🇧🇼 Botswana · public record
Mineral ecosystem
Who explores, mines, processes, trades, services, finances and regulates minerals in Botswana. Every organisation carries what it does, what it holds, where, and a link to the public page that says so.
Organisations
30
on the public record
Operators
15
hold a licence
Sites located
27
with public coordinates
Commodities
9
across the register
Rules and record
4
regulators, bodies
Verified
97%
checked against a public page
Role
Commodity
Exploration 10
Finding and proving ground
Mining 14
Extracting ore
Processing 11
Concentrate, refine, cut
Trade 6
Value, market, export
Finance 4
Capital and state stakes
Sources and verification 29 of 30 organisations verified against a public page, last checked 2026-09-11. Compiled by Amini from the public record. Custodian of the national
register: Exploration Investment Company Botswana.
Sources and verification
29 of 30 organisations verified against a public page, last checked 2026-09-11. Compiled by Amini from the public record. Custodian of the national
register: Exploration Investment Company Botswana.
| Organisation | Role | Commodities | Checked | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debswana Diamond Company (Pty) Ltd | Diamond miner | Dia | verified | Debswana operations and shareholders pages, Wikipedia mine infoboxes for Orapa coordinates, IDEX 9 Apr 2025 on care and maintenance, De Beers Group 2025 partnership page; checked 2026-09-11 | open |
| De Beers Group (Botswana operations) | Rough diamond marketer | Dia | verified | De Beers Group 2025 Botswana partnership page, National Jeweler and CNBC Africa 2026 reports on the Anglo American sale; checked 2026-09-11 | open |
| Diamond Trading Company Botswana | Diamond sorting and valuing | Dia | verified | DTC Botswana about page and Wikipedia Debswana article; checked 2026-09-11 | open |
| Okavango Diamond Company | State rough diamond seller | Dia | verified | ODC website, De Beers 2025 partnership page on the 30/70 split, CNBC Africa 2026 on contract sales; checked 2026-09-11 | open |
| Lucara Diamond Corp | Diamond miner | Dia | verified | Lucara Q1 2026 results release, updated feasibility study January 2026, Wikipedia Karowe diamond mine infobox for coordinates; checked 2026-09-11 | open |
| Clara Diamond Solutions | Digital rough sales platform | Dia | verified | Lucara sale announcement 2024, Lucara Q1 2026 results on sales channels; checked 2026-09-11 | open |
| Khoemacau Copper Mining (Pty) Ltd | Copper miner | Cu | verified | MMG Khoemacau operations page, MMG JV announcement May 2024, MMG expansion groundbreaking release, OpenStreetMap for coordinates; checked 2026-09-11 | open |
| Sandfire Resources (Motheo Copper Mine) | Copper miner | Cu | verified | Sandfire Motheo page, International IDEA governance report on the foregone 15 percent option, OpenStreetMap for coordinates; checked 2026-09-11 | open |
| NexMetals Mining Corp (formerly Premium Nickel Resources) | Nickel-copper redeveloper | Ni Cu CM | verified | NexMetals Selebi page, NexMetals December 2025 title release, NexMetals 2026 work programme release, Wikipedia Selkirk mine; checked 2026-09-11 | open |
| Minergy Limited | Coal miner | Coal | verified | Minergy website, Global Energy Monitor Masama page, Daily News Botswana rescue plan articles; checked 2026-09-11 | open |
| Morupule Coal Mine Limited | Coal miner | Coal | verified | MCM website, MDCB portfolio page, Wikipedia Morupule Colliery, Global Energy Monitor Morupule B; checked 2026-09-11 | open |
| Botswana Minerals plc (formerly Botswana Diamonds plc) | Diamond and copper explorer | Dia Cu | verified | BSE disclosure 26 January 2026, Investegate change of name RNS, Mining Weekly 25 Feb 2026; checked 2026-09-11 | open |
| Botswana Geoscience Institute | Geological survey | all | verified | BGI mandate page, Botswana Geoscience Institute Act text, EICB Terms of Reference for the holdings counts; checked 2026-09-11 | open |
| Department of Mines, Ministry of Minerals and Energy | Mining regulator | all | verified | Government of Botswana ministry page, Mayer Brown Botswana mining note on royalty rates, Daily News on the BCL final inspection; checked 2026-09-11 | open |
| Diamond Hub, Ministry of Minerals and Energy | Diamond beneficiation regulator | Dia | verified | Government of Botswana ministry page listing departments and Diamond Hub functions; checked 2026-09-11 | open |
| Exploration Investment Company Botswana | State exploration investor | Cu Li Ni REE Au U CM | partial | The Projects BW 21 May 2025 on Project Thobo, Daily News Botswana, Oman Foreign Ministry notice on the MDO agreement, EICB Invitation to Tender 2 Jul 2026; no official EICB website or ownership filing found; checked 2026-09-11 | open |
| Minerals Development Company Botswana | State minerals holding company | Coal Dia Cu CM | verified | MDCB about and portfolio pages, MCM website, Mmegi on the 2028 portfolio target; checked 2026-09-11 | open |
| Botswana Chamber of Mines | Mining industry body | all | verified | BCM members page and MIASA member listing; checked 2026-09-11 | open |
| Botswana International University of Science and Technology | University, mining engineering | all | verified | BIUST research portal, Wikipedia BIUST and Palapye, MCM news on the BCM visit to BIUST labs; checked 2026-09-11 | open |
| University of Botswana, Department of Geology | University, geoscience | all | verified | University of Botswana geology department and mining engineering programme pages; checked 2026-09-11 | open |
| Botswana Power Corporation | Power utility, coal offtaker | Coal | verified | BPC company background page, Global Energy Monitor Morupule B, Wikipedia Morupule Thermal Power Station; checked 2026-09-11 | open |
| Botswana Development Corporation | State development financier | Coal | verified | BDC corporate page and Daily News Botswana Minergy rescue plan article; checked 2026-09-11 | open |
| Giyani Metals Corp | Battery manganese developer | CM | verified | Giyani DFS release May 2026, Mining Weekly 14 Aug 2026 project note, Mining Technology on the mining licence; checked 2026-09-11 | open |
| Kavango Resources plc | Copper explorer | Cu | verified | Kavango KCB project page, SLR technical report February 2026, December 2025 note on the JV review; checked 2026-09-11 | open |
| Cobre Limited | Copper explorer | Cu | verified | Cobre project page, Cobre July 2026 update, MINING.COM on the BHP earn-in; checked 2026-09-11 | open |
| BHP (Kitlanya earn-in with Cobre) | Earn-in exploration partner | Cu | verified | MINING.COM and Mining Technology 2025 on the BHP-Cobre agreement, Cobre 2026 update; checked 2026-09-11 | open |
| Lotus Resources (Letlhakane Uranium Project) | Uranium developer | U | verified | Lotus Resources site, World Nuclear Association Uranium in Africa, Mining Technology on regulatory approval of the merger; checked 2026-09-11 | open |
| Jindal Energy (Botswana) Pty Ltd | Coal mine and power developer | Coal | verified | Global Energy Monitor Jindal Mmamabula page, Daily News Botswana, Power Technology on the BPC PPA; checked 2026-09-11 | open |
| BCL Limited (in liquidation) | Former nickel-copper miner | Ni Cu | verified | Daily News Botswana liquidation articles, The Gazette on the 10-year liquidation nearing closure, Wikipedia Selebi-Phikwe; checked 2026-09-11 | open |
| Hawks Mining Company (Mupane Gold Mine) | Former gold miner | Au | verified | Mining Weekly 2022 on the sale, The Executive Botswana on the liquidator claims process; checked 2026-09-11 | open |