AK6 diamond project, Botswana

The project involves the construction of a two-million-ton-a-year mine, scalable to four-million tons.

AK06 diamond project, Botswana

The AK06 diamond prospect is expected to produce an estimated 600 000 ct/y in the first three years of production.

De Beers expects Botswana to grant AK6 licence soon

Leading diamond producer De Beers chairperson Nicky Oppenheimer said on Tuesday that the firm anticipated that it would receive the mining right for the AK6 project, in Botswana, in the near future. In an interview with Mining Weekly Online in...

Mining industry booming in Botswana

Botswana has experienced a serious resurgance of mining activity in the country over the last couple of years. More discoveries are announced almost every month.

Prospecting licence awarded for Orapa area, Botswana

AIM and Botswana listed diamond explorer African Diamonds (AFD) announced on November 30, 2006 that prospecting licence (PL36/2006) had been awarded to Boteti Exploration.

De Beers ups holding in exploration company

South African diamond-producer De Beers bought a further 1,22-million ordinary shares in London-listed gem-explorer African Diamonds and now holds 4,42-million shares, or 5,96%, of the issued share capital of the company, African Diamonds said in...