Botswana, "The Mineral Deposit of Africa"

 Botswana is the hidden jewel of Africa. As, it is home to rich mineral deposits. Botswana is the rich mineral deposit of Africa with abundance of Nickel, Copper, Gold, Silver, Granite, Uranium, Lead, Zinc, etc. Through this blog, you will get detailed Botswana customs data reports on minerals exports.

Botswana Nickel Exports 

As per African countries import export data, Africa's total nickel exports are worth 670 million US Dollars. Botswana contributes to the majority of Africa's nickel exports. Botswana has rich nickel deposits. During the fiscal year 2021, Botswana's Nickel exports were around 5 thousand US Dollars.

Botswana Copper Exports

Botswana is ranked 47th on the list of top copper exporters in the world. As per the latest Botswana export data, copper exports were recorded to be around 55 million US Dollars in 2021.

It was higher than the previous year's exports, as total copper exports by Botswana were 26 million US Dollars in 2020. The primary importers of Botswana copper were South Africa, Canada and Seychelles. South Africa has emerged as the largest importer of Botswana's Copper.

Botswana Gold & Silver Exports

Botswana is the world's 104th largest gold exporter. Silver in powder form, plates with gold platinum are the major export commodity of Botswana. It is Botswana's leading export product with exports worth 46 million US Dollars in 2020.

Our Botswana exports by country records suggest that South Africa and Switzerland were the top importers of gold in Botswana. On the other hand, Botswana silver exports were 370 US Dollars in 2021 with a maximum number of exports to Zimbabwe. Botswana exports increased by 18% in comparison to 2020.

Botswana Granite Exports

Botswana is home to the abundance of granite, sandstone, and basalt. Botswana import export data reports reflect that there was around 3.5% increase in granite exports from Botswana as compared to 2020.

In the financial year 2021, granite exports from Botswana were around 1.4 thousand US Dollars mostly exported to South Africa (1.38 thousand US Dollars) followed by Russia, Zambia, Netherlands and Japan.

Botswana Uranium Exports

As per the experts, Botswana has over 800 million tonnes of Uranium deposits. Uranium is a very rich source of generating Nuclear energy at very less cost. The Botswana government is looking to seize this opportunity by acquiring skills to extract maximum uranium.

Botswana has good connectivity to various Asian countries. Potentially, the Asian countries, EU nations and Australia could become the major buyers of uranium from Botswana.

Botswana Lead Exports

Leads; waste and scrap are another important mineral exported by Botswana. Our Botswana trade data shipment records, total lead exports were around 510 thousand US Dollars in 2021. South Africa was the major importer of leads from Botswana.

Botswana Zinc Exports

Botswana's zinc export market saw a rapid growth of 400% as compared to 2020. According to the Botswana export import data 2021, total zinc exports were around 70 thousand US Dollars as compared to 54 thousand US Dollars in 2020.

Namibia was the major zinc importing country from Botswana with imports worth 65 thousand US Dollars followed by Zimbabwe (one thousand US Dollars). On the other hand, South Africa was the major importer of zinc from Botswana as suggested by Botswana import data reports.

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