https://yourbotswana.com Our Botswana is Your Botswana Wed, 18 Mar 2026 17:10:53 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 https://yourbotswana.com/lucara-finds-rare-blue-diamond-at-botswana-mine/ https://yourbotswana.com/lucara-finds-rare-blue-diamond-at-botswana-mine/#respond Wed, 18 Mar 2026 17:10:52 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=20495

18 March 2026 Canada’s Lucara Diamond (TSX: LUC) has recovered a high-quality 36.92-carat blue diamond from stockpiled ore at its…]]>

18 March 2026 Canada’s Lucara Diamond (TSX: LUC) has recovered a high-quality 36.92-carat blue diamond from stockpiled ore at its…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/lucara-finds-rare-blue-diamond-at-botswana-mine/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/botswanas-diamond-sales-fall-again-weighed-down-by-weak-global-demand/ https://yourbotswana.com/botswanas-diamond-sales-fall-again-weighed-down-by-weak-global-demand/#respond Sun, 08 Mar 2026 17:20:57 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=20461

8 March 2026 Canada’s Lucara Diamond said on March 3 that it expects lower revenue in 2026 from its  Karowe…]]>

8 March 2026 Canada’s Lucara Diamond said on March 3 that it expects lower revenue in 2026 from its  Karowe…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/botswanas-diamond-sales-fall-again-weighed-down-by-weak-global-demand/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/rare-half-pink-diamond-weighing-37-4-carats-discovered-in-botswana/ https://yourbotswana.com/rare-half-pink-diamond-weighing-37-4-carats-discovered-in-botswana/#respond Fri, 24 Oct 2025 18:25:13 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=19589

24 October 2025 Experts say it’s an extraordinary natural diamond with two distinct colour zones. A rare, two-coloured natural diamond…]]>

24 October 2025 Experts say it’s an extraordinary natural diamond with two distinct colour zones. A rare, two-coloured natural diamond…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/rare-half-pink-diamond-weighing-37-4-carats-discovered-in-botswana/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-diamond-mine-expansion-now-costing-683-million-faces-new-review-and-delays/ https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-diamond-mine-expansion-now-costing-683-million-faces-new-review-and-delays/#respond Mon, 01 Sep 2025 18:34:13 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=19101

1 September 2025 • Lucara secures $10M loan for Karowe underground project• UGP faces delays, costs rise to $683M• Diamond market slump…]]>

1 September 2025 • Lucara secures $10M loan for Karowe underground project• UGP faces delays, costs rise to $683M• Diamond market slump…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-diamond-mine-expansion-now-costing-683-million-faces-new-review-and-delays/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-leaned-on-lucara-to-renew-diamond-deal/ https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-leaned-on-lucara-to-renew-diamond-deal/#respond Mon, 10 Feb 2025 18:48:07 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=18223

10 February 2025 BOTSWANA may have had a lot to do with Lucara Diamond’s decision to renew a marketing agreement…]]>

10 February 2025 BOTSWANA may have had a lot to do with Lucara Diamond’s decision to renew a marketing agreement…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-leaned-on-lucara-to-renew-diamond-deal/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/lucara-botswana-unearths-yet-another-whopper/ https://yourbotswana.com/lucara-botswana-unearths-yet-another-whopper/#respond Tue, 21 Nov 2023 17:30:14 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=17014

21 November 2023 “Dumelang, betsho. I am so delighted to learn that Lucara has made yet another big diamond discovery…]]>

21 November 2023 “Dumelang, betsho. I am so delighted to learn that Lucara has made yet another big diamond discovery…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/lucara-botswana-unearths-yet-another-whopper/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/lucara-unearths-692-carat-diamond-at-karowe-mine-in-botswana/ https://yourbotswana.com/lucara-unearths-692-carat-diamond-at-karowe-mine-in-botswana/#respond Wed, 23 Aug 2023 10:17:06 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=16721

22 August 2023 Lucara Diamond (TSX: LUC) has recovered a 692.3-carat diamond from its 100% owned Karowe diamond mine in Botswana.…]]>

