Selebi-Phikwe.
Former open pit, Selebi-Phikwe, BotswanaPhotographed August 2026
A mine and smelter for more than forty years.
Construction of the plant and the sinking of the shafts began at Selebi-Phikwe in 1970, and the concentrator started up in 1973. For more than forty years the operation mined nickel and copper ore and smelted it on site.
Production stopped in October 2016, when the operating company was placed in liquidation. The liquidator has since sold the site's assets in parts.
The site in dates.
- 1970Construction of the plant begins, alongside the sinking of the shafts.
- 1973The concentrator starts up.
- October 2016Operations stop and the operating company goes into liquidation.
- 2023Mine2Market begins work on legacy material at the site.
- 2026Mine2Market completes the purchase of 28 intermediate dumps.
What was left above ground.
Over those decades, material that did not suit the plant or the prices of the day was stockpiled, spilled or set aside around the works. Mine2Market holds 28 of these intermediate dumps.
Material on site
- Nickel-copper sulphide concentrates
- Nickel-copper matte and smelter reverts
- Plant lockups, knockouts and spillages
- Historic concentrate stockpiles and pond residues
- Intermediate dump material
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