Discovery to open copper mine by 2010

Discovery Metals plans to complete construction of its newly named Boseto Copper Project (previously Maun) by the first quarter of 2009 and commission the mine by 2010, its Managing Director has said.

Addressing the Botswana Resource Conference on Wednesday, Brad Sampson said the company, which is listed on the Australian, Botswana and AIM stock exchanges, hopes to finish pre-feasibility studies in time so that construction can start.

Sampson said they recently changed the name of their north-western Botswana project to represent communities around the project.

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Closure as pain lingers

March 28 will go down as a day that Batswana will never forget because of the accident that occurred near Mmamatlakala in Limpopo, South Africa. The tragedy affected not only the grieving families but the nation at large. Batswana throughout the process stood behind the grieving families and the governments of Botswana and South Africa need much more than a pat on the back.Last Saturday was a day when family members said their last goodbyes to...

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