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Botswana Mining Report Q4 2011 Published on August 2011
Report Summary Diamonds to remain mainstay of mining sector for now In line with the Botswanan government's plans to diversify away from diamond revenues, there has been a swathe of new mining projects announced over 2011 to date. However, while the country's silver, gold and coal production is set to surge from its low base, BMI expects diamond output to remain the dominant facet of the country's mining production for the foreseeable future. Hana Mining has announced a 350kt (thousand tonnes) copper reserve (at a cut-off of 0.3% Cu) at its Ghanzi deposit. Discovery Metals' Boseto mine has a total JORC-compliant mineral resource for 102.8mn tonnes, at 1.4% Cu and 17.3g/t Ag, equivalent to 1.4mn tonnes of copper and 57mn oz of silver. This mine is due to come online in 2012 with reported output of some 16ktpa (thousand tons per year). There are also additional coal, gold and silver deposits currently being developed by Aviva Corporation and African Copper, which has received an interim mining licence to develop the Thakadu copper-silver project. Uranium mining could also be a future key revenue generator for Botswana with news in May 2011 of a 65% increase in the uranium resource at A-Cap Resources' Lethlakane uranium project. Although these projects will increase Botswana's non-diamond mining sector revenues in future years, these projects remain dwarfed by the country's diamond production, which remained the largest in the world during 2010, with output of 24mn carats, accounting for 18.5% of global output. Within the diamond sector, Gem Diamonds has been awarded a 25-year mining licence for its Gope diamond project in central Botswana and Lucara Diamond Corporation has announced that it will be commencing full production at its AK06 diamond mine by early 2012, with expectations that the mine should produce 400,000 carats of rough diamonds during its first year of operations. Commissioning of the mine is scheduled to start during Q411. Gem Diamonds has stated that construction at the mine site at Gope will start this year, with diamond production set to commence in 2013 at an initial rate of 100,000 carats per annum, increasing over time to a 'peak steady state' production of 780,000 carats per annum. Against this backdrop, we made some upwards revisions to our copper production and export forecasts earlier in the year to reflect this new output from Boseto and we have also now made an upwards revision to our diamond production and export forecasts to take account of Lucara's higher output from the AK06 mine from 2012 onwards and Gem's higher output from 2013 onwards. Botswana Still Favoured By BMI Botswana remains the highest-rated African country in our Business Environment Rankings for Q411, with a score of 66.7 points out of 100. The country has a stable political situation and a well-developed mining sector, backed up by a sound regulatory framework. Moreover, tax rates remain relatively low on a regional basis and the country has relatively flexible labour regulations, which should also bolster growth. Our positive view on Botswanan mining is shared by the influential Fraser Institute, which has placed Botswana in 14th place (out of 79 jurisdictions) in its Policy Potential index, as contained within its Survey of Mining Companies 2010/11, published in March 2011. Botswana saw an increase in its score to 74, up from 66.5 in the previous year. In terms of current mineral potential (assuming current regulations and land use restrictions), Botswana was ranked 7th out of 79, underlining the substantial mineral base that is ready to be developed in country. Country Overview Exploitation of rich mineral reserves, especially diamonds, has been a significant driver of Botswana's economic growth. Diamonds, along with copper and nickel, are major focus areas in metal and mineral exploration, and earn more than three-quarters of the country's export revenues. More recently, coal and uranium have also emerged as key future revenue generators for the Botswanan mining industry. The authorities in Gabarone have an impressive track record in garnering the maximum benefit from the production of diamonds, and we expect this trend to continue over the coming decade. Diamonds currently dominate the economy but, with output set to decline over the medium term as reserves dwindle, the government has enacted a number of measures to ensure that revenues are used to aid diversification. For example, a fiscal rule has been adopted which states that mineral revenues must be used to expand the economy's productive base, rather than fund consumption expenditure. Owing to this rule and other initiatives
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>> Get this Report Now by email! enshrined in successive six-year National Development Plans and the long-term policy Vision 2016, growth in the non-mining sectors is burgeoning. Industry Forecast We are positive on the outlook for the Botswanan mining sector over our forecast period to 2015. Diamond output will remain the mainstay of Botswanan mining production, boosted by new projects being planned by both Gem Diamonds and Lucara Diamond Corporation, however, there are also key mining projects being developed in the copper, uranium and coal sub-sectors, such as Discovery Metals' Boseto project. We believe that the sector can show growth of over 90% between 2011 and 2015, with the industry reaching a value in excess of BWP70bn (US$11bn) by 2015.
Table of Content Executive Summary 5 SWOT Analysis 7 Botswana Political SWOT ..... 7 Botswana Economic SWOT .. 7 Botswana Business Environment SWOT ....... 8 Global Mining Outlook .... 9 Political Risks Weigh On Sector ... 9 Table: Recent Government Involvement In Mining ..... 10 Table: Latest Coal Developments ....... 11 Table: Other Mining Developments .... 12 Industry Trends and Developments ..... 13 Overview ..... 13 Table: Botswana ' Major new mining projects ... 14 Regulatory Structure ... 14 Business Environment . 16 Africa's Mining Business Environment ....... 16 Table: Regulatory Developments 16 Table: Africa Mining Business Environment Ratings.. 17 Botswana's Business Environment...... 21 Table: Bmi Business And Operation Risk Ratings ...... 21 Table: BMI Legal Framework Rating . 23 Infrastructure ...... 25 Table: Labour Force Quality ...... 27 Market Orientation ..... 28 Table: Middle East & Africa, Annual FDI Inflows ..... 29 TABLE: TRADE AND INVESTMENT RATINGS 31 Operational Risk . 32 Political Environment .... 34 Domestic Politics 34 Long-Term Political Outlook ...... 35 Key Projects ... 38 Metals. 38 Copper 38 Gold .... 39 Lead, Zinc And Silver .. 40
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>> Get this Report Now by email! Nickel .. 40 Uranium ...... 41 Minerals ..... 42 Coal .... 42 Diamonds .... 44 Botswana's Mining Industry Forecasts ....... 46 Table: Botswana's Mining Industry Data And Forecasts, 2008-2015 . 46 Competitive Landscape 47 Company Monitor .. 48 African Copper ... 48 De Beers Botswana Mining (Debswana Mining) 50 Lucara Diamond Corporation .... 52 Commodity Strategy ' Metals Update .. 54 Aluminium... 54 Copper 54 Gold .... 55 Lead .... 56 Nickel .. 56 Tin....... 58 Zinc ..... 59 Global Assumptions, Q411... 60 Table: Global Assumptions, 2009-2015 ...... 61 Table: Global And Regional Real GDP Growth, 2010-2013 (% change y-o-y) ... 61 Table: Developed Market Exchange Rates, 2010-2013 (average) ....... 62 Table: Emerging Market Exchange Rates, 2010-2013 (average) 62 Developed States 63 Table: Developed States' Real GDP Growth, 2010-2013 (% change y-o-y) 63 Emerging Markets ...... 64 Table: Emerging Markets' Real GDP Growth Forecasts, 2010-2013 (% change y-o-y) ..... 65 Business Environment Ratings Methodology..... 66 Table: Mining Business Environment Indicators 67 Table: Weighting Of Components ....... 68
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