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BHP has reported lower volumes at Olympic Dam due to a planned smelter maintenance campaign, completed in January 2022. This was partially offset by higher volumes at Antamina. Escondida copper production decreased by 15% to 488 000 t due to concentrator feed grade decline, despite a record performance for material …

It is through a combination of deep historical knowledge, innovative exploration techniques and new exploration methods made possible by advanced and modern-day exploration technology that AIM and BSE-listed diamond explorer Botswana Diamonds believes will lead it to its next big discovery, this is according to MD James Campbell. Campbell believes …

Botswana Diamond seems to be making rapid progress at its Marsfontein Mine as it recovered its first diamonds within two weeks of the mining permit granted, this is according to the company Chairman John Teeling. Botswana Diamonds were granted a mining permit for diamond-bearing gravels and residual unprocessed stockpiles around …

President Mokgweetsi Masisi has revealed that his government has developed a Diamond Benefication strategy that will allow citizens to participate in the diamond value chain. The recently elected head of state said his government is in the process of ensuring that citizens are actively involved in the diamond industry for …

TOMRA and its XRT ore sorting technology have helped Lucara Diamond Corp recover high-value diamonds at their Botswana operation. Lucara Diamond Corp owns the Karowe Diamond Mine. “What we realised in looking at the diamonds that resulted from that work is that many of them were actually broken. “When production …

Aim-listed Botswana Diamonds (BOD) shared details of its areas of focus and strategy for the near future with the media recently. This includes the ramp-up of its South African Marsfontein operation, which produced its first diamonds from gravels and residual stockpiles, earlier this week. The company intends to start a …