Orion Minerals Ltd

Marcus Birch: Executive Sustainability & Business Support at Orion Minerals, participated in the inaugural Sustainable Mining Roundtable, hosted by the Swiss Business Hub Southern Africa on Wednesday, 4 September 2024 at the Trafigura offices in Sandton, Johannesburg. The event provided a valuable platform for discussing the future of sustainable mining and fostering meaningful industry collaborations. Our thanks to all those who contributed to the success of the event. We look forward to continuing our efforts in driving innovation and sustainability within the mining sector.

𝐎𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐒𝐆 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐫/𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐆 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐃𝐔 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐡 —𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐲’𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐝 𝐀𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐆 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝. “Our relationship with our local communities is just as important as the technical and commercial needs of the business. This award underpins Orion’s commitment to developing host community economic participation as we progress towards production at Prieska Copper Zinc Mine. Quebar Electrical and Civil Construction has successfully expanded its areas of competency into the underground mining environment. This will position the company to expand its horizons beyond its traditional areas of strength in the renewable energy sector and enable it to compete in the mining sector – within the rest of the Northern Cape Province and potentially throughout South Africa,” said Orion Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Errol Smart.

𝐎𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐒𝐆 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐫/𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐆 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐃𝐔 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐡. The AAMEG Emerging ESG Leader Award recognises Australian companies that have made outstanding contributions to environmental, social and governance (ESG) in Africa. This is Orion’s third award, and it recognises the company’s successful work in developing host community service provider,Quebar Electrical and Civil Construction (Quebar), as the company progresses with site development and early mining at its flagship Prieska Copper Zinc Mine in South Africa’s Northern Cape Province.

On Thursday 5th September Orion Minerals sponsored and, with the Department of Mineral Resources and Petroleum, co-hosted a lunch with the South African ministerial delegation, including Minister Gwede Mantashe, at the Africa Down Under (ADU) Conference in Perth. Under the theme of "South Africa’s Strategic Interventions for a New Era of Resource Discovery" invitees unpacked how policy reforms, simplified processes and fiscal and financial incentives have helped signal that South Africa is committed to creating a dynamic and appealing environment for exploration and investment. Pictured at the event from left to right are Roger Baxter, Chairman of Southern Palladium; Tegan Brink, Australian High Commissioner to South Africa; Denis Waddell, Chairman of Orion Minerals; Gwede Mantashe, Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources; Dr Patience Mpofu, Non-Executive Director of Orion Minerals; Errol Smart, Managing Director and CEO of Orion Minerals.

Orion is pleased to announce the successful completion of confirmation drilling at the Okiep Copper Project. “We are tremendously excited about the future of the OCP, which is proving itself to be a world-class, build-ready copper mine,” said Orion’s Managing Director and CEO, Errol Smart. To find out more about the drilling results click here: https://lnkd.in/dA3QW3cG

Errol Smart, CEO of Orion Minerals, attended the Resources Rising Stars (RRS) Gold Coast Conference 2024 on Tuesday, providing updates on how Orion is advancing the development of its Prieska Copper Zinc Mine and near-term Okiep Copper Project.  “The Okiep Copper Project and Prieska Copper Zinc Mine will be a major copper producing district for roughly the next 20 years”, said Errol. To hear more about how Orion is progressing towards production, click here: https://lnkd.in/gbpFfDX3

Prieska Copper Zinc Mine donated new seating to the mother and child ward of the Ethembeni Primary Health Clinic. The seating area will now allow patients attending the clinic, located in Prieska in the Siyathemba Local Municipality, to wait inside the clinic instead of the outside seating area. This is particularly important during the cold and rainy months. Orion Minerals is dedicated to making a meaningful impact in our host communities.

Orion Minerals CEO, Errol Smart, updates Global Business Report on developments at flagship Prieska Copper Zinc Mine (PCZM) and Okiep Copper Project (OCP). https://lnkd.in/dj4CYPxj

Orion CEO Errol Smart joined Tylah Tully to discuss how the company recently secured a key Water Use Licence for the Okiep Copper Project (OCP) in the Northern Cape Province. This milestone paves the way for development of OCP. To watch the full video, click here: https://lnkd.in/djByABcD

Orion Minerals achieves a major milestone as its Okiep Copper Project secures it’s Integrated Water Use Licence (IWUL). This is the final permitting requirement, paving the way for mine development. To read more, visit our website: https://lnkd.in/dMJSdg7V