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

As Botswana seeks a greater ownership stake in De Beers and Angola eyes a potential interest, diamond veteran Martyn Charles Marriott is advocating for a radical return to industry collaboration, proposing a diamond equivalent of OPEC to stabilize the fragmented market. Marriott, a former De Beers executive and key consultant …

The state-owned Okavango Diamond Co. (ODC) has made a “prudent decision to withhold” nearly one million carats of rough diamonds after an ad-hoc auction failed to meet its reserve price, signaling the government’s refusal to concede to falling global prices. The late September “closed” tender, which saw no gems sold, …

The government of Botswana has begun enforcing a new regulation requiring mining companies to sell a 24% stake in new concessions to local investors if the government opts not to acquire the stake, the Ministry of Minerals and Energy announced on 10 October 2025. The rule, first proposed last year …

Anglo American has signaled a highly unconventional sale process for its 85% stake in De Beers, placing the Government of Botswana at the center of negotiations with prospective buyers. The move, confirmed by Anglo American CEO Duncan Wanblad at the FT Metals and Mining Summit, is aimed at securing an …

A 30-metre dome at Morupule B reveals the infrastructure gaps holding back Africa’s power grids and the South African scaffolders filling them. Botswana’s energy crisis doesn’t fit the usual narrative. There’s no shortage of coal at the Morupule B Power Station, the country sits on substantial reserves. The problem is …