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

Matsiloje’s Tataki Mine formerly Tati Nickel Mine is set to reopen next week under a new U.S registered critical metals company – Global Critical Resources Corporation (GCR Group). The development comes after NIU Invest (NIU), a leading European investment company, contributed MTV, a copper mine in Chile and Tataki Mine …

Long celebrated as Africa’s diamond success story,Botswana is facing its toughest economic challenge in decades. The rise of cheaper, lab-grown gems is eroding demand for natural diamonds, threatening a sector that once accounted for 80% of the country’s exports and a third of government revenue. Across the country, the slowdown …

Botswana, long considered a beacon of stability and prosperity in Africa, is facing a severe economic crisis as the global diamond market crumbles. The downturn is exposing the nation’s heavy reliance on a single commodity that has fueled its success for over half a century. A sharp drop in demand …

President Duma Boko has unveiled a landmark $12-billion investment agreement between Botswana and Qatar’s Al Mansour Holdings, a deal he described as a “historic move” to address the country’s immediate economic challenges. The agreement, signed in partnership with the state-owned Botswana Development Corporation, will channel capital into critical sectors including …

Independent power producer Globeleq and its partner, African Rainbow Energy, have secured financing for the 153 MW/612 MWh Red Sands battery energy storage system (BESS), a landmark project poised to become Africa’s largest standalone facility of its kind. The deal, valued at approximately R5.4 billion ($292 million), was financed through …