Mining

Mining Skills Hub Moves Closer as Centre of Mining Excellence Launches Pilot Programme

Business Reporter - September 27, 20260

Plans to establish Botswana’s proposed Centre of Mining Excellence took a step forward this week with the successful delivery of its first pilot training...

Mining

Absa bets on copper and mining value chain for next growth phase

Business Reporter - September 22, 20260

Absa Bank Botswana is positioning itself for Botswana’s next mining cycle, with copper emerging as a key growth market as the bank looks beyond...

Mining

Morupule Coal Mine Backs Citizen Economic Investment

Kabelo Adamson - September 6, 20260

Morupule Coal Mine (MCM) has backed its commitment to citizen 8economic empowerment with over P1.3 billion and more than 2,500 jobs supported in the...

Mining

Botswana’s Diamond Recovery Overshadowed by Weak Prices

Kabelo Adamson - August 16, 20260

Botswana’s diamond production rebounded sharply in the first half of 2026, but falling prices and weak global demand continue to cloud the outlook for...

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De Beers Sees Glimmers of Recovery Amid Diamond Market Gloom

Kabelo Adamson - August 9, 20260

After several punishing years for the diamond industry, De Beers believes the worst of the downturn may be passing, though it warns that recovery...

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Botswana can no longer count on diamonds to secure its future

Business Reporter - July 27, 20260

The World Bank’s first Botswana Economic Update 2026 report, titled, Seizing the Moment: How Botswana Can Turn Crisis into Opportunity, has delivered a stark message...

Mining

De Beers trims output as diamond downturn reshapes industry

Kabelo Adamson - July 21, 20260

De Beers is deepening its response to the prolonged slump in the diamond market. The company plans to suspend production at its Venetia mine...

Mining

Sandfire ramps up exploration in Kalahari Copper Belt

Business Reporter - July 15, 20260

Spurred by strong global demand for copper, Sandfire Motheo Operations, which runs a copper mine near Ghanzi, expects to pay between $100 million and...

Mining

Beyond diamonds Botswana seeks a second economic miracle

Kabelo Adamson - July 5, 20260

The Botswana government is asking a question that would have seemed almost unimaginable not so long ago: what comes after diamonds? For more than 50...

Mining

Lucara recovers a stunning 36.92 carat blue diamond from Karowe mine

Business Reporter - March 17, 20260

Lucara Diamond Corp, operating the Karowe diamond mine in Letlhakane has announced the recovery of a 36.92 carat blue diamond. The diamond is described...

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