In 2002, BCL and Falconbridge consented to reach out to 2015 the tolling understanding under which BCL-mined nickel matte was refined in Norway. The stores at the Selebi-Phikwe Mine, be that as it may, were relied upon to be debilitated by 2011 or 2012. In 2005, the Legislature kept on evaluaing recommendations to maintain the town of Selebi-Phikwe after the conclusion of the mine and to minimize the potential negative effect of the conclusion on operations of the BCL smelter, the Botswana Power Company, the Botswana Routes, and the Morupule Colliery. The BCL operation represented about 60% of Botswana's streamlined division's aggregate vitality consumption.[1]
The yield of copper-nickel matte from the BCL smelter customarily has surpassed the smelter's 40,000-metric-ton-for every year (t/yr) plan limit, regularly by more than 30%. In spite of the unfavorable impact of cyclical metals costs throughout the previous two decades and the approaching conclusion of the Selebi-Phikwe Mine, the configuration limit of BCL smelter as of late was extended to 60,000 t/yr. In 2005, matte yield surpassed the smelter's new plan limit. Since the BCL smelter may close down with the conclusion of the Selebi-Phikwe Mine, Lionore had started in 2003 a pilot plant task to assess the recuperation of copper and nickel from the Phoenix Mine by utilizing Western Minerals Engineering Pty. Ltd's. Activox process. In 2005, an attainability investigation of an Activox plant with a yield limit of 25,000 t/yr of nickel was underway. The study was required to be finished in mid-2006.[1]
A few copper and nickel investigation ventures were underway starting 2005. African Copper plc proceeded its assessment of the Dukwe copper venture, which was spotted something like 130 km northwest of Francistown, and the adjoining Matsitama licenses. African Copper effectively finished a plausibility investigation of an open pit, load drain, and dissolvable extraction/electrowinning operation to process the oxidized mineral at Dukwe and began a possibility investigation of the underground improvement of the sulfide zone at Dukwe. African Copper proposed to start a 10,000-meter infill drill program at Matsitama in 2006.
In 2005, Revelation Nickel Ltd. proceeded its investigation boring on the Northeast Botswana Brownfields nickel venture, which incorporated the Dikoloti, the Dikoloti North, the Kima, and the Lentswe prospects. In 2005, Disclosure Nickel gained seven prospecting licenses in northwest Botswana that shaped the Maun copper venture. Tau Mining Botswana (Pty.) Ltd. [a subsidiary of African Platinum plc (Afplats) of the United Kingdom] finished a preparatory assessment of its Molopo Ranches prospect, which was found something like 175 km west of Gaborone. On account of higher necessity ventures in southern Africa, Afplats chose to strip its enthusiasm toward the Molopo Ranches prospect.
WMC Assets Investigation Pty. Ltd. of Australia was gained by the BHP Billiton Bunch in 2005. The WMC/BHP Billiton joint wander with Albidon Ltd. of Australia directed airborne and ground electromagnetic studies, mapping, and soil testing on its Selebi-Phikwe nickel venture. Action on the Tati nickel venture, which was a joint wander of Albidon and Display Gold Ltd. of Australia, incorporated the fulfillment of a surveillance boring program on the Kismet and the Tekwane nickel prospects.
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