The global race for critical minerals has evolved into a geopolitical contest, where supply chains are no longer just about economics but about power, security and influence. Demand for minerals essential to clean energy and digital technologies is set to surge dramatically by as much as 500% by 2050, according …
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After years of cautious adoption, mining electrification is entering a decisive acceleration phase and ABB believes the industry has crossed a critical maturity threshold. With validated deployments and significantly reduced risk, the company anticipates extensive electrified ore handling, particularly within the Battery Electric Fleet sector to grow exponentially over the …
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Botswana Minerals, the dual-listed explorer with a presence on both the London and Botswana stock exchanges, has officially launched its Phase 1 work programme across a suite of highly prospective copper licences in the Ngamiland region. The initiative targets the underexplored north-eastern extension of the Damara Belt, a geological formation …
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Botswana’s economy contracted 5.4% in year-on-year terms in the fourth quarter of 2025, with a catastrophic decline in mining output exposing the full cost of the country’s reliance on a single commodity. Statistics Botswana data released recently showed the mining and quarrying industry recorded a 47% decrease in value added …
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Lucara Diamond Corp. has recovered a 36.92-carat high-quality blue Type IIB diamond from its Karowe Mine in Botswana, this time not from fresh ore but from surface stockpile material, underscoring the untapped value of legacy resources. According to President and CEO William Lamb, the recovery reflects the “special nature” of …
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The Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) is stepping up efforts to strengthen relationships with listed companies, following a strategic courtesy visit to mining heavyweight Lucara Diamond Corp. BSE Chief Executive Officer Aupa Monyatsi, alongside Head of Market Development Thapelo Moribame, met with Lucara Diamond Botswana’s Managing Director, Naseem Lahri as part …
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Botswana Minerals has reported encouraging early-stage results from an integrated geological and AI-enhanced exploration analysis across its copper prospecting licences in north-west Botswana, with the work identifying multiple target systems prospective for copper, silver, zinc, lead, nickel and cobalt. The AIM-listed company has defined two principal exploration models from the …
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Tsodilo Resources has completed a non-brokered private placement, raising gross proceeds of C$900,000 through the issuance of 4.5 million units at a subscription price of C$0.20 per unit. The funds will be directed towards advancing the company’s Xaudum Iron Formation critical minerals and rare earth elements project in Botswana, with …
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UMOE Advanced Composites (UAC), a global supplier of large Type IV glass fibre pressure gas storage and transportation modules, has reached a key operational milestone with the first composite cylinders rolling off the production line at its new manufacturing facility in Jiaxing, marking the start of industrial production at the …
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The Minister of Minerals and Energy Bogolo Joy Kenewendo has concluded a week of high-level engagements in New York aimed at reinforcing Botswana’s standing as the world’s leading source of responsibly mined natural diamonds and deepening ties across the global jewellery industry. The United States is the single largest and …
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Botswana Mining Review Comprehensive Coverage of the Progress and Achievements in the Mining Sector
