It is often said that Africa holds close to a third of the world’s known reserves of the minerals essential to the energy ...

Project Description Lucara is developing a UGP at Karowe to extend the mine’s life and continue the production of large, high ...

Over the past year, policymakers in several of the continent’s major producers have advanced new mining frameworks centred on ...

Miners in Botswana have uncovered an extraordinary gemstone that has captured the attention of gemologists worldwide. The 37.41-carat natural diamond discovered at the Karowe mine features a rare ...

BOTSWANA’S diamond inventory has swelled to nearly twice its target level, preventing production increases that might otherwise support the struggling economy, said Reuters citing a paper by the ...

NIU Group, headed by Austrian investor Cevdet Caner, has announced the acquisition and restart of the Tati Mine in Botswana. This marks the beginning of a new chapter for Tati, positioning the ...

STOCKHOLM, Aug. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Sandvik has received a major underground mining equipment order from the China-based global mining contractor JCHX Mining Management Co., Ltd., to be used at ...

Three oversized diamonds, one the size of a tennis ball, were found in the same Botswana mine within 72 hours. The most impressive gem, coming in at a sparkling 1,109 karats, is the second largest ...

GABORONE, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Botswana's newest and only operational copper mine is expected to start production in 2021 with annual output building to 60,000 tonnes of copper in concentrate, its ...