Botswana has been one of Africa's greatest economic success stories. Since independence, the country has transformed itself ...

GABORONE, March 1 (Reuters) - Botswana expects output from its mining sector to be flat this year, as the diamond industry loses its sparkle due to a contraction in consumer spending and weaker demand ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Bloomberg) -- Botswana’s government will encourage new mining ventures to offer citizens the right to buy as much as 24% of ...

Botswana has begun work on its first iron ore mine, a senior government official said on Tuesday, as the country seeks rapid diversification from diamond mining. GABORONE, July 13 (Reuters) - Botswana ...

Swedish engineering group Sandvik has secured a major order from China-based JCHX Mining Management to supply an underground mining equipment fleet for use at the Khoemacau Copper Mine in Botswana.

The world’s largest diamond was discovered near Pretoria, South Africa in 1905 when Frederick Wells, a mine superintendent, carried out a routine inspection at the Premier Mine. The 2,492 carat ...

Mining solutions provider Sandvik has secured an order to supply underground mining equipment from China-based mining service provider JCHX Mining Management, for deployment at MMG’s Khoemacau copper ...

GABORONE, Botswana — In a village outside Botswana ’s capital, Keorapetse Koko sat on an aging couch in her sparsely furnished home, stunned that a career — and an entire nation’s economy — built on ...