Base metal exports triple in value

According to Bank of Botswana data made available recently, the value of base metal exports progressively grew across all quarters last year, starting at P653.4 million in the first three months of the year and ending the last three at P1.2 billion.

The trend supports other data indicating that much of the performance last year was due to Khoemacau Copper Mining, which spent 2022 ramping up to its nameplate output capacity of 65,000 tonnes per annum.