mining – YourBotswana

Botswana’s economy shrinks 5.4% in fourth quarter, mainly due to mining

Bamselle — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:56:08 +0000

1 April 2026 Botswana’s real gross domestic product shrank 5.4% in year-on-year terms in the fourth quarter of last year, data showed on…

Côte d’Ivoire, Botswana partner to revamp mining sector

Bamselle — Sat, 21 Feb 2026 15:57:23 +0000

21 February 2026 In a significant step towards making mining the second pillar of its national economy, Côte d’Ivoire has…

Botswana enforces new 24% local ownership rule for mines

Bamselle — Sat, 11 Oct 2025 15:36:14 +0000

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

Bamselle — Thu, 21 Aug 2025 17:32:21 +0000

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

Bamselle — Thu, 29 May 2025 15:53:28 +0000

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

Bamselle — Sat, 12 Apr 2025 18:25:15 +0000

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

Bamselle — Tue, 01 Apr 2025 15:44:11 +0000

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

Bamselle — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 18:20:18 +0000

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

Bamselle — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 15:37:53 +0000

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

Bamselle — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:49:18 +0000

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

Bamselle — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 12:22:20 +0000

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

Bamselle — Fri, 14 Feb 2025 18:13:24 +0000

MATO Products continues to lead the conveyor belt fastener and cleaner market in Botswana

Bamselle — Tue, 02 Apr 2024 16:47:41 +0000

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

Bamselle — Wed, 20 Dec 2023 16:40:14 +0000

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

Bamselle — Fri, 27 Oct 2023 17:36:41 +0000

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%

Bamselle — Sat, 30 Sep 2023 16:21:44 +0000

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

Bamselle — Sat, 12 Aug 2023 13:45:50 +0000

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

Bamselle — Fri, 11 Aug 2023 15:26:16 +0000

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

Bamselle — Tue, 13 Jun 2023 15:58:13 +0000

Vision Ridge closes Botswana’s sole iron ore mine

Bamselle — Thu, 01 Jun 2023 16:46:51 +0000

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

Bamselle — Thu, 18 May 2023 08:51:38 +0000

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

Bamselle — Sat, 06 May 2023 15:15:56 +0000

Kavango finds further evidence of mineralisation at Ditau

Bamselle — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 16:19:49 +0000

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

Bamselle — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 14:24:52 +0000

Kavango confirms larger banded-iron formation at Ditau Project in Botswana

Bamselle — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 14:19:36 +0000

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

Bamselle — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 16:35:32 +0000

African governments must be wary of the risks created by rising global competition for the continent’s minerals, Botswana’s mines minister…