Latest Botswana News

Vantage Metals (ASX: VAN) has kicked off drilling at its Kalahari Copper Project in Botswana following a comprehensive airborne electromagnetic survey, while high-grade polymetallic assays emerge from its Argentine TMT Project. The company also raised A$6 million from strategic investors and rebranded from BRX to VAN.

Blaze Minerals has reported significant copper, lead, and zinc mineralisation at its Krokodil Prospect within Botswana’s Dinokwe Project, supported by trenching and rock-chip sampling results. The company is advancing exploration amid tight cash reserves, aiming for a capital raise to sustain operations.

Noronex Ltd has secured a major foothold in the US critical minerals sector by acquiring the Sleitat Tin-Tungsten-Silver Project in Alaska, featuring a substantial historic tin estimate and promising exploration upside.

Noronex Limited has struck a deal to acquire the Sleitat Tin Project in Alaska, marking a rare US tin opportunity, while pushing forward with copper and uranium exploration programs in Africa backed by South32.

Cobre Limited deepens its footprint in Botswana’s Kalahari Copper Belt through a new partnership with Equinor to optimise in-situ copper recovery at Ngami, while drilling campaigns at Ngami and Okavango reinforce mineralisation continuity and highlight fresh exploration targets.

Sandfire Resources capped FY26 with a 38% jump in quarterly copper equivalent output, record financials, and a strong FY27 production outlook.

Botala Energy’s Pitse Pilot well 3.5B in Botswana has successfully completed hydraulic stimulation and entered commercial production testing, marking a critical step toward establishing gas flow rates above 70 GJ/day.

Cobre Limited has secured A$72.4 million of a planned A$90 million placement, reinforcing its balance sheet and funding key expansions at the Sierra Atacama copper project.

Belararox, soon to be Vantage Metals, has sharpened its exploration focus at Botswana’s Kalahari Copper Project with new airborne electromagnetic data revealing additional copper targets. The company has locked in a drilling contractor and plans to start drilling imminently.

Noronex has completed a 7,112m drilling phase across its Kalahari Copper Belt projects, confirming copper-silver mineralisation and refining its exploration model with South32’s backing. A 3,000m drill program is slated for late 2026.

Cobre Limited has secured A$90 million through a two-tranche placement to boost production and exploration at its Sierra Atacama copper mine while strengthening its balance sheet.

Botala Energy confirms encouraging reservoir permeability at its Serowe-3.5B well in Botswana, setting the stage for hydraulic stimulation and production testing that could unlock commercial gas flows.