Perenti secures $235m contract for Motheo expansion project in Botswana
7 September 2023 AMS is responsible for delivering all surface mining services related to development and production activities at the…
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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…
Australia’s Sandfire starts copper production at Motheo mine in Botswana
25 May 2023 The newly commissioned mine in the Kalahari Copper Belt will start copper shipments mid-year, contributing to the…
Galileo Resources encouraged by progress in Botswana
Galileo Resources PLC (AIM:GLR) said multiple drilling targets have been identified on its Kalahari Copperbelt project in western Botswana on licences sold…
Caterpillar, Barloworld, AMS and Sandfire collaborate at Motheo in Botswana
When Sandfire Resources produces the first ore from its new Motheo copper mine in Botswana, southern Africa, later this year,…
Sandfire Mine starts production April
27 Feb 2023 – Sandfire Resources is gearing up to start up a mill at Motheo copper mine, the company’s…
Cobre will collaborate with Sandfire for survey over Kalahari Copper Belt projects
Cobre Ltd (ASX:CBE) will collaborate with successful global explorer and producer Sandfire Resources Ltd on a joint Airborne Gravity Gradient…
Sandfire detects “substantial exploration potential” of Motheo after drilling campaign
SANDFIRE Resources says recent drilling of its Motheo copper prospect in Botswana had demonstrated “substantial exploration potential” of the landholding.…
LSE-listed miner Kavango Resources reports ‘exploration upside’ at Ditau project in Botswana
LSE-listed miner Kavango Resources has identified an Iron Oxide Copper Gold (IOCG) system at its Ditau Project in southwestern Botswana,…
Sandfire announces $71.9m expansion of Botswana’s Motheo copper mine
SANDFIRE Resources is to spend an additional $71.9m expanding its Motheo copper project in Botswana to 5.2 million tons (Mt/y) a…
Sandfire gets licence for Motheo copper mine in Botswana
The mine will produce 30kt of contained copper and 1.2Moz of contained silver per annum during the first ten years.…
Sandfire awards $496 million mining contract at new Botswana copper mine
Australia’s Sandfire Resources said on Wednesday it had awarded a $496 million mining contract and is set to break ground at the…
Copper prices a boon for Botswana economy
The sustained surge in the price of copper has turned the focus to Botswana as explorers become bullish about the…
Gold executives who turned to copper say Botswana will join ranks of important producers
When John Munro and Johan Ferreira were last employed in the South African gold sector, it could still claim a…
Botswana begins to shape up as a major destination for copper exploration
Until now, the headlines surrounding the nascent copper mining industry in Botswana have been centred only on one major new…
Aussie firm plans new $260m copper mine near Gantsi
Sandfire Resources, an Australia Stock Exchange-listed group, has approved the construction of a $259 million (P2.9 billion) copper mine 80…
Sandfire sets its sights on building a new copper production hub in Botswana
ASX-listed Sandfire Resources has taken the decision to proceed with the $259-million development of the T3 Motheo copper/silver project, in Botswana,…
Sandfire Kalahari Copper Belt bulb lights up
Australian copper miner Sandfire Resources’ dream of harvesting copper from the untapped zone of Kalahari Copper Belt lives on as…