22 August 2023 Lucara Diamond (TSX: LUC) has recovered a 692.3-carat diamond from its 100% owned Karowe diamond mine in Botswana.…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/lucara-unearths-692-carat-diamond-at-karowe-mine-in-botswana/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/whopper-lucara-finds-1080-carat-diamond-at-botswana-mine/ https://yourbotswana.com/whopper-lucara-finds-1080-carat-diamond-at-botswana-mine/#respond Fri, 11 Aug 2023 15:22:46 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=16683

9 August 2023 The Karowe mine in Botswana has produced a 1,080-carat diamond—the fourth diamond over 1,000 carats recovered from…]]>

9 August 2023 The Karowe mine in Botswana has produced a 1,080-carat diamond—the fourth diamond over 1,000 carats recovered from…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/whopper-lucara-finds-1080-carat-diamond-at-botswana-mine/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/lucara-announces-extended-diamond-sales-agreement-with-hb/ https://yourbotswana.com/lucara-announces-extended-diamond-sales-agreement-with-hb/#respond Sat, 19 Nov 2022 15:43:06 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=15520 https://yourbotswana.com/lucara-announces-extended-diamond-sales-agreement-with-hb/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-bids-to-host-anti-conflict-diamond-watchdog-body-in-gaborone/ https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-bids-to-host-anti-conflict-diamond-watchdog-body-in-gaborone/#respond Sat, 05 Mar 2022 12:44:59 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=14288

Botswana wants to host the Kimberley Process Secretariat despite interest from China and Austria. President Mkgweetsi Masisi has emphasised the importance…]]>

Botswana wants to host the Kimberley Process Secretariat despite interest from China and Austria. President Mkgweetsi Masisi has emphasised the importance…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-bids-to-host-anti-conflict-diamond-watchdog-body-in-gaborone/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/lucara-sanctions-534m-karowe-expansion-project-in-botswana/ https://yourbotswana.com/lucara-sanctions-534m-karowe-expansion-project-in-botswana/#respond Fri, 10 Sep 2021 13:30:32 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=13485 https://yourbotswana.com/lucara-sanctions-534m-karowe-expansion-project-in-botswana/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/lucara-shines-bright-again-with-unearthing-of-393-carat-gem/ https://yourbotswana.com/lucara-shines-bright-again-with-unearthing-of-393-carat-gem/#respond Mon, 09 Aug 2021 16:43:36 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=13321

Lucara’s star continued to shine last week as it announced it had unearthed yet another mammoth diamond from its mine…]]>

Lucara’s star continued to shine last week as it announced it had unearthed yet another mammoth diamond from its mine…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/lucara-shines-bright-again-with-unearthing-of-393-carat-gem/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/lucara-secures-220m-for-botswana-diamond-mine-expansion/ https://yourbotswana.com/lucara-secures-220m-for-botswana-diamond-mine-expansion/#respond Mon, 10 May 2021 07:18:08 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=12863

Canadian miner Lucara Diamond Corp has secured credit-approved commitments for senior debt facilities of up to $220-million to fund the…]]>

Canadian miner Lucara Diamond Corp has secured credit-approved commitments for senior debt facilities of up to $220-million to fund the…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/lucara-secures-220m-for-botswana-diamond-mine-expansion/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/the-innovators-lucara-diamond-devised-new-ways-to-mine-and-market-giant-gems/ https://yourbotswana.com/the-innovators-lucara-diamond-devised-new-ways-to-mine-and-market-giant-gems/#respond Wed, 24 Feb 2021 14:30:12 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=12585

Why the Vancouver-based miner continues to find more big diamonds than anyone else It’s no accident that Lucara Diamond Corp. has,…]]>

Why the Vancouver-based miner continues to find more big diamonds than anyone else It’s no accident that Lucara Diamond Corp. has,…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/the-innovators-lucara-diamond-devised-new-ways-to-mine-and-market-giant-gems/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/lucara-kicks-off-2021-with-341-carat-white-diamond-find/ https://yourbotswana.com/lucara-kicks-off-2021-with-341-carat-white-diamond-find/#respond Sat, 16 Jan 2021 12:57:52 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=12447

