Orion Minerals on track to unlock potential of Prieska Copper Zinc Mine in South Africa

Source: Proactive

Orion Minerals appoints experienced mining executives as non-exec directors. Orion Minerals awards trial mining contract for Prieska.

Clover Alloys says it ‘believes in’ potential of Orion Minerals’ projects, despite not exercising share options

Orion advancing towards operational commencement at Prieska in Northern Cape

Source: Martin Creamer, Mining Weekly

Johannesburg- and Sydney-listed Orion Minerals has continued its transition to mine developer and operator at the Prieska copper/zinc mine in South Africa’s Northern Cape.

Orion selects P2 Mining for early works trial at South African mine

Source: Mining Technology

Orion updated the mineral reserve estimate within the +105 Level Crown Pillar to 2.3 million tonnes at 1.7% copper and 1.6% zinc.

Orion Minerals to test out ITC120 continuous loader at Prieska copper zinc mine

Source: International Mining

Orion Minerals says it has awarded a six-month trial mining contract to P2 Mining, a subsidiary of South Africa-based mining contractor Newrak Mining Group, to undertake the early works trial underground mining program at the Prieska copper zinc mine (PCZM) in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa.

Orion’s Okiep Copper given cost boost by prospecting permits

Source: MiningMX, David McKay

ORION Minerals today announced the grant of new exploration tenements at its Okiep Copper site in South Africa’s Northern Cape province that will enable the exploration and development firm to lower production costs.

Another notch for Orion Minerals: attractive early mining opportunity

Source: Mining Review Africa

Orion Minerals has taken another key step in its early mining strategy at the Prieska Copper Zinc Project in South Africa with the completion of an updated MRE for the near-surface +105 Level Crown Pillar comprising Indicated and Inferred Resources of 2.3 Mt grading 1.7% Cu and 1.6% Zn.

Orion Minerals unlocks R370m funding for its Prieska Copper Zinc project

Source: IOL

Orion Minerals said yesterday that its R370 million funding from the Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa (IDC) and Triple Flag for its Prieska Copper Zinc Project in the Northern Cape had now been finalised, materially clearing the way for drawdown to occur.

UK investor Adam Fleming’s Clover Alloys takes “cornerstone” stake in Orion Minerals

Source: MiningMX

ORION Minerals today announced it had raised A$13m (R80m) through a share issue which sees prominent UK investor Adam Fleming’s Clover Alloys become a cornerstone shareholder in the copper development firm.

Orion secures R250 million to advance Prieska copper zinc mine

Source: Mining Review Africa

Orion Minerals has entered into a definitive agreement with the Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa (IDC) for a R250 million senior secured convertible loan facility to fund early mining works and key pre-development activities at the Prieska Copper Zinc Project in South Africa.

Orion Minerals CEO confident it can soon unlock base metals potential in Northern Cape

Source: IOL

Orion Minerals managing director and CEO Errol Smart said yesterday: “I believe Orion is now well on its way to achieving its goal of unlocking the incredible base metals potential in the Northern Cape.”