Gem to finalise Gope licence talks with govt

Gem put in the initial licence application in July last year. The company's Corporate Affairs Manager Angela Parr told Miningmx online that the Botswana government has now asked Gem to put forward a document setting out what it considers to be the key issues to be discussed during the final stage of negotiations.Parr said assuming the negotiations were successful, Gem would begin construction of the mine in the first quarter of next year with production due to start in 2011.