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]