|
List Of Mines In Botswana
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 quarry, quarries may be included in this list. Diamond *Damtshaa diamond mine *Jwaneng diamond mine *Letlhakane diamond mine *Lerala diamond mine *Karowe diamond mine *Orapa diamond mine Copper-nickel BCl copper-nickel mine, Selibe Phikwe This mine is now closed Gold Francistown Golden Eagle Mine Mopane Mine Nickel *Phoenix nickel mine *Selkirk mine Coal *Letlhakane coal mine *Mea coal mine *Mmamabula *Morupule Colliery *Sese coal mine Uranium *Letlhakane mine References {{reflist Lists of mines by country, Botswana Mines in Botswana, Botswana-related lists, Mines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mines
This lists of mines is a meta-list (list of lists) containing links to mine-related lists. By production * List of coal mines ** List of coal mines in Australia *** List of collieries in Newcastle (Australia) ***List of coal mines in Queensland **List of coal mines in Canada ***List of coal mines and landmarks in the Nanaimo area ** List of coal mines in Japan ** List of coal mines in the United Kingdom *** List of collieries in Yorkshire (1984–2015) **List of coal mines in the United States *List of copper mines **List of copper mines in Canada ** List of copper mines in the United States *List of diamond mines *List of gold mines **List of gold mines in Australia ***List of active gold mines in Western Australia ** List of gold mines in Canada **List of gold mines in Japan ** List of largest gold mines by production ** List of gold mines in Tanzania ** List of gold mines in the United States ***List of active gold mines in Nevada ***List of gold mines in Georgia *List of iron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Letlhakane Coal Mine
The Letlhakane Coal Mine is a coal mine located in Central District. The mine has coal reserves amounting to 107 million tonnes of coking coal, one of the largest coal reserves in Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ... and the world. See also * List of mines in Botswana References Coal mines in Botswana {{Mine-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lists Of Mines By Country
A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union club Other uses * Angle of list, the leaning to either port or starboard of a ship * List (information), an ordered collection of pieces of information ** List (abstract data type), a method to organize data in computer science * List on Sylt, previously called List, the northernmost village in Germany, on the island of Sylt * ''List'', an alternative term for ''roll'' in flight dynamics * To ''list'' a building, etc., in the UK it means to designate it a listed building that may not be altered without permission * Lists (jousting), the barriers used to designate the tournament area where medieval knights jousted * ''The Book of Lists'', an American series of books with unusual lists See also * The List (other) * Listing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Letlhakane Mine
The Letlhakane mine is a planned large uranium mine located in the eastern part of Botswana in Central District. Letlhakane represents one of the largest uranium reserves in Botswana having estimated reserves of 1.04 billion tonnes of ore grading 0.015% uranium. The mine is owned by the Australia-based ''A-Cap Energy Limited'', which received a mining license in 2016, but currently has the planned development of the mine on hold. See also * List of mines in Botswana 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 quarry, quarries m ... References Uranium mines in Botswana {{Mining-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sese Coal Mine
The Sese Coal Mine is a coal mine located in Central District. The mine has coal reserves amounting to 2.73 billion tonnes of coking coal, one of the largest coal reserves in Africa and the world. See also *List of mines in Botswana 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 quarry, quarries m ... References Coal mines in Botswana {{Mine-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morupule Colliery
The Morupule Colliery is a coal mine located in Palapye, Botswana, owned and operated by Debswana, a partnership between the government of Botswana and De Beers. The coalfield is composed of four main seams, only one of which, the No. 1 Seam, is currently being mined, using bord and pillar mining methods methods. Founded in 1971 to supply the Bamangwato Concessions Ltd copper and nickel mine, operations have expanded considerably since then to supply regional power plants and industries, especially the nearby Morupule Power Station. Morupule was granted an extension to its mining lease in 1980. Expansion A small wash plant, with a production capability of 120 tonnes per hour, was commissioned in January 2008 to supply a higher quality coal to local and regional consumers. This project was supported by the Botswana government as a means of stimulating the local economy, producing a less polluting form of coal than the run-of-mine coal, and to provide an alternative to the unsust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mmamabula
