John Teeling-backed mining firm announces potential diamond discovery in Botswana

Botswana Diamonds, the exploration company backed by whiskey magnate John Teeling, has said it has recently completed a technical survey which gives a “strong indication” of a potetnail new diamond cluster in the southern African country.

The company, which is listed on the London stock exchange, said it had recently completed a gravity survey over four high-grade sites in the Kalahari region of Botswana. Preliminary results from the survey suggest that at least one of ...