend 65 billion pula ($6 billion) to build the world’s largest underground diamond mine…
Kavango Resources partners with Spectral for Botswana exploration
(Alliance News) – Kavango Resources PLC is partnering with underground mapping firm Spectral Geophysics to aid in the discovery of…
Cobre raises cash for Botswana exploration
Junior copper and base metals explorer Cobre has raised A$6.7-million to fund exploration costs at its joint venture (JV) with…
Lucara Diamonds’ Karowe – Embarking on a new journey in 2021
2021 Will be a pivotal year for triple-listed diamond junior Lucara Diamond Corp. (Lucara) as the company embarks on its…
Power Metal Resources and Kavango Resources plan to list Botswana jv in London
“The conditional acquisitions announced today, subject to due diligence and approvals in Botswana, would significantly increase the footprint of Kanye…
Kopore sells majority stake in Botswana copper asset
ASX-listed Kopore Metals has struck an agreement to sell 75% of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Alvis-Crest to AIM-listed ARC Minerals. Perth-based…
ThreeD Capital reports premium nickel resources awarded exclusivity to acquire former BCL assets in Botswana
ThreeD Capital Inc. (“ThreeD” or the “Company”) (CSE:IDK) (OTCQB:IDKFF), a Canadian-based venture capital firm focused on opportunistic investments in companies…
Botswana finds 11 diamonds at Thorny River project
Botswana Diamonds (LON:BOD) said on Monday it had recovered 11 diamonds and “abundant” kimberlitic indicators from drill samples at its…
Kavango Resources announces encouraging results from AEM surveys over Kalahari Copper Belt
Kavango Resources PLC (LON:KAV)has announced encouraging initial results from airborne electromagnetic (AEM) surveys flown over its interests in the Kalahari Copper…
Botswana stresses environment in talks on ReconAfrica
Botswana has stressed the importance of permitting and environmental regulations in comments around Reconnaissance Africa’s plans – and a prohibition…
The Innovators: Lucara Diamond devised new ways to mine and market giant gems
Why the Vancouver-based miner continues to find more big diamonds than anyone else It’s no accident that Lucara Diamond Corp. has,…
Canadian firm sweetens BCL deal with P4.3bn
Premium Nickel Resource Corporation, the Canadian company recently named as the frontrunner to take over BCL Ltd, has pledged to…
Botswana Diamonds enters cooperation agreement to fast-track Botswana diamond exploration
Botswana Diamonds (BOD) has entered into a cooperation agreement to fund the exploration of its prospecting licence assets in Botswana…
Botswana names Canadian firm as preferred bidder for copper mine
Premium Nickel Resources has six months to make an offer Botswana mining group went into liquidation in October 2016 Botswana…
Botswana denies fracking claims
BOTSWANA claims that no mining, drilling or fracking activities are taking place in its protected areas of Tsodilo Hills and…
Maatla to start on $45m Mmamabula coal project in June after Botswana gives nod
Unlisted Maatla Resources, which is developing the Mmamabula Coal Project in Botswana, has received its mining licence and is looking…
Si6 extends historic Maibele strike in Botswana
Si6 Metals has followed up historic drilling at its Maibele Project in Botswana, with new results successfully expanding a sulphide-hosting…
De Beers diamonds sparkling in early 2021 thanks to Valentines, Chinese New Year
Global mining company, De Beers says it expects to report $650 million in rough diamond sales for its first cycle…
Botswana looks to coal to curb diamond dependency
Botswana must diversify into commodities such as coal and base metals as a matter of urgency, after a difficult year…
Power Metal Resources steps up surveying at Botswana joint venture ahead of IPO spin-off
Power Metal Resources is stepping up surveying at its Botswana joint venture ahead of IPO spin-off. The companies are preparing for…
Botswana intensifying effort to attract non-diamond exploration
Botswana has intensified efforts to digitise and make geoscience information readily available to local and international potential investors in an…
Botswana’s Debswana diamond exports fell 30% in 2020
Exports of rough diamonds mined by the Debswana Diamond Company fell 30% in 2020, statistics released by the Bank of…
Lucara recovers 378 ct diamond from Karowe
Diamond miner, Lucara Diamond, has recovered an unbroken Type IIa 378 ct gem-quality top white diamond from the milling of…