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I sell mystery, not history” – Teeling</a></p> 284<p>05/05/2017 –Â <a href="https://www.wired.com/2017/05/crazy-eruptions-spit-diamonds">The Crazy Eruptions The Spit Up Diamonds</a></p> 285<p>24/04/2017 –
285 <a href="http://www.rough-polished.com/en/exclusive/106263.html">Rough Polished – South African Investors have litte Appetite for Investment</a></p> 286<p>26/12/2016 – <a href="http://www.rough-polished.com/en/exclusive/105345.html">Rough Polished: Alrosa is Exploring Botswana for Diamond Deposits</a></p> 287<p>08/02/2016 – <a href="http://www.rough-polished.com/en/exclusive/101100.html">This year, Alrosa’s Geologists will continue to search for new Diamond deposits in Africa…</a></p> 288<p>11/03/2015 – <a href="https://botswanaminerals.com/media/res/botswana__business_news.pdf">Alrosa in the De Beers Backyard:  Does this Pose a Threat?</a></p> 289<p><span style="color: #000000;">05/03/2015 – <a href="https://botswanaminerals.com/media/res/dowgate_5_03_2015.pdf">Dowgate Capital Stockbrokers – Morning Comment</a></span></p> 290<p>20/02/2015 – <a href="http://www.miningweekly.com/article/diamond-explorer-shifts-target-focus-areas-prioritises-orapa-region-2015-02-20/rep_id:3650">Minestite Article – Diamond Explorer Shifts Target Focus to Orapa Region</a></p> 291<p>27/10/2014 – <a href="http://www.rough-polished.com/en/exclusive/93806.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Interview with Alrosa on their African exploration Programme</a></p> 292<p>23/06/2014 – Investors Chronicle – Smallworld: Botswana Diamonds shines Bright amid mining darkness. <a href="https://botswanaminerals.com/media/res/file/investors_chronicle_26_6_14.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Download .PDF</a></p> 293<p>04/06/2014 – Minsite Article – The Sale Of A Legacy Stake in Bugeco Will Provide Botswana Diamonds With Capital For Exploration. <a href="https://botswanaminerals.com/media/res/file/minesite_article_04_06_2014.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Download .PDF</a></p> 294<p>22/08/2013 – <strong><a href="http://www.independent.ie/business/world/teeling-links-with-russian-giant-to-find-diamonds-29518886.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Teeling links with Russian Giant to find diamonds</a></strong></p> 295<p>21/01/2013 – Overview of the diamond market in the 2nd half of 2012 and a look forward as to what to expect in 2013. <a href="https://botswanaminerals.com/media/res/file/diamond-market-h2-2012.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Download PDF</a></p> 296<p>03/12/2012 – <a href="http://minesite.com/news/botswana-diamonds-is-on-the-cusp-of-announcing-formal-joint-venture-terms-with-a-major-diamond-miner" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Minesite: Botswana Diamonds Is On The Cusp Of Announcing Formal Joint Venture Terms With A Major Diamond Miner</a></p> 297<p>25/09/2012 – <a href="http://minesite.com/news/you-cannot-find-a-mine-in-an-office-john-teeling-cranks-up-the-pace-of-exploration-at-botswana-diamonds" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Minesite: Exploration Gathers pace</a></p> 298<p>04/06/2012 – Botswana Diamonds sees bright light in Zim – <a href="http://www.rough-polished.com/en/exclusive/64370.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rough-polished.com</a></p> 299<p>30/05/2012 – Botswana Diamonds Has A Major Joint Venture Partner Waiting In The Wings In Botswana – <a href="http://minesite.com/news/botswana-diamonds-has-a-major-joint-venture-partner-waiting-in-the-wings-in-botswana" target="_blank" rel="noopener">minesite.com</a></p> 300<p>01/03/2012 – Botswana diamond mining holds sparkling potential – <a href="http://www.miningweekly.com/article/botswana-diamond-mining-holds-sparkling-potential-2012-03-02" target="_blank" rel="noopener">miningweekly.com</a></p> 301<p>26/01/2012 – Botswana Diamonds has a major joint venture partner in Botswana – <a href="http://minesite.com/news/botswana-diamonds-has-a-major-joint-venture-partner-in-botswana-and-an-increasing-interest-in-paleo-placers-in-zimbabwe-and-cameroon" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Minesite.com</a></p> 302<p>09/01/2012 – Mining Maven tip Botswana Diamonds shares for 2012 – <a href="http://www.miningmaven.com/k2/news/blog/miningmaven-common-sense-stock-picks-2012-part-1/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Miningmaven.com</a></p> 303<p>24/12/2011 – Botswana Diamonds: The best address for diamond exploration! – <a href="http://www.miningmaven.com/k2/news/blog/botswana-diamonds-the-best-address-for-diamond-exploration/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Miningmaven.com</a> interview and article</p> 304 305 </div> 306 </div> 307</div></div></div></div> 308</div> 309 310 311</article><!-- #single-blocks --> 312 313 314 </div><!-- #content --> 315 316 317 </div><!-- #primary --> 318 319 320 321<aside id="sidebar" class="sidebar-container sidebar-primary" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/WPSideBar"> 322 323 324 <div id="sidebar-inner" class="clr"> 325 326 <div id="custom_html-2" class="widget_text sidebar-box widget widget_custom_html clr"><div class="widget-title">Share Price</div><div class="textwidget custom-html-widget"><iframe id="ichart" src="https://irtools.co.uk/tools/share_price/c1266eed-1001-4400-a784-a5810d01a423"></iframe></div></div><div id="block-2" class="sidebar-box widget widget_block clr"><iframe src="https://irtools.co.uk/tools/news/8b929b45-bfa7-49e3-a7bb-b99940049c4d"></iframe></div> 327 </div><!-- #sidebar-inner --> 328 329 330</aside><!-- #sidebar --> 331 332 333 </div><!-- .container --> 334 335 336 337 </main><!-- #main-content --> 338 339 340 341 342 343 <footer id="footer" class="site-footer" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/WPFooter"> 344 345 346 <div id="footer-inner" class="site-footer-inner container clr"> 347 348 349<div id="footer-widgets" class="wpex-row clr gap-30"> 350 351 352 <div class="footer-box span_1_of_4 col col-1"> 353 </div><!-- .footer-one-box --> 354 355 <div class="footer-box span_1_of_4 col col-2"> 356 </div><!-- .footer-one-box --> 357 358 <div class="footer-box span_1_of_4 col col-3"> 359 </div><!-- .footer-one-box --> 360 361 <div class="footer-box span_1_of_4 col col-4"> 362 </div><!-- .footer-box --> 363 364 365 366</div><!-- #footer-widgets --> 367 </div><!-- #footer-widgets --> 368 369 370 </footer><!-- #footer --> 371 372 373 374 375<div id="footer-bottom" class="clr"> 376 <div id="footer-bottom-inner" class="container clr"> 377 378<div id="copyright" class="clr"> 379 Copyright <a href="#">Botswana Minerals</a> 2026 - All Rights Reserved</div><!-- #copyright --> </div><!-- #footer-bottom-inner --> 380</div><!-- #footer-bottom --> 381 382 383 </div><!-- #wrap --> 384 385 386</div><!-- #outer-wrap --> 387 388 389 390<div id="mobile-menu-search" class="clr wpex-hidden"> 391 <form method="get" action="https://botswanaminerals.com/" class="mobile-menu-searchform"> 392 <input type="search" name="s" autocomplete="off" aria-label="Search" placeholder="Search" /> 393 <button type="submit" class="searchform-submit" aria-label="Submit search"><span class="ticon ticon-search"></span></button> 394 </form> 395</div> 396<a href="#outer-wrap" id="site-scroll-top"><span class="ticon ticon-chevron-up" aria-hidden="true"></span><span class="screen-reader-text">Back To Top</span></a><div id="sidr-close"><div class="wpex-close"><a href="#" aria-hidden="true" role="button" tabindex="-1">×</a></div></div><link rel='stylesheet' id='vc_google_fonts_abril_fatfaceregular-css' href='https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Abril+Fatface%3Aregular&
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