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MCM eyes rebound after tough 2025

Grinding on: Morupule Coal Mine is strategising its way out of a difficult period PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Grinding on: Morupule Coal Mine is strategising its way out of a difficult period PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

The country’s sole operating colliery, Morupule Coal Mine, expects the resumption of open cast activities after a two-year break and the smoothening out of costs across its operations, to improve the company’s books after a difficult 2025.

The company’s Annual Report released recently, indicates that MCM recorded pretax losses of P216 million in the financial year ended December 31, compared to pretax losses of P26 million in 2024.

Much of the decline was due to reduced offtake by the Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) which accounts for more than 50% of revenue, as well as higher expenses associated with the termination costs of an agreement with the opencast mining contractor. General and administrative expenses increased to P368.6million from P182.4 million, due mainly to the termination costs.

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