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Botswana, Zambia set to hog limelight at the 2022 Mining Indaba

Restoring confidence in Zambia as a mining investment destination and diversification of the mining industry in Botswana and pushing for greater innovation in the sector are set to be key messages at the upcoming 2022 Investing in African Mining Indaba. The President of Botswana, Dr Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi, is …

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Okavango Diamond sells $900m worth of rough diamonds

Okavango Diamond Company sold $963 million of rough diamonds last year, this is according to Dennis Tlaang, a company spokesman who also added that the revenue was the most since the company began operations in 2012, he said. The sales are reportedly Botswana’s state-run record revenue with sales surging almost …

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Stakeholders calling mining industries to become carbon-neutral

Botswana manganese mine developer Giyani Metals president and COO Derk Hartman has emphasised that prospective buyers of its products have made it clear that the entire supply chain must become carbon-neutral for electric vehicles manufacturers to market and sell them as carbon-neutral. He said this while speaking at the ‘Key …

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Vast Resources pull out of Gem Diamonds Botswana joint venture

Vast Resources has informed the Boards of BOD and Gem Diamonds that they do not intend to proceed with acquiring Gem Diamonds Botswana, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gem Diamonds, for a cash consideration of US$4 million. The Board of BOD has identified alternative potential partners to replace VAST as its …

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