Several investors led by mining entrepreneur Frank Giustra and his Fiore Group are putting $36 million into Botswana-focused nickel-copper-cobalt explorer Premium Resources (TSXV: PREM; US-OTC: PRMLF) ...

De Beers, the world’s leading diamond producer by value, has concluded negotiations with the Botswana government on a new sales agreement and the extension of mining licenses for their joint ...

the global recovery in the major diamond export markets and continued growth in the non-mining sector," director of macroeconomic policy in the finance ministry, Walter Matekane, said. Botswana's ...

It cited Botswana finance minister Ndaba Gaolathe as saying in a budget speech that the country’s economy would grow 3.3% this year after a contraction in 2024. “This growth outlook is premised on ...

Last week, Botswana and diamond giant De Beers said they had finalized talks on a rough diamond sales deal and on extending mining licences for their Debswana joint venture there to 2054.

These cover 3.3 million hectares of Namibian land and 29% of the 87,000km² area. The exploration licenses set out the ways that the mining companies ... Namibia and one in Botswana.

Botswana Diamonds already holds a prospecting licence over one of the targets and has now applied for licences containing three more. The new licence application covers areas north-west of ...