Botswana Mining Review Comprehensive Coverage of the Progress and Achievements in the Mining Sector

Local beneficiation has long been positioned as Botswana’s pathway to industrialisation yet progress has remained uneven despite the country’s vast mineral wealth and global market relevance. With rich endowments in industrial minerals such as soda ash, supporting industries both regionally and internationally, diamonds that generate significant luxury value worldwide and …

The Women in Mining Botswana Organisation (WiMBO) held its fourth annual Pitso conference in Gaborone from 21- 22 May 2026, bringing together women professionals, industry leaders, policymakers and strategic partners under the theme “Unearthing Excellence: Women Transforming the Mining Value Chain.” The gathering was more than a conference, it was …

Turning collaborations into action, Mining Indaba 2027 is expected to shift from collaboration alignment to execution. Scheduled for 8th to the 11th of February 2027, under the theme: ‘Stronger Together: Partnerships in Pracitce’, marks the annual event’s move into a new chapter, the second of three. The theme is coined …

Sixty years of diamond leadership reached a new milestone on 18 May 2026, when Botswana was officially admitted as a member of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) at a landmark summit held at the historic Orapa House in Gaborone. The membership, announced by Minister of Minerals and Energy …

Anglo American Plc agreed to sell its Australian steelmaking coal business to London-based Dhilmar for as much as $3.88 billion, marking a major milestone in Chief Executive Officer Duncan Wanblad’s sweeping restructuring to pivot the miner toward green-transition metals. The transaction includes $2.3 billion in upfront cash and up to …