Mmamabula is a planned coal mine and coal-fired power station to the east of the main road and rail corridor in Botswana between Gaborone and Francistown and south of the Serorome River. The power station would be near to the village of Mmaphashalala. It is about north of the capital city of Gaborone. Coalfield The Mmamabula coalfield is considered to be a western extension of the Waterberg Coalfield in the Ellisras Basin in South Africa, to the east, which contains about 40% of South Africa's coal resources. CIC Energy of Canada owned two prospecting licences in the coal field and conducted extensive exploratory drilling between 2005 and 2012. The portions of the coalfield for which CIC Energy held licences are estimated to have 2.4 billion tonnes of thermal coal of a quality suitable for export, for local power generation and for coal gasification. Deposits were roughly 360 million tonnes in the Central block, 643 million tonnes in the Western block, and 1,392 million ton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mea Coal Mine
The Mea Coal Mine is a coal mine located in Central District. The mine has coal reserves amounting to 335 million tonnes of coking coal, one of the largest coal reserves in Africa and the world. See also *List of mines in Botswana 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 quarry, quarries m ... References Coal mines in Botswana {{Mine-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selkirk Mine
Selkirk may refer to: People * Alexander Selkirk, Scottish castaway who formed the basis for the novel Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe * Selkirk (surname), surname origin, and list of people with the surname * Earl of Selkirk, a title in the Peerage of Scotland * James Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas, Scottish politician and Life Peer, briefly 11th Earl of Selkirk * Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk, Scottish philanthropist who sponsored immigrant settlements in Canada Places * Selkirk Mountains, in British Columbia, Canada, the Idaho panhandle, and far eastern Washington State, United States Canada * Selkirk, Manitoba * Selkirk (electoral district), a federal riding in Manitoba * Selkirk (provincial electoral district), in Manitoba * Selkirk, Ontario * Fort Selkirk, Yukon Chile * Alejandro Selkirk Island, in the Juan Fernández Archipelago, Valparaíso Region, Chile Scotland * Selkirk, Scottish Borders, Scotland * Selkirk (Parliament of Scotland constituency ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quarry
A quarry is a type of open-pit mine in which dimension stone, rock, construction aggregate, riprap, sand, gravel, or slate is excavated from the ground. The operation of quarries is regulated in some jurisdictions to reduce their environmental impact. The word ''quarry'' can also include the underground quarrying for stone, such as Bath stone. Types of rock Types of rock extracted from quarries include: *Chalk *China clay *Cinder *Clay *Coal * Construction aggregate (sand and gravel) * Coquina * Diabase *Gabbro *Granite * Gritstone *Gypsum *Limestone *Marble *Ores *Phosphate rock *Quartz *Sandstone * Slate *Travertine Stone quarry Stone quarry is an outdated term for mining construction rocks (limestone, marble, granite, sandstone, etc.). There are open types (called quarries, or open-pit mines) and closed types ( mines and caves). For thousands of years, only hand tools had been used in quarries. In the 18th century, the use of drilling and blasting operatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phoenix Nickel Mine
The Phoenix mine is a large mine in the west of Botswana in the North-East District. Phoenix represents one of the largest nickel reserve in Botswana having estimated reserves of 329.7 million tonnes of ore grading 0.23% nickel. The 329.7 million tonnes of ore contains 0.78 million tonnes of nickel metal. ''Francistown Mining and Exploration Ltd'' was founded in 1985 to develop Phoenix mine and the nearby Selkirk mine. ''Tati Nickel Mining Company (Pty) Ltd'' was founded in 1988. Phoenix was opened in 1995. ''Tati Nickel Mining Company (Pty) Ltd'' was owned for some time by Norilsk Nickel (85%) and the Government of Botswana (15%). Norilsk agreed to sell its 85% stake to BCL Limited around 2016, but BCL went into liquidation around this time, leading to a legal disagreements between the companies. See also * Selkirk mine Selkirk may refer to: People * Alexander Selkirk, Scottish castaway who formed the basis for the novel Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe * Selkirk (surnam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orapa Diamond Mine
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 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. The mine was discovered on 1 March 1967, a year after Botswana's independence, by a team of De Beers geologists, including Manfred Marx, Jim Gibson and led by Dr. Gavin Lamont. It is the oldest of four mines operated by the company, and began operations in July 1971 and its first production was 1,438,168 carats. The revenue the mine generated is credited for transforming the Botswana economy, as it allowed the government to invest in critical social services and national infrastructure. Orapa is an open pit style of mine and is the largest diamond mine in the world by area. The mine is located on two kimberlite pipes that converge near the surface, covering . Orapa operat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
