Also known as: BCL copper-nickel mine
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Mmegi
Selebi North and Selebi Main are the two main deposits that were being tapped by the former BCL Mine when it closed in 2016. …
NexMetals triples resource estimate in PhikweMmegi
Selebi North and Selebi Main are the two main deposits that were being tapped by the former BCL Mine when it closed in 2016. …
NexMetals triples resource estimate in PhikweWeekend Post
… Somewhere between 5.9 billion and 6.8 billion pula in industrial investment projects sit in a pipeline overseen by SPEDU, the government agency created to resuscitate the Selebi Phikwe region after the BCL copper-nickel mine shut its doors in 2016. …
A bank, a Gov’t agency, and a post-mining future:Daily News Botswana
Government will be in a position to compensate former BCL Mine workers once the ongoing liquidation process is officially concluded, Minister for State President, Defence and Security, Mr Moeti Mohwasa has said. …
Govt to compensate former BCL mine workersThe Botswana Gazette
The regulator clears safe closure works, with access road blockage remaining before license surrender SESUPO RANTSIMAKO The long-running liquidation of BCL Mine is nearing completion after the mining regulator confirmed that all major safe closure works at the mine site have been …
BCL’s 10-Year Liquidation Nears ClosureThe Botswana Gazette
Former BCL Mine workers have petitioned the presidency calling for the liquidator’s contract to be scrapped over alleged opacity in the mine’s drawn-out wind-down BONGANI MALUNGA Former BCL Mine workers have petitioned the Office of the President, urging the highest office in the …
Former BCL Miners Demand Liquidator to be FiredMmegi
… To the many journalists I have worked with across the Ministry of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism, the United Nations (UNICEF, WHO), SADC Climate Services Centre, BCL Mine, ACHAP,BOTEC and finally BURS, I thank you. …
Bolele bids media partners farewellDaily News Botswana
… mic diversification but positively impact the broader national economic landscape. “The project significantly supports government’s ongoing efforts to create sustainable employment opportunities in the region that has experienced adverse effects due to the closure of the BCL mine …
Consultation on project expansion criticalNexMetals, which acquired Selebi North and other deposits from government in 2022 for P837 million, has increased the inferred resource at Selebi North to about 42 million tonnes from 24.7 million tonnes in the 2024 mineral resource estimate, following an extensive drilling campaign.
22 October 2026 · Mmegi →
NexMetals, which acquired Selebi North and other deposits from government in 2022 for P837 million, has increased the inferred resource at Selebi North to about 42 million tonnes from 24.7 million tonnes in the 2024 mineral resource estimate, following an extensive drilling campaign.
22 October 2026 · Mmegi →
NexMetals has updated its mineral resource estimate at Selebi North, with inferred resources rising to about 42 million tonnes from 24.7 million tonnes in the 2024 estimate, following an extensive drilling campaign at the former BCL Mine deposits it acquired in 2022.
22 October 2026 · Mmegi →
First National Bank Botswana and SPEDU have signed a partnership agreement to address financing gaps for industrial investment projects worth between 5.9 billion and 6.8 billion pula in the Selebi Phikwe region, testing whether Botswana's push toward private sector-led economic diversification can succeed.
3 September 2026 · Weekend Post →
The Minister for State President, Defence and Security said government will compensate former BCL Mine workers once the ongoing liquidation process is formally completed, but clarified compensation will not take the exact form of the original 18-month soft landing agreement. The minister acknowledged several commitments made to employees following the mine's closure in October 2016 remain unfulfilled, citing delays due to legal complexities.
1 September 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
The regulator has confirmed that all major safe closure works at BCL Mine have been completed, moving the liquidation process toward conclusion and allowing the liquidator to surrender the company's mining license.
3 August 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
Former BCL Mine workers have petitioned the Office of the President to terminate the liquidator's contract, citing alleged opacity in the mine's wind-down process.
7 July 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
A retiring government communications official bids farewell to the media fraternity, acknowledging 10 years as a journalist at the Department of Information and Broadcasting and 25 years in public relations and communications across multiple institutions, thanking journalists for holding institutions accountable.
29 June 2026 · Mmegi →
The Minister for State, President, Defence and Security says proper consultations with relevant stakeholders will be undertaken before the Selebi Phikwe Citrus Project expands its operational land. The project currently employs more than 300 permanent staff and has contributed to job creation and economic diversification in the region.
17 June 2026 · Daily News Botswana →