Lesotho

AFRICA

Hundreds of jobs at stake at Lesotho diamond mine

25% state-owned Kao Mine could shut down “within weeks”

22 October 2025

MANAGEMENT

Letšeng and MMIC part ways over political ties

Letšeng Diamonds operates the Letšeng mine and is a subsidiary of UK-based miner Gem Diamonds

16 November 2023

SURFACE

BME deploys electronic detonation solution at Lesotho mine

Blast took place in extreme weather conditions

07 September 2022

MANAGEMENT

Lucapa's Mothae restarts after pandemic shutdown

Had been idled under order for two weeks

29 January 2021

PROCESSING

Mothae in flight

Lesotho diamond mine has reached commercial recoveries

06 December 2018

PROCESSING

Commissioning begins at Mothae diamond mine

First commercial recoveries coming in early November

24 October 2018

MANAGEMENT

JCH offers lifting services in Lesotho

Johnson Crane Hire has provided a 35t mobile all-terrain crane to a Lesotho mine

28 June 2017

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Navachab Gold Mine boosts recovery & cuts OPEX with STEINERT's sensor sorting technology

Navachab Gold Mine, a low-grade gold ore operation, upgrades its very low-grade ore resources using STEINERT’s suite of innovative dry sorting processes.

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Vale’s Bruno Pelli shares how circular practices turn mining tailings and waste into

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From concept to cathode: How Nuton is redefining copper for a low-impact future

Nuton is pioneering cleaner, more efficient copper production through innovative

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Limestone Quarry Saves Big by Replacing Rotary Airlocks with Aerodyne Vacu-Valve

Maximizing performance while lowering operating costs with Vacu-Valve

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