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Power Metal soil sampling confirms potentially promising drill target

Aim-listed Power Metal Resources has confirmed two significant gold-in-soil anomalies at its Tati gold project, in Botswana, following a geochemical soil sampling programme. The company undertook an infill geochemical soil sampling programme over areas of historical soil sampling, with a total of 280 infill soil samples at a spacing of …

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Specialist gains traction in oil, gas sector

Due to the large size and weight, this 9.5MW 11KV WEG electric motor has to be disassembled for shipment and reassembled on the offshore FPSO off the coast of Ghana. Africa is “hungry for electricity”, and electrical specialist Zest WEG is seeing growing demand from the oil and gas sector, …

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South African Miners Vie for Botswana’s Khoemacau Copper Mine

In a high-stakes race to secure one of Africa’s largest copper deposits, at least three South African mining giants are reportedly competing to acquire Botswana’s Khoemacau copper mine. The surge in global demand for copper has fueled intense competition for this coveted asset, sources with insider knowledge revealed to Reuters. …

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Mining, academia forge future digital path at Wits

A combination of digital technology insights and thought leadership will underpin the upcoming Wits Mining Institute (WMI) seminar and exhibition on 28 and 29 September 2023 at Wits University in Johannesburg in South Africa. Driven by the theme ‘Turning Research Curiosity into 21st Century Minerals Industry Performance, Relationships and Technology’, …

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Sale of rough Botswana’s diamonds fall by 17%

The sale of rough diamonds at Botswana’s Debswana Diamond Co fell 17% in the first six months of the year, data released by the central bank showed, amid a weak market underpinned by global macroeconomic uncertainty. Debswana, a joint venture of Botswana and Anglo American Plc’s unit De Beers, sells …

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