Botswana Diamonds starts drilling at Kalahari Desert mine
20th Oct 2016 12:29
(ShareCast News) - AIM-listed explorer Botswana Diamonds has started a drill programme at its mine in the Kalahari Desert and is "cautiously optimistic" of finding kimberlites. The company has started a first phase four dole drill programme on the PL135 licence in the Gope region of the Kalahari
Read moreBotswana Diamonds begins drilllling on kimberlite licence
18th Oct 2016 15:30
(ShareCast News) - Shares in AIM-listed miner Botswana Diamonds fell more than 12% on Tuesday, as the company announced that drilling has started on the kimberlite pipe. The miner has started to drill on the the kimberlite pipe AK22 on its PL260 licence in the Orpa area of Botswana, part of a joint
Read moreBotswana Diamonds updates on its exploration campaign
9th Sep 2016 13:21
(ShareCast News) - Botswana Diamonds updated the market on its ongoing diamond exploration campaign in Botswana on Friday. The AIM-traded firm said the campaign is part of the 50/50 joint venture between Botswana Diamonds and Alrosa, the world's leading diamond producer. It said next stage explorat
Read moreBotswana Diamonds to carry out more drilling on Gope licence
9th May 2016 12:53
(ShareCast News) - Botswana Diamonds said on Monday that it will shortly begin a large diameter drilling (LDD) programme on one of its licenses in the Gope region to establish the grade and quality of diamonds it knows to be present. The AIM-listed company has a 15% stake in Maibwe Diamonds, which o
Read moreBotswana Diamonds begins 2016 drill programme
6th Apr 2016 11:32
(ShareCast News) - The board of AIM-traded Botswana Diamonds confirmed on Wednesday that its 2016 drill programme had begun. It said the first large diameter reverse circulation hole on kimberlite AK21 on PL 260 in Orapa started on Tuesday, targeting a depth of 300 metres. The first of three narrow
Read moreNew prospecting license awarded to Botswana Diamonds joint venture
9th Oct 2015 07:58
(ShareCast News) - The Botswana Government have awarded new prospecting license to Sunland Minerals, a joint venture between Botswana Diamonds and Alrosa. The license covers a 25 sq. km area in the Orapa region of Botswana, which contains three previously-discovered kimberlite bodies. Botswana Diam
Read moreBotswana Diamonds rallies as it begins work on Orapa project
11th Sep 2015 09:36
(ShareCast News) - Botswana Diamonds and its joint venture partner Alrosa have started working on the Orapa project in Botswana. The company said drilling will commence imminently on licence PL 210 and will be completed by the end of September. Following this, the team will move to its licences in
Read moreBotswana Diamonds sinks after discounted fundraising
31st Mar 2015 14:35
Shares in AIM tiddler Botswana Diamonds dipped sharply after it raised £282,500 in a strongly discounted institutional placing. Botswana raised the money at a placing price of 1p per share, a 28% discount to the share's closing price on Monday. The shares were trading above 2p until November. Led b
Read moreTate & Lyle divisional head pockets half a million on share sale
20th Jun 2014 16:10
Tate & Lyle's President of speciality food ingredients has sold 74,588 shares in the sugar and sweetener giant after the shares were released under the group's performance share plan. Olivier Rigaud, who took up his current role at the sugars and sweeteners group in June 2010, traded the shares in
Read moreOutgoing Pearson US education chief profits from recent highs
18th Dec 2013 16:01
The Chief Executive of Pearson's US education division, Will Ethridge, who is due to leave at the end of the year, sold almost a tenth of his shares in the company it was announced on Wednesday afternoon. Ethridge, who has been at the company since 2008 and is due to depart after a management shake
Read moreThursday broker round-up UPDATE
19th Sep 2013 08:20
ASOS: Canaccord Genuity increases target price from 3400p to 6200p and upgrades to buy. Associated British Foods: Jefferies raises target price from 1650p to 1750p and retains a hold recommendation. Barclays: Alphavalue upgrades from add to buy with a target price of 344.20p. BHP Billiton: Nomura
Read moreFriday broker round-up UPDATE
12th Apr 2013 07:25
Aggreko: Panmure Gordon raises target price fro, 1727p to 2106p and upgrades from hold to buy. Alternative Networks: Westhouse Securities moves target price from 280p to 295p and reiterates a neutral rating. Investec raises target price from 330p to 350p maintaining a buy recommendation. Finncap in
Read moreBotswana Diamonds signs agreement for 13 new prospects
5th Feb 2013 11:26
Botswana Diamonds has secured an agreement with a private South African company to review 13 licences in the southwest of the Orapa region of Botswana. As part of a three-month deal with the private group - which holds an 85% stake in the licences - Botswana will evaluate the region before potentia
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