Botswana's mines have grown older Milton
Sunday, May 06, 2018
Giving a welcome speech at the Botswana Chamber of Mines (BCM) dinner at the Debswana Club Thursday last week, Milton declared worriedly that the mines were generally getting older, which posed serious challenges to mining.
He demonstrated that the Jwaneng Mine has been 400 metres deep, with the Cut Eight now estimated at about 600 metres deeper and Cut Nine envisaged to go 850 metres deeper.
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...