Mike Botha

[1] Botha trained under David du Plessis, he received his cross-working apprenticeship diploma in 1970 in South Africa.

He has also worked as the occupational certification officer for the diamond industry in the Northwest Territories under the Department of Education, Culture and Employment, and was also the technical consultant for the Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment for their Government Diamond Certification Program.

[citation needed] Botha led the Diamond Training Program at Aurora College in Yellowknife.

][citation needed] In January 2012, Mike Botha was presented with an Award of Merit, the city of Prince Albert's highest honour from mayor Jim Scarrow.

[4][citation needed] More recently, he co-invented the Floeting Diamond with Ian Douglas.