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Botswana happy with De Beers partnership

The government of Botswana seems to be with what diamond miner, De Beers are doing in the country as the two parties are said to be in talks to renew the contract. Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi said that his government is in negotiations with De Beers to renew a sales …

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Government to ensure citizens are involved in the diamond industry

President Mokgweetsi Masisi has revealed that his government has developed a Diamond Benefication strategy that will allow citizens to participate in the diamond value chain. The recently elected head of state said his government is in the process of ensuring that citizens are actively involved in the diamond industry for …

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Mining Sector in Crisis

Windhoek/Gaborone – The mining sector in the region is facing the severest stress witnessed in a long time which will see thousands of workers losing their jobs and a situation that could strain the revenue streams of Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states, whose projected economic growth for the …

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XRT tech help Lucara recover high-value diamonds

TOMRA and its XRT ore sorting technology have helped Lucara Diamond Corp recover high-value diamonds at their Botswana operation. Lucara Diamond Corp owns the Karowe Diamond Mine. “What we realised in looking at the diamonds that resulted from that work is that many of them were actually broken. “When production …

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Mining record low output

Bank of Botswana Governor Moses Palaelo has attributed the lower increase in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to decline in the local mining output. According to the Governor, the lower increase is due to the significant reduction in the growth of diamond output from11.8 per cent to a mere one per …

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