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The second-largest diamond in the world has been discovered in Botswana by a Canadian mining company named Lucara Diamond. It ...
Lady T and Alex Parker learn how diamond mining in Botswana is making a local impact, creating sustainability, and causing ...
NexMetals Mining (TSXV: NEXM) (NASDAQ: NEXM) began trading on the NASDAQ on Wednesday, opening at $12 a share with a market ...
Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Masisi holds the 2,492-carat diamond that was unearthed at one of its mines and will be put on show, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024, in Gaborone. Credit: AP ...
Botswana is, therefore, keen to grow its mining economy by increasing the production of commodities, such as copper and coal, to ensure growth in its mining economy.” ...
The LoI outlines a potential 15-year repayment tenure for the Selebi and Selkirk nickel-copper-cobalt-platinum group metal ...
Diamond mining and marketing company De Beers and the Botswana government have reached an in principle agreement on a 25-year extension of the Debswana mining licences, through to 2054, and a new ...
Overall mining output in 2022 rose by 8.2%. But this year, gains in copper and coal will not offset the decline in diamonds, for which Botswana is Africa's top producer.
Botswana’s Minister of Minerals and Energy, Hon Kenewendo, stated: “We are pleased with the return of Tati Mine to productive service after eight years in liquidation.
Minergy Ltd stopped production at its Masama coal mine in Botswana after a mining contractor halted operations due to overdue payments, the company said on Tuesday, blaming weakening coal prices ...
Botswana expects output from its mining sector to be flat this year, as the diamond industry loses its sparkle due to a contraction in consumer spending and weaker demand for diamond jewellery, a ...