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PNRB working ‘tirelessly’ to reopen BCL

Confident: Agosi says efforts to kickstart operations are going on around the clock PIC: LESEDI MKHUTSHWA
Confident: Agosi says efforts to kickstart operations are going on around the clock PIC: LESEDI MKHUTSHWA

SELEBI PHIKWE: Premium Nickel Resources Botswana (PNRB), the firm that now owns BCL Limited’s assets, says work is going on tirelessly towards reopening of the iconic operations here.

Shamil Agosi, the vice president of Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG), told a briefing held for the Tsholofelo Carnival this week that although specific timelines have yet to be established, the ongoing endeavours "will not take forever".

Agosi noted that BCL Mine, being a pre-existing operation, benefits from readily available subterranean infrastructure, a factor that is poised to expedite the process of reactivation.


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