Botswana diamonds raising £0.3m to fund exploration work
7th Sep 2020 11:07
(Sharecast News) - Botswana Diamonds announced a fundraise of £0.3m on Monday, to fund its ongoing exploration activities in Botswana and South Africa.
Read moreBotswana Diamonds reports recoveries from Marsfontein sampling
29th May 2020 12:55
(Sharecast News) - Botswana Diamonds has finished the processing of two bulk samples taken from the Marsfontein diamond development project in the Limpopo Province of South Africa, it announced on Friday.
Read moreBotswana Diamonds gets six new licences as country locks down
1st Apr 2020 15:17
(Sharecast News) - Botswana Diamonds announced on Wednesday that the Botswana government has awarded six new prospecting licences, being PL 017-18 of 2020 and PL 066-069 of 2020, to its wholly-owned subsidiary Sunland Minerals.
Read moreVast Resources revises agreement with Botswana Diamonds
28th Nov 2019 16:05
(Sharecast News) - Romania and Zimbabwe-focussed mining company Vast Resources has revised its agreement with Botswana Diamonds as a consulting partner in the development of the Chiadzwa Community Diamond Concession in the Marange Diamond Fields of Zimbabwe, it announced on Thursday.
Read moreBotswana Diamonds upbeat on granting of permit at Marsfontein
28th Oct 2019 10:39
(Sharecast News) - Diamond explorer Botswana Diamonds reported on Monday that a mining permit covering the diamond bearing gravels and residual unprocessed stockpiles surrounding the Marsfontein Mine has been granted to its associate Vutomi Mining.
Read moreBotswana Diamonds signs mining and processing deal over Marsfontein
24th Sep 2019 09:27
(Sharecast News) - Botswana Diamonds announced on Tuesday that, together with its associate Vutomi, in which it has a 40% interest, it has signed a contract mining and processing agreement with Eurafrican Diamond Corporation (EDC) to mine and process the diamond-bearing gravels and residual stockpiles on a portion of the Marsfontein farm.
Read moreBotswana Diamonds renews prospecting licences in central Kalahari
22nd Aug 2019 08:54
(Sharecast News) - Africa-focussed explorer Botswana Diamonds has renewed two prospecting licences held by a wholly-owned subsidiary for an additional two years.
Read moreBotswana Diamonds completes drilling programme on Thorny River farms
4th Apr 2019 16:00
(Sharecast News) - Botswana Diamonds announced on Thursday that the intensification drilling programme had concluded on the farms Frischgewaagt and Hartbeesfontein, which formed part of the Thorny River project.
Read moreBotswana Diamonds raises fresh £0.37m in placing
23rd Jan 2019 15:38
(Sharecast News) - Botswana Diamonds announced on Wednesday that it has undertaken a placing with existing and new investors to raise £0.37m via the issue of 67,272,727 new ordinary shares at a price of 0.55p each.
Read moreExploration 'out of favour' says Botswana Diamonds as losses widen
19th Nov 2018 12:05
(Sharecast News) - Botswana Diamonds is struggling to attract investors, the precious minerals explorer said on Monday, depressing both its share price and its ability to raise funds.
Read moreBotswana Diamonds concludes deal with fellow miner Vast, shares jump
4th Oct 2018 12:10
(Sharecast News) - Shares in Botswana Diamonds shone on Thursday after the Aim-listed explorer finalised a development deal with fellow miner Vast Resources.
Read moreVast Resources awarded exclusive access to Tanzanian diamond concession
23rd Aug 2018 11:23
(Sharecast News) - AIM-listed explorer Botswana Diamonds revealed that Vast Resources, with which it has signed a memorandum of understanding to develop diamond resources in Zimbabwe, has been awarded exclusive access to a diamond concession in the African nation's Chiadzwa region.
Read moreBotswana Diamonds agrees to buy most of Vutomi
6th Feb 2017 12:13
(ShareCast News) - Botswana Diamonds announced on Monday that it has entered into an option and earn-in agreement with Vutomi Mining and Razorbill Properties 12 - collectively known as Vutomi - a private diamond exploration and development firm in South Africa. The AIM-traded firm described it as "a
Read moreBotswana Diamonds narrows loss with chairman hungry for development
18th Nov 2016 10:37
(ShareCast News) - Botswana Diamonds posted its preliminary results for the year to 30 June on Friday - another year of nil revenue, though it did manage to narrow its losses. The AIM-traded company reported an operating loss of £0.3m, compared to £0.34m last year, and a loss before tax of £0.3m, al
Read moreBotswana Diamonds discovers octahedron in sample material
25th Oct 2016 11:22
(ShareCast News) - Botswana Diamonds announced on Tuesday that a diamond has been found in the early stage of the re-analysis by Alrosa specialists of concentrate from large diameter drilling on kimberlite pipe AK21 on PL 260. The AIM-traded firm said it is a 1mm octahedron-shaped diamond. It had p
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