Canada’s Lucara Diamond (TSX: LUC) has found an unbroken 341-carat white gem-quality rock at its prolific Karowe Mine in Botswana, with analysts…]]>

Canada’s Lucara Diamond (TSX: LUC) has found an unbroken 341-carat white gem-quality rock at its prolific Karowe Mine in Botswana, with analysts…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/lucara-kicks-off-2021-with-341-carat-white-diamond-find/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-extends-lucara-diamonds-mining-licence-to-2046/ https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-extends-lucara-diamonds-mining-licence-to-2046/#respond Tue, 05 Jan 2021 10:49:13 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=12411 https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-extends-lucara-diamonds-mining-licence-to-2046/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/lucara-strikes-another-deal-with-louis-vuitton/ https://yourbotswana.com/lucara-strikes-another-deal-with-louis-vuitton/#respond Mon, 16 Nov 2020 10:15:12 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=12091

Canadian diamond exploration and mining company, Lucara Diamond Corporation, known for turning up large gemstones at Karowe Diamond Mine in…]]>

Canadian diamond exploration and mining company, Lucara Diamond Corporation, known for turning up large gemstones at Karowe Diamond Mine in…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/lucara-strikes-another-deal-with-louis-vuitton/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/canadian-miner-unearths-one-of-the-biggest-diamonds-ever-found-in-botswana/ https://yourbotswana.com/canadian-miner-unearths-one-of-the-biggest-diamonds-ever-found-in-botswana/#respond Thu, 12 Nov 2020 13:01:56 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=12065

Canadian diamond mining company, LucaraDiamond Corp. has unearthed one of the biggest diamonds ever found in Botswana. Lucara said it…]]>

Canadian diamond mining company, LucaraDiamond Corp. has unearthed one of the biggest diamonds ever found in Botswana. Lucara said it…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/canadian-miner-unearths-one-of-the-biggest-diamonds-ever-found-in-botswana/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/lucara-revises-plans-for-karowes-p6bn-underground-project/ https://yourbotswana.com/lucara-revises-plans-for-karowes-p6bn-underground-project/#respond Thu, 04 Jun 2020 11:37:04 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=11250 https://yourbotswana.com/lucara-revises-plans-for-karowes-p6bn-underground-project/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/lucara-rocks-finds-blue-pink-diamonds-at-botswana-mine/ https://yourbotswana.com/lucara-rocks-finds-blue-pink-diamonds-at-botswana-mine/#respond Sun, 29 Sep 2019 12:54:26 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=9276

Canada’s Lucara Diamond (TSX:LUC) continues to find gem-quality, coloured diamonds at its Karowe mine in Botswana, which in April yielded the 1,758-carat Sewelô…]]>

Canada’s Lucara Diamond (TSX:LUC) continues to find gem-quality, coloured diamonds at its Karowe mine in Botswana, which in April yielded the 1,758-carat Sewelô…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/lucara-rocks-finds-blue-pink-diamonds-at-botswana-mine/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/lucara-finds-another-big-diamond-at-its-karowe-mine-in-botswana/ https://yourbotswana.com/lucara-finds-another-big-diamond-at-its-karowe-mine-in-botswana/#respond Sun, 22 Sep 2019 13:06:46 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=9211

Canada’s Lucara Diamond (TSX:LUC) has unearthed a 123-carat, gem-quality, top white Type II diamond at its Karowe mine in Botswana.…]]>

Canada’s Lucara Diamond (TSX:LUC) has unearthed a 123-carat, gem-quality, top white Type II diamond at its Karowe mine in Botswana.…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/lucara-finds-another-big-diamond-at-its-karowe-mine-in-botswana/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/lucara-to-turn-boteti-around/ https://yourbotswana.com/lucara-to-turn-boteti-around/#respond Sun, 23 Jun 2019 10:53:07 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=8450 https://yourbotswana.com/lucara-to-turn-boteti-around/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/lucara-diamond-plans-underground-mining-at-karowe/ https://yourbotswana.com/lucara-diamond-plans-underground-mining-at-karowe/#respond Sun, 01 Jul 2018 14:21:48 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=5268 https://yourbotswana.com/lucara-diamond-plans-underground-mining-at-karowe/feed/ 0