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Botswana Geoscience Institute’s multimillion-pula project aimed at interpreting and assessing Aeromagnetic Data in Northern Botswana, is on schedule and budget. This project, undertaken at a cost of P10,125,670.00 Million and funded through the Development Fund of National Development Plan 11(NDP 11) is primarily evaluating areas of mineral potential such as Base metals, Rare Earth Metals, Precious metals and platinum group metals (PGMs). At a workshop, held recently, to review project progress...

Botswana Geoscience Institute (BGI) is pleased to present to you the Borehole Information System (BIS). This Portal, http://www.bh.bgi.org.bw/ , avails all Borehole information online to the general public. The System, called BoreHive, is a milestone of the Institute pursuant to its Strategic Plan (2018-23) goal of aiming to collate, package, enhance and avail 100% of Botswana geoscience information online. It is also an enormous step that contributes to the success of the Institute’s Mission...

The Chief Executive Officer of the Botswana Geoscience Institute (BGI) Mr. Tiyapo H. Ngwisanyi, has been conferred with Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon by the Embassy of Japan. This Awards was presented. The conferment took place on the 26th of January, 2021 at the Embassy of Japan in Gaborone by the Deputy Head of Mission of the Embassy of Japan, Fujino Yuka, Among those who came to witness the ceremony were the Minister of Mineral Resources, Green Technology Lefoko M...

Geotechnical Information is very important for urban planning. This therefore calls for improved collaboration by urban planners and geotechnical engineers/geologists. This collaboration has tremendous potential to improve the quality and reduce the cost and impact of new infrastructure developments. This was revealed by Mr. Koketso Gabriel Botepe, BGI Manger Applied Geoscience at the presentation during Palapye Sub-District Council meeting recently in Palapye. This is part of stakeholder...