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

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …