[The Patriot] A Presidential Commission of Inquiry has been established to find the reasons why the BCL mine was closed in October 2016 by former President Ian Khama and other related matters. The official reason proffered by the Khama administration back then was largely that government had reached a conclusion that the mine was no longer economically viable to operate and that copper and nickel prices had significantly dropped. The mine closure has since then become a topical issue highly criticised by opposition
