PPC reports on South Africa and Botswana cement business
Cement sales volumes in South Africa and Botswana decreased by 6% period-on-period for the five months ended August 2023. Cement
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Botswana
Motheo copper mine in Botswana awarded $235M contract expansion
Mining services group Perenti (ASX: PRN) announced today that its surface mining business in Africa, African Mining Services (AMS), has
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Sandfire Resources’ Botswana mine produces first concentrate
Sandfire Resources has produced its first copper concentrate at its Motheo Copper Mine in Botswana. Construction of the Motheo Copper
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Motheo Copper Project confirms 5.2Mtpa copper ore reserve
Sandfire has released an updated Mineral Resource for the A4 Deposit, which will underpin a Feasibility Study on the development
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Tsodilo Resources to produce DRI using Botswana coal for steel generation
TORONTO, ONTARIO – Tsodilo Resources has provided an update on its wholly owned Xaudum Iron Project. The Company has entered into
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Botswana unearthed 1,098-carat stone the third-largest
Botswana’s diamond miner Debswana has said it unearthed a 1,098-carat stone that it described as the third-largest of its kind
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AMS awarded contract for mining services at Motheo copper project
Perenti Global has reported that its surface mining subsidiary in Africa, African Mining Services (AMS), was awarded the contract for
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Tanzania leads Africa in nickel projects
With battery-grade nickel to remain in a deficit, its wealth of nickel deposits will position Africa to benefit from an uptrend in
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DE BEERS: Rough diamond sales continued to improve
De Beers has reported that rough diamond production decreased by 14% to 6.7 million carats (Q4 2020), driven by continued
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Lucara recovers 341-carat top white gem diamond in Botswana
VANCOUVER, BC – Lucara Diamond Corp. has announced the recovery of an unbroken 341 carat top white gem quality diamond
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Botswana coal miner to open new open pit mine in 2021
Botswana’s state-owned Morupule Coal Mine (MCM) will boost annual output by 35% to 3.8 million tonnes a year in 2021
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South Africa cement sales rebound with double-digit growth
PPC experienced muted cement sales in April and May 2020 as a result of COVID-19 related trading restrictions in South
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New and only copper mine in Botswana begins operation
Khoemacau Mining’s copper mine in Botswana is expected to start production in 2021 with the initial annual output at 60 000
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Lucara recovers 998 carat diamond in Botswana
VANCOUVER, BC – Lucara Diamond Corp. has announced the recovery of an unbroken 998 carat high white clivage diamond from
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De Beers keeps diamond production guidance unchanged
Rough diamond production decreased by 4% to 7.2 million carats driven by planned reductions in production to reflect the lower
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De Beers’ diamond eighth sales cycle of 2020 at $467m
Anglo American has announced the value of rough diamond sales (Global Sightholder Sales and Auctions) for De Beers’ eighth sales
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