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The Ministry of Minerals and Energy is a ministry within the Cabinet of Botswana. ... Department of Mines; Department of Energy; Mineral Affairs Division; Diamond Hub;
This list of mines in Botswana is subsidiary to the list of mines article and lists working, defunct and future mines in the country and is organised by the primary mineral output. For practical purposes stone, marble and other quarries may be included in this list.
The mining industry of Botswana has dominated the national economy of Botswana since the 1970s, being a primary sector industry. [3] Diamond has been the leading component of the mineral sector ever since production of gems started being extracted by the mining company Debswana .
The Jwaneng diamond mine is the richest diamond mine in the world, [2] and also the second largest in the world. [3] It is nicknamed "the Prince of Mines", [ 2 ] and is located in south-central Botswana about 170 kilometers (110 mi) southwest of the city of Gaborone .
In Botswana, the Department of Mines and Mineral Resources, Green Technology and Energy Security maintains data regarding mining throughout the country. [128] [129] Debswana, the largest diamond mining company operating in Botswana, is a joint venture, 50% owned by the government. [130]
List of mines in Botswana This page was last edited on 19 December 2021, at 06:13 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike ...
The Orapa diamond mine is the world's largest diamond mine by area. The mine is located in Orapa, a town in the Central District of Botswana about 240 km (150 mi) west of the city of Francistown. Orapa ("resting place for lions") is owned by Debswana, a partnership between the De Beers company and the government of Botswana. [1]
The Karowe Mine ("Karowe" is a local Sesarwa term for "a precious stone"), situated in northern Botswana was discovered in 1970 by De Beers, which also found the Orapa, the country's first diamond mine, plus three others in the mid-1970s.