Rising mineral revenues excite miners (MINING FEATURE)

The seemingly insatiable demand for the minerals in the booming Asian economies, particularly China and India, seems to be mainly responsibly for the improvement in prices.

There is also unparalleled global demand for energy resources. These developments have not been lost to the global mining industry and the resource-rich countries of Africa. 
Botswana, whose economy is heavily dependent on the mining sector, is also resolute in its quest to position itself in the middle of the action.