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Orion Resource Partners

Orion Resource Partners is a private equity investment firm specialising in the natural resources and mining sectors. The company focuses on providing growth capital and strategic support to mining and resource development projects, particularly in the minerals and metals space. Orion operates globally, with investments spanning multiple continents and commodity types. The firm typically takes significant equity positions in mid-tier and development-stage mining companies, providing both financial backing and operational expertise to advance projects towards production. Orion's investment strategy emphasises value creation through active portfolio management and technical support. The firm has built a reputation for backing mineral sands, base metals and industrial minerals projects. Orion Resource Partners maintains offices in key mining jurisdictions and works closely with management teams to optimise project development and operational performance. The firm's investment approach combines traditional private equity discipline with deep sector knowledge and technical capabilities in mining and resource development.

Orion Resource Partners News


The Kabanga project site
US-backed group favored as investor in Tanzania nickel project
5th August 2026 By: Bloomberg

A US government-backed consortium has been picked as the favored candidate to invest in a large nickel project in Tanzania, as the Trump administration looks to fund new supplies of key metals.... 


Uranium Royalty Corp completes landmark Sweetwater transaction
Uranium Royalty Corp completes landmark Sweetwater transaction
28th July 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

TSX- and Nasdaq-listed Uranium Royalty Corp (URC) has completed its previously announced plan of arrangement to merge its assets with those held by Sweetwater Royalties and form a new company, New... 


Critical minerals ore
Orion CMC in advanced discussions for three Asian partnerships
23rd June 2026 By: Reuters

Orion Critical Mineral Consortium (Orion CMC), a minerals investment group backed by the US government, is in advanced discussions to establish three new public-private partnerships in Asia as it... 


Uranium ore
Orion greenlights merger with its Sweetwater Royalties business, Uranium Royalty Corp
16th April 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Global investment firm Orion Resource Partners has agreed to a merger between its private portfolio company Sweetwater Royalties and Uranium Royalty Corporation (URC) to bring together two royalty... 


Oskar Lewnowski
Orion closes $2.2bn mine finance fund as assets under management top $9bn
16th March 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Global mining investment firm Orion Resource Partners has completed the final close of its Mine Finance Fund IV, raising about $2.2-billion in what the company described as its largest fund to... 


Kamoto copper mine
Glencore in talks to sell 40% stake in DRC mines to US-backed consortium
3rd February 2026 By: Reuters

Glencore is in talks to sell a 40% stake in its copper and cobalt operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo to a US-backed consortium in a deal valuing the assets at about $9-billion including... 


Sheffield injects A$6.5m into Thunderbird as refinancing talks with lenders continue
Sheffield injects A$6.5m into Thunderbird as refinancing talks with lenders continue
19th November 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

ASX-listed Sheffield Resources has agreed to provide additional funding to the Thunderbird mineral sands operation in Western Australia, as joint-venture company Kimberley Mineral Sands (KMS)... 


Sheffield secures zircon offtake for Thunderbird
28th October 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Mineral sands miner Sheffield Resources on Tuesday announced that Kimberley Mineral Sands (KMS), owner of the Thunderbird mine in Western Australia, has entered into a zircon concentrate offtake... 


Former US Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources and Orion CMC co-founder Frank Fannon
Orion launches $1.8bn critical minerals consortium
23rd October 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Investment firm Orion Resource Partners on Thursday launched the Orion Critical Mineral Consortium (Orion CMC), a new platform aimed at strengthening US economic competitiveness and national... 


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Santo Domingo copper/iron/gold project, Chile – update
17th October 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Capstone Copper has struck a binding agreement with Orion Resource Partners, under which Orion will acquire a 25% interest in a Capstone subsidiary that owns the Santo Domingo project and the... 


Capstone secures up to $360m from Orion to fund Chile projects
Capstone secures up to $360m from Orion to fund Chile projects
14th October 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Toronto- and Sydney-listed Capstone Copper has struck a deal with Orion Resource Partners to sell a 25% interest in its Chilean Santo Domingo and Sierra Norte projects in a transaction worth up to... 


Skeena raises C$125m for Eskay Creek, says BC govt strike delays permitting
Skeena raises C$125m for Eskay Creek, says BC govt strike delays permitting
3rd October 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Gold and silver developer Skeena Resources has launched a C$125-million equity raising to strengthen its balance sheet as it pushes forward with construction and permitting of its flagship Eskay... 


US in talks to set up $5bn fund for critical mineral deals
US in talks to set up $5bn fund for critical mineral deals
16th September 2025 By: Bloomberg

The US is in talks to set up a $5-billion fund to invest in mining, in what would be the government’s most significant foray into dealmaking to boost supplies of critical minerals. The US... 


Jindalee appoints advisers to speed up McDermitt funding
Jindalee appoints advisers to speed up McDermitt funding