Covering mining’s projects, people, and sticky challengesThis will be my last editorial for The Northern Miner after 19 years here, and with its sister publications. In December, I’m […]Alisha Hiyate | November 27, 2024 | 1:40 pm
How resource ‘classification debt’ chips away at miners’ growth and investor trustOver the past decade, resource misclassification has saddled the mining…Henry Lazenby | October 18, 2024 | 2:00 pm
New method could simplify detection of diamond depositsGeologists from ETH Zurich and the University of Melbourne have…Staff Writer | February 11, 2024 | 6:06 am
Botswana Diamonds discovers kimberlite pipe at Thorny River project A recent, six-hole drilling program revealed a kimberlite blow or a small pipe. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 3, 2020 | 6:50 am
Botswana Diamonds grabs Sekaka from embattled Petra The acquisition of Sekaka grants the miner access to three prospecting licenses in southern African country. Cecilia Jamasmie | November 30, 2020 | 3:59 am
Scientists produce diamonds in minutes at room temperature Researchers from The Australian National University, RMIT University, the University of Sydney and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory say that both Lonsdaleite and regular diamonds can form at room temperatures by just applying high pressures. Cecilia Jamasmie | November 21, 2020 | 8:13 pm
De Beers-owned Debswana to close mine in Botswana The miner produced 12.3 million carats in the first nine months of 2020, down 29 percent from the same period of 2019. MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 6, 2020 | 2:32 pm