Botswana’s Minergy on track to supply coal to SA in 2019
Minergy, a coal mining and trading company, is steaming ahead on its Masama Coal project in Botswana from which it…
Tag: Botswana mining
De Beers challenged to emulate Chinese companies operating in Botswana
Botswana’s Mining Resources, Green Technology and Energy Security Minister, Eric Molale has challenged De Beers Group to emulate Chinese companies…
Botswana to raise stake in new De Beers diamond sales pact
Botswana is expected to demand new incentives ahead of its sales agreement with diamond mining giant De Beers Diamond Company,…
Drilling operations commence at Lesedi CBM Project
Tlou Energy Limited has commenced drilling operations at the Lesedi CBM Project, with the first well named Lesedi 3P spudded…
U.S. Government, Lazare Kaplan to Fund Botswana Diamond Cutting
Another $125 million loan guaranty has been pledged to boost diamond cutting and polishing in Botswana. The loan is backed…
Tlou Energy excited by Botswana’s emerging coalbed methane industry
Tlou Energy Chairman, Martin McIver says the company is excited by the development of a coal bed methane (CBM) gas…
Botswana to open ivory, geology and mining museums
Botswana will open an ivory museum and a geology and mining museum, an official said on Tuesday. The ivory museum…
Botswana’s diamond manufacturing industry on the road to massive expansion
A group of international finance institutions have signed a US$125 million loan guaranty which will encourage and support lending to…
Khoemacau Mine to boost Ngamiland economy
The Khoemacau copper mine project Executive Director, Boikobo Paya says the mine will contribute significantly to the growth of…
Botswana manganese estimate fires up aspirant battery supplier
A maiden mineral resource at the Kgwakgwe Hill manganese field in Botswana has given a Toronto venture exchange junior exploration…
Shumba Energy plans to turn Palapye into coal producing town
Shumba Energy Country Manager, Comfort Molosiwa says the company intends to turn Palapye into a coal-producing centre. Molosiwa, who was…
Botswana plans to reopen liquidated BCL copper mine
The Botswana government has revealed that plans are underway to re-open the liquidated state-owned BCL copper mine. Selebi-Phikwe’s BCL mine…
Bling from Botswana: a documentary on the country’s ethically sourced diamonds
They say diamonds are a girl’s best friend but they can come at a high cost for the people who…
Minergy’s Medie coal mine to create over 400 jobs
The Managing director of Minergy Coal Mine at Medie in the Kweneng District, Martin Bartle says the mine is set…
Minergy awarded mining licence for Botswana coal mine
Botswana Stock Exchange-listed Minergy aims to commission its Masama coal mine in Botswana in January and to start producing coal…
Tlou Energy prepares to drill first well for Botswana project
Tlou Energy says it expects to start drilling its first well for the development of up to 100MW of coal…
World’s most valuable diamond mine set to get even bigger
Debswana, the joint venture between Anglo American Plc’s De Beers unit and the Botswana government is seeking permission to deepen…
Kopore onto new copper target in Botswana
Copper explorer Kopore Metals continues to build up its armoury of drill ready targets with the identification of a major…
Kalahari Metals, Metal Tiger start exploration programme in Botswana
AIM-listed resources investor Metal Tiger announced on Tuesday an exploration programme at Kalahari Metals’ (KML’s) projects in the Kalahari Copperbelt…
Cradle Arc starts bearing fruit at its Mowana copper mine
Aim listed copper and gold miner, Cradle Arc expects to produce at least 5 700 t of contained copper at its Mowana…