Govt crafts base metals and iron-ore strategy

Boikobo Paya
Boikobo Paya

The Permanent Secretary (PS) in the Ministry of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources (MMEWR) Boikobo Paya told the Botswana Resource Sector Conference on Tuesday that government is formulating a base metals and iron ore beneficiation strategy.

“Government has identified potential iron ore of seven billion tonnes and 646.6 million tonnes of copper and nickel,” he said, adding that some feasibility study on iron ore has been done to see the value of smelting and refinery, to generate more income from selling finished products.

He said the Ministry is willing to co-finance this project.

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