Activox might pack and go

FRANCISTOWN: Botswana Metal Refinery (BMR) general manager, Wayne Venter has not ruled out the possibility of the Russian-based Norilsk Nickel International relocating the Activox Refinery technology to Russia.

BMR, a subsidiary of the Tati Nickel mine was in charge of the indefinitely postponed P4 billion Activox Refinery technology construction. On June 4, Peter Breese announced the halting of the multi-billion Pula project due to escalating costs.

Venter asserted that it is all dependent on the test work at the Activox demonstration plant at the Tati mine, which remained functional after the closure of the construction site of the main plant which occasioned the loss of 1,000 jobs.

Editor's Comment
Closure as pain lingers

March 28 will go down as a day that Batswana will never forget because of the accident that occurred near Mmamatlakala in Limpopo, South Africa. The tragedy affected not only the grieving families but the nation at large. Batswana throughout the process stood behind the grieving families and the governments of Botswana and South Africa need much more than a pat on the back.Last Saturday was a day when family members said their last goodbyes to...

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