Renewal of prospecting licenses in Botswana

Jan 16, 2025

botswana diamondsThe board of Botswana Diamonds plc (BOD) is pleased to announce that its Prospecting Licenses 224/2007 and 169/2019 have been renewed for two years until 31st December 2026 by the Minister of Minerals and Energy in Botswana.  These licenses include the KX36 discovery, as well as several high-grade geophysical anomalies where authorisation has been granted for drilling.

KX36 is a 3.5 Ha kimberlite pipe with an indicated resource of 17.9Mt of 35 carats per hundred tonnes (cpht) and 6.7Mt at 36 cpht (inferred) at $65/ct. The new kimberlites targets have potential to upgrade this resource.

This release has been approved by James Campbell, Managing Director of Botswana Diamonds plc, a qualified geologist (Pr.Sci.Nat), a Fellow of the Geological Society of South Africa, a Fellow of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, a Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Metals and Mining (UK) and with over 38-years’ experience in the diamond sector.

A copy of this announcement is available on the Company’s website. This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) 596/2014 as it forms part of UK domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, as amended.

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