Selkirk mine explained

Selkirk mine
Pushpin Map:Botswana
Pushpin Label:Selkirk mine
Coordinates:-21.3629°N 27.7039°W
State/Province:North-East District
Country:Botswana
Owner:Premium Nickel Resources Corporation
Acquisition Year:2022
Products:Nickel
Copper
Cobalt
Platinum group

The Selkirk mine is a large mine in the west of Botswana in the North-East District. Selkirk represents one of the largest nickel reserve in Botswana having estimated reserves of 135 million tonnes of ore grading 0.25% nickel.[1] The 135 million tonnes of ore contains 0.3 million tonnes of nickel metal.[1]

Operated for some years by the Tati Nickel Mining Company (TNMC), mine operations were sold to the Canada-based Premium Nickel Resources Corporation (PNR) in 2022.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Reserves of nickel. 2013. nornik.ru. 2013-07-05. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130705235906/http://www.nornik.ru/en/our_products/MineralReservesResourcesStatement/. 2013-07-05.
  2. Web site: Rani . Archana . Premium Nickel Resources to acquire Botswana mine . Mining Technology . 2022-02-15 . 2022-07-16.