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

In a dramatic shift of fortunes, Botswana’s copper exports have surged past the P10 billion mark for the first time in history, providing a significant economic buffer amidst a slump in the diamond sector. Buoyed by robust production from new mines and soaring global prices for the red metal, copper …

The mining sector of the continent is showing no signs of slowing down as Africa draws increasing worldwide attention in its vast mineral resources. The next African Mining Week, scheduled for October 1-3, 2025 in Cape Town, intends to highlight the sector’s ever more central part in economic growth as …

Botswana is urgently seeking to secure a new power supply agreement with South Africa as a deepening energy crisis, exacerbated by spiraling import costs, threatens to plunge the nation into prolonged blackouts. The government is also launching a major renewable energy tender in a bid to diversify its energy mix. …

The burgeoning coal mining sector in Botswana has received a significant boost with the successful development of the nation’s third major coal mine, a project owing much of its progress to the expertise of independent geological consultants, Gemecs. Situated near Mookane in the Mmamabula Coal Field, this ambitious venture is …

Lucara Diamond Corp. has announced a strategic shift in the management of its Karowe underground project (UGP) in Botswana. Effective 31 March 2025, Lucara will terminate its Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management contract with JDS Energy & Mining Inc. and transition to owner-managed operations for all site-based contracts and activities. …