The Letlhakane mine is a planned large uranium mine located in the eastern part of Botswana in Central District. Letlhakane represents one of the largest uranium reserves in Botswana having estimated reserves of 1.04 billion tonnes of ore grading 0.015% uranium.[1]

Letlhakane mine
Location
Letlhakana mine is located in Botswana
Letlhakana mine
Letlhakana mine
DistrictCentral District
CountryBotswana
Coordinates21°51′26″S 27°12′05″E / 21.8572°S 27.2015°E / -21.8572; 27.2015
Production
Productsuranium
Owner
CompanyA-Cap Energy Limited
Websiteacap.com.au/projects/uranium/

The mine is owned by the Australia-based A-Cap Energy Limited, which received a mining license in 2016,[2][3] but currently has the planned development of the mine on hold.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ "Letlhakane uranium mine" (PDF). acap.com.au. 2012. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
  2. ^ "Australia's A-Cap says to build uranium mine in Botswana". Reuters. 2016-09-09. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
  3. ^ Cornish, Laura (2016-05-19). "A-Cap receives EIS approval for Letlhakane uranium project". Miningreview.com. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
  4. ^ Report, Special (2021-11-25). "A-Cap Energy ready to restart Letlhakane uranium project in Q1 2022". Stockhead. Retrieved 2022-05-30.