Future of Mining

Department of Forestry and Range Resources director, Ms Baitshepi Babusi-Hill has hailed Majwe Mining for sponsoring the tree planting activity, saying said it would come in handy to assist government to combat deforestation. Botswana loses about 118 000 hectares of forests annually, which have to be replaced to avoid deforestation. …

Lausanne, Switzerland; Pix4D, technology pioneer and market leader in industrial photogrammetry software solutions, announces that it is starting a joint innovation project with SAP® to open up the market for drone-based, digital 3D inspections for telecommunications companies. SAP, a global leader in ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) software, has included Pix4D …

Aim-listed Botswana Diamonds seeks to raise £300 000 to fund ongoing exploration activities in Botswana and South Africa this year, as well as for additional working capital. The company has arranged a placing with existing and new investors to raise the funds through the issue of 50-million new ordinary shares. …

Global coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdowns and travel bans have crippled Botswana’s mining and tourism, the country’s primary foreign currency earners. This has led to a trade deficit, the difference between the value of imported and exported goods, rose to P4.1 billion in May, further eating away at the country’s precarious foreign …

Operations at different mining sites in Botswana are set to restart after they were on hold following a national lockdown in April this year. Botswana mining companies among them Debswana Diamond Mine, Lucara Diamond Mine and Khoemacau copper mine paused activities on April 2 when the coronavirus-related restrictions began. Operations …

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 …

Windhoek/Gaborone – The mining sector in the region is facing the severest stress witnessed in a long time which will see thousands of workers losing their jobs and a situation that could strain the revenue streams of Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states, whose projected economic growth for the …

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 …