https://yourbotswana.com Our Botswana is Your Botswana Tue, 10 Feb 2026 15:12:26 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://yourbotswana.com/mmg-breaks-ground-on-khoemacau-expansion-in-botswana/ https://yourbotswana.com/mmg-breaks-ground-on-khoemacau-expansion-in-botswana/#respond Tue, 10 Feb 2026 15:12:25 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=20362

10 February 2026 MMG Limited (MMG) recently marked the groundbreaking of the Khoemacau Copper Mine expansion in Botswana.  The expansion…]]>

10 February 2026 MMG Limited (MMG) recently marked the groundbreaking of the Khoemacau Copper Mine expansion in Botswana.  The expansion…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/mmg-breaks-ground-on-khoemacau-expansion-in-botswana/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/galileo-finds-copper-in-first-drill-test-in-botswana/ https://yourbotswana.com/galileo-finds-copper-in-first-drill-test-in-botswana/#respond Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:35:45 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=20260

20 January 2026 Galileo Resources PLC (AIM:GLR) said early drilling in Botswana had confirmed the presence of copper mineralisation, giving…]]>

20 January 2026 Galileo Resources PLC (AIM:GLR) said early drilling in Botswana had confirmed the presence of copper mineralisation, giving…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/galileo-finds-copper-in-first-drill-test-in-botswana/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/aterian-achieves-positive-study-results-at-kalahari-copperbelt/ https://yourbotswana.com/aterian-achieves-positive-study-results-at-kalahari-copperbelt/#respond Fri, 16 Jan 2026 13:57:01 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=20023

16 January 2026 Aim-listed Aterian has reported encouraging results from an independent geophysical study completed over prospecting licence PL265/2025, in…]]>

16 January 2026 Aim-listed Aterian has reported encouraging results from an independent geophysical study completed over prospecting licence PL265/2025, in…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/aterian-achieves-positive-study-results-at-kalahari-copperbelt/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/uks-aterian-to-explore-botswana-for-lithium/ https://yourbotswana.com/uks-aterian-to-explore-botswana-for-lithium/#respond Tue, 09 Apr 2024 16:04:14 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=17348

9 April 2024 Aterian PLC, a UK-based mining company, has acquired additional licenses to explore for lithium within Botswana’s Makgadikgadi…]]>

9 April 2024 Aterian PLC, a UK-based mining company, has acquired additional licenses to explore for lithium within Botswana’s Makgadikgadi…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/uks-aterian-to-explore-botswana-for-lithium/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/aterian-acquires-90-controlling-interest-in-atlantis/ https://yourbotswana.com/aterian-acquires-90-controlling-interest-in-atlantis/#respond Mon, 08 Jan 2024 16:46:00 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=17122

8 January 2024 London-listed critical metals exploration and development company Aterian has signed a share purchase agreement (SPA) to acquire…]]>

8 January 2024 London-listed critical metals exploration and development company Aterian has signed a share purchase agreement (SPA) to acquire…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/aterian-acquires-90-controlling-interest-in-atlantis/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/sandfire-awards-496-million-mining-contract-at-new-botswana-copper-mine/ https://yourbotswana.com/sandfire-awards-496-million-mining-contract-at-new-botswana-copper-mine/#respond Thu, 10 Jun 2021 17:36:19 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=13032

Australia’s Sandfire Resources said on Wednesday it had awarded a $496 million mining contract and is set to break ground at the…]]>

Australia’s Sandfire Resources said on Wednesday it had awarded a $496 million mining contract and is set to break ground at the…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/sandfire-awards-496-million-mining-contract-at-new-botswana-copper-mine/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/kavango-resources-confident-it-has-found-several-mineralised-systems-at-ghanzi-south/ https://yourbotswana.com/kavango-resources-confident-it-has-found-several-mineralised-systems-at-ghanzi-south/#respond Sun, 16 May 2021 14:13:56 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=12883

The South Ghanzi project licences lie within the Central Structural Corridor of the Kalahari Copper Belt immediately south of the…]]>

The South Ghanzi project licences lie within the Central Structural Corridor of the Kalahari Copper Belt immediately south of the…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/kavango-resources-confident-it-has-found-several-mineralised-systems-at-ghanzi-south/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-begins-to-shape-up-as-a-major-destination-for-copper-exploration/ https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-begins-to-shape-up-as-a-major-destination-for-copper-exploration/#respond Mon, 07 Dec 2020 11:03:59 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=12223

Until now, the headlines surrounding the nascent copper mining industry in Botswana have been centred only on one major new…]]>

Until now, the headlines surrounding the nascent copper mining industry in Botswana have been centred only on one major new…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-begins-to-shape-up-as-a-major-destination-for-copper-exploration/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/aussie-firm-plans-new-260m-copper-mine-near-gantsi/ https://yourbotswana.com/aussie-firm-plans-new-260m-copper-mine-near-gantsi/#respond Mon, 07 Dec 2020 11:00:30 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=12220

Sandfire Resources, an Australia Stock Exchange-listed group, has approved the construction of a $259 million (P2.9 billion) copper mine 80…]]>

Sandfire Resources, an Australia Stock Exchange-listed group, has approved the construction of a $259 million (P2.9 billion) copper mine 80…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/aussie-firm-plans-new-260m-copper-mine-near-gantsi/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/copper-exports-make-surprise-return/ https://yourbotswana.com/copper-exports-make-surprise-return/#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2020 11:27:33 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=11247

Botswana exported P280.3 million in copper in March, marking the first major sales of the base metal since major producer,…]]>

Botswana exported P280.3 million in copper in March, marking the first major sales of the base metal since major producer,…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/copper-exports-make-surprise-return/feed/ 1 https://yourbotswana.com/khoemacau-pledges-p3bn-in-royalties-to-govt/ https://yourbotswana.com/khoemacau-pledges-p3bn-in-royalties-to-govt/#respond Sun, 23 Jun 2019 12:21:32 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=8475

Khoemacau Copper Mine, a 62,000 tonne per annum operation currently under construction, expects to put US$263 million (P2.8bn) into the…]]>

Khoemacau Copper Mine, a 62,000 tonne per annum operation currently under construction, expects to put US$263 million (P2.8bn) into the…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/khoemacau-pledges-p3bn-in-royalties-to-govt/feed/ 0