De Beers CEO Cautiously Optimistic As Sales Tumble
De Beers’ rough diamond sales tumbled at the latest auction but the leading global producer remained optimistic as it managed…
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Firestone Diamonds Delays Sale Of Botswana Assets
Firestone Diamonds plc, the AIM-quoted diamond development company has agreed to extend the date by when all conditions for sale…
Anglo To Maintain Diamond Production At 26-28 Million Carats
Anglo American, the parent company to De Beers says the macro-economic conditions underpinning consumer demand for diamonds remain broadly stable…
Botswana Index of Mining Production Down 5.6% In Q1 2016
The Index of Mining Production declined in the first quarter of the year compared to the same period in 2015,…
Khama To Launch Association For Environmental Practitioners
The Botswana Environmental Assessment Practitioners Association (BEAPA), an organisation that represents environmental practitioners will launch next week. The not-for-profit professional…
First Quantum Commits AUD $3 Million Towards Sese Power Project
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. has committed to spend AUD $3 million on work programmes to advance the Sese integrated power…
Pangolin Diamonds Commences Drilling At Motloutse Project
Pangolin Diamonds Corp, the TSX-listed diamond exploration company said a percussion drill programme has commenced at its wholly-owned Motloutse Diamond…
Botswana Diamond Cutting Industry Gets $125 Million Facility
The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the U.S. Government’s development finance institution, has signed a $125 million loan guaranty which…
Botswana Metals Commences Tantalum-Lithium Exploration In Botswana
Botswana Metals, the minerals explorer said it has commenced exploration for pegmatite-hosted tantalum-lithium mineralisation on its tenements in eastern Botswana….
Masa Square Hotel brings Executive Apartments To CBD
Masa Square Hotel, Gaborone’s premiere luxury business hotel, has for the past year undergone a number of changes, both aesthetic…