By Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo and Brian Benza CAPE TOWN, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Botswana plans to ramp up mining exploration, ...

By Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo and Brian Benza CAPE TOWN, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Botswana plans to ramp up mining exploration, ...

Botswana is stepping up exploration beyond diamonds as weak prices and lab-grown rivals expose risks of reliance.

A glittering treasure has been found in Botswana, and it’s causing quite a stir. A half-pink, half-colourless rough diamond weighing 37.41 carats, tha.

Diamond exploration firm Botswana Diamonds said on Monday that it has been awarded eight new prospecting licences in north‑west Botswana, covering around 7,000 square kilometres.

Botswana is the world’s second-largest diamond producer after Russia, and relies on the gems for about a third of its GDP. The southern African country held 12 million carats at the end of December, ...

Dust rises from the processing plant at the Orapa open cast mine in Lethakane, Botswana, Sept. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Sello ...

(Alliance News) - Botswana Diamonds PLC on Monday said it has been awarded eight prospecting licences covering around 7,000 square kilometres in northwestern Botswana as part of an expansion into the ...

Botswana plans to raise corporate and personal taxes to offset a slump in diamond revenue and rein in a widening budget deficit.

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BOTSWANA is accelerating mining exploration across 70% of its territory that has never been surveyed, as it seeks to reduce dependence on diamonds and capitalise on growing global demand for critical ...