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According to solar trade body the Africa Solar Industry Association (AFSIA), Plans for a huge renewables-powered green hydrogen project in Botswana and Namibia have been expanded fourfold, from 1GW of generation capacity to 5GW. The project, in Southern Africa, was among the examples cited by the trade body as evidence …

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 …

Minister of Mineral Resources, Green Technology and Energy Security, Lefoko Moagi, revealed that the biofuels guidelines were created as a tool to guide stakeholders, both local and foreign, who want to invest in biofuel production in Botswana. Botswana, in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), launched the Biofuels …

De Beers has revealed that diamond output from its Botswana operations increased by 23% to 5.2 million carats in the three months to Dec. 31. This was the result of a planned treatment of higher-grade ore at the Jwaneng mine, which was partly offset by lower production at Orapa, due …

Botswana wants to accelerate the deployment of renewable energy. The southern African country is launching a call for expressions of interest for the development of a project to build six solar photovoltaic plants. The plants will be built through public-private partnerships (PPPs) involving independent power producers (IPPs) and the state-owned …

Safe and efficient blasting has taken a momentous step forward with Omnia Group company BME’s launch of AXXIS Titanium™, one of the world’s most advanced electronic blast detonation systems. BME Managing Director Ralf Hennecke has hailed AXXIS Titanium™ as a significant advance for the company’s ever-evolving technology offering, securing BME’s …

Giyani Metals Corp. CEO Robin Birchall said with the delivery of further exploration success at Otse and K.Hill Extension, is putting Giyani in the best position to capitalise on its first-mover advantage in the battery-grade manganese space. The company has completed its initial exploration drilling campaign at the Otse manganese …

ASX-listed Woodside CEO, Meg O’Neill, has revealed that the company is looking forward to developing Pluto Train 2 in close collaboration with GIP as they bring vast global capabilities.  Woodside Energy has completed the sale of a 49% non-operating participating interest in the Pluto Train 2 joint venture (JV) to …

ASX-listed Element25 (E25) has revealed that it is now moving to a definitive feasibility study for the high purity manganese sulphate monohydrate (HPMSM) facility, which is likely to be finalised in the second half of 2022. A scoping study into the HPMSM plant has confirmed the economic benefits of the …

Botswana Diamonds has revealed that it is now assessing mining options for the complex, located in South Africa’s northern Limpopo province, adding that it hasn’t yet assessed the potential diamond grade. Shares in Botswana Diamonds soared on Wednesday after the company revealed that its Thorny River project in South Africa …