2017-6-30 · BCL smelter rebuild project. Founded in 1956, BCL Limited operates as a mining and smelting company with their Main Centre of Operations in Selebi-Phikwe, Botswana. BCL''s original nickel smelter was built during the 1970''s, with Outotec Flash Smelting technology. The approximately 4,200 employee operation produces around 50,000 tpa of ...
2016-10-13 · BCL closure: the journey to hell and back begins. Crippled dreams as Tati-BCL close. The writing has always been on the wall. MATSILOJE: Government''s decision to place BCL mine under provisional liquidation with immediate effect has also consequently prompted the closure of its subsidiary Tati- Nickel Mine Company (TNMC), leaving over 800 ...
2020-9-5 · Faced with dwindling commodity prices and rising operating costs, the cash-strapped Botswana government made an abrupt decision to close BCL Group, comprising BCL limited and Tati Nickel Mining Company, in a provisional liquidation by order of the High Court of Botswana …
Botswana RST (Botrest) liquidated in October 2007, was a holding company of BCL Limited owned by the Botswana Government 30%, Lion Ore Mining International Limited 25%, public shareholders 40% and other shareholders 5%. Prospecting activities commenced in 1959, covering an area of 42,000 square miles. 3 years of prospecting, using geo-chemical ...
The Minerals Development Company Botswana (Proprietary) Limited ("MDCB"), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Government of Botswana, owns the shares in BCL, and BCL''s wholly-owned subsidiary, BCL Investments (Proprietary) Limited – In Provisional Liquidation ("BCLI"), holds an …
· Botswana RST (Botrest) liquidated in October 2007, was a holding company of BCL Limited owned by the Botswana Government 30%, Lion Ore Mining International Limited 25%, public shareholders 40% and other shareholders 5%. Prospecting activities commenced in 1959, covering an area of 42,000 square miles. 3 years of prospecting, using geo-chemical ...
2021-9-6 · The report says North American Nickel is a founding shareholder PNR which submitted an Indicative Offer to the BCL Liquidator in June 2020 to acquire the former producing BCL Selebi-Phikwe Mining Complex and the Tati Nickel Mining Corporation ("TNMC") Operations as well as regional exploration joint ventures on highly prospective Ni-Cu-Co projects located in north-eastern Botswana.
2017-3-16 · Mining Method. We mine our coal from underground and we ferry it to the crushing and screening plant on surface using a conveyor belt. At this plant, we crush and screen it to different sizes for the needs of our various customers. ... BCL mine in Selibe Phikwe, Botswana Ash, Kgalagadi Breweries Limited, Makoro Brick and Tile, Botswana Meat ...
2021-6-3 · While Bostwana''s state-run mining company BCL has finally found a Canadian buyer after almost five years of liquidation proceedings (AI, 18/02/21 ), its former management has bounced back quite nicely, and often with former colleagues.
2016-12-13 · The mine closure is symbolic of the malaise among Botswana''''s metal producers that bore the brunt of the commodity price rout. The copper and nickel industries have been decimated as a result of the BCL shutdown and the earlier closure of shafts owned by Discovery Metals Ltd, African Copper Plc and Tati Nickel Mining Co. Together they accounted ...
2021-2-14 · CANADIAN mining investment company, Premium Nickel Resources Corporation, has been named preferred bidder for BCL Ltd, a shuttered copper producer owned by the Botswana government, said Bloomberg News citing Mmetla Masire, the permanent secretary for Botswana''s Minister of Mineral Resources, Green Technology and Energy Security.. Nickel Resources had six months to conduct a …
2016-10-25 · Botswana to assist in mining town transition The closure of the BCL Mine, which has been the main contributor to the economy of Selebi Phikwe, a small town in Botswana has meant government has had to plan ways to cushion the town''s hardship until the provisional liquidation of the BCL Mine...
2021-10-4 · "The World, Botswana and the mining industry have changed dramatically since mining first started at the former BCL assets in the early 1970s. The nickel-copper-cobalt resources remaining at these mines are now critical metals, required for the continued development of a decarbonized and electrified global economy," he said.
The BCL operation accounted for about 60% of Botswana''s industrial sector''s total energy consumption. The output of copper-nickel matte from the BCL smelter traditionally has exceeded the smelter''s 40,000-metric-ton-per-year (t/yr) design capacity, often by more than 30%. Despite the adverse effect of cyclical metals prices during the ...
2021-2-22 · Faced with the dwindling commodity prices, and rising operating costs, the government overnight abruptly closed the BCL Group, made of BCL limited and Tati Nickel Mining Company, in a provisional liquidation by order of the High Court of Botswana on 9 October 2016.
2018-9-23 · The Botswana government has revealed that plans are underway to re-open the liquidated state-owned BCL copper mine. Selebi-Phikwe''s BCL mine was closed in 2016, resulting in over 5,000 job losses. The Minister of Minerals Resources, Green Technology and Energy Security, Eric Molale (pictured), confirmed the plan to re-open the mine …
2018-7-31 · BCL mine. The decision to put BCL group under liquidation some two years ago by the Ian Khama administration continues to evoke mixed reactions even to this day. The closure of mines under BCL group, BCL and Tati Nickel has certainly left many disappointed especially the more than 5000 workers who have added to Botswana''s nearly 20 percent of ...
2016-10-20 · The Botswana National Front (BNF) calls upon the Botswana government not to close down the BCL mine to save the thousands of jobs in the town. This includes jobs at the mine, government institutions, private sector and informal sector. While the mine employs around 5 000 employees, thousands of workers are also employed in several shops,…
2021-10-1 · The discovery of nickel deposits south of Selibe-Phikwe will give the struggling BCL mine a new lease of life. Situated 10 kilometers from BCL Selibe operations the new Dikoloti mine that will be run as a joint venture between BCL and Discovery Metals Limited (DML) is expected to extend the life span of BCL to 2040 and beyond.
2019-6-23 · The Bamangwato Concessions Limited (BCL), an underground mine located in Selibe-Phikwe, Botswana, was used as a case study where FoG events that occurred in various stopes and other excavations were recorded. Overall, two aspects of the FoG characterization were investigated.
2016-10-25 · Botswana to assist in mining town transition The closure of the BCL Mine, which has been the main contributor to the economy of Selebi Phikwe, a small town in Botswana has meant government has had to plan ways to cushion the town''s hardship until the provisional liquidation of the BCL Mine... Read More Subscribe to thenewsletter Subscribe
2021-10-6 · Faced with the dwindling commodity prices, and rising operating costs, the cash-strapped Botswana government made an abrupt decision in October 2016 to close BCL Group, made of BCL limited and Tati Nickel Mining Company, in a provisional liquidation by order of the High Court of Botswana on 9 October 2016.
The Selebi Phikwe ore deposits are owned and operated by BCL Limited in which the Botswana Government has 7.5%; Lion Ore Mining International Group has 6%, Botswana RST Ltd 85% and 1.5% by others. Contact details: Website: Public Relations Office. Tel: + 267 262 1393/3529. Fax: + 267 261 0441. Email: [email protected]
Morupule Coal Mine (MCM) is located on the outskirts of Palapye, Botswana, along the Serowe-Palapye road. MCM started production in 1973 as an Anglo American Corporation subsidiary with the main objective of to supplying coal to the then Bamangwato Concessions Limited mine (now BCL) and BPC power plant situated in Selebi Phikwe.
2021-9-30 · BCL mine currently exports raw copper and nickel ore for processing. A domestic refinery could potentially add value to Botswana''s mining sector. Four refinery options have been considered: Option 1: Treatment of BCL matte only; Option 2: Treatment of BCL …
2009-8-26 · BCL Limited operates the only Flash Smelting Furnace on the African continent. The smelter is located in the mining town of Selebi-Phikwe (population about 50 000), situated in north-eastern Botswana, about 50km off the Gaborone – Francistown highway. The furnace was commissioned in 1973, and produces a high-grade
2021-4-14 · BCL suitor given further six months. April 14, 2021. in News. 287 18. 0. Moagi. LEFOKO MOAGI*. 1.0 Purpose. The purpose of this note is to update Parliament on the BCL Group liquidation and the leasing arrangement of houses in Selebi-Phikwe by the Government of Botswana for former employees of BCL Limited.