The first diamond was found in Botswana in 1947. He said both parties would sign the agreements following the issuance of new mining licences by the appropriate regulatory authorities in Botswana ...

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 Selebi North mine, 410 km north of the nation’s capital Gaborone, opened in 1990 and operated for 26 years.

FRANCISTOWN: The continuous illegal mining, especially the exploitation of aggregates, endangers farmers and livestock, an ...

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.

The government of Botswana and De Beers reaffirm their commitment to their enduring partnership, which has lasted over 50 ...

DE BEERS confirmed on Monday it had finalised talks on a rough diamond sales deal with the Botswana government and on extending mining licences for its joint venture there to 2054. The 85%-owned Anglo ...

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 ...