Cupric advances ambitions of new copper mine in Ghanzi
Thursday, February 26, 2015
At the beginning of 2013, US-based Cupric Canyon Capital acquired all the remaining shares it did not already own in Canadian junior miner Hana Mining for C$67-million, taking control of Botswana-based Hana Ghanzi Copper.
Since then, Cupric’s Africa-based arm had been quietly working towards evolving into a copper producing company and starting the multimillion-dollar development of the subsequently renamed Khoemacau mine into an underground operation within the Kalahari copperbelt.
The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...