Côte d’Ivoire, Botswana partner to revamp mining sector
21 February 2026 In a significant step towards making mining the second pillar of its national economy, Côte d’Ivoire has…
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Botswana enforces new 24% local ownership rule for mines
11 October 2025 Botswana has enforced a new rule requiring mining companies to sell a 24% stake in new concessions…
Sandvik secures mining equipment order for copper mine in Botswana
21 August 2025 The order is valued at approximately Skr450m ($47m). Mining solutions provider Sandvik has secured an order to…
JCHX Botswana awarded underground mining contract at Khoemacau
29 May 2025 The contract for underground mining works at Khoemacau Copper Mine in Botswana was recently signed between JCHX…
Premium launches new strategic direction at Botswana projects
12 April 2025 Exploration company Premium Resources has unveiled an aggressive 6-month strategy to accelerate development of its critical metals…
Belararox identifies 20 areas to drill for copper in Botswana
1 April 2025 Special report: A review of existing geology and geophysics has identified three main regions with higher prospectivity,…
BHP earns right to take 75% stake in Cobre’s Botswana projects
10 March 2025 Mining conglomerate BHP has taken a right to acquire a 75% stake in Australia’s Cobre’s Kitlanya projects…
Giyani produces first battery-grade manganese from Botswana project
5 March 2025 Giyani Metals Corp. (TSXV: EMM) has produced its first batch of high-purity manganese oxide (HPMO) from the…
Galileo Resources identifies new targets in Botswana
4 March 2025 Galileo Resources PLC (AIM:GLR) told investors it has identified new drill targets in Botswana’s Kalahari Copperbelt, in…
Arkle Resources shares jump 8% on lithium and magnesium discovery in Botswana
25 February 2025 Arkle Resources PLC’s (AIM:ARK) shares surged 8% after the company confirmed lithium and magnesium deposits in its Makgadikgadi…
Diamond-dependent Botswana aims to diversify economy
14 February 2025 With the diamond industry facing an uncertain future, Botswana is seeking to develop industries such as agriculture,…
Altona finalises agreement to acquire 85% interest in Botswana copper project
27 January 2025 London-listed Altona Rare Earths has announced that, further to the exercise of the Sesana copper project option…
MATO Products continues to lead the conveyor belt fastener and cleaner market in Botswana
2 April 2024 Conveyor belt solutions company MATO Products, member of the Multotec Group, is paving the way in the…
Si6 winds up Botswana drilling, nets more nickel-copper
20 December 2023 Si6 Metals has added further impetus to its highly-prospective Botswana precious and base metals play, with its…
Botswana announces discovery of manganese deposits
27 October 2023 Botswana has found manganese deposits in its southwestern villages of Lobatse, Ramotswa and Kanye, Botswana’s minister of…
Minergy’s profits up 21%
20 September 2023 Minergy, the junior coal miner exulted its first half of the year sales results that were buoyed…
Official Opening of the Motheo Copper Mine
Opening ceremony signals the beginning of a modern, long-life processing hub in the highly prospective Kalahari Copper Belt. Sandfire Resources…
Mount Burgess Mining targets new gallium and germanium exploration within Nxuu deposit, Botswana
10 August 2023 Mount Burgess Mining (ASX:MTB) has reported an exploration target relating to gallium and germanium for its Nxuu…
Five-year South African diamond prospecting licence awarded
12 June 2023 JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – London Aim- and Botswana-listed diamond exploration company Botswana Diamonds has been granted a five-year prospecting licence on ground containing…
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…
Mining, tourism displace Basarwa
15th May 2023 Some United Nations (UN) member states have expressed concern that mining, tourism and agricultural activities are displacing…
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. …
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…
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…
Botswana warns of dangers in dash for African minerals
African governments must be wary of the risks created by rising global competition for the continent’s minerals, Botswana’s mines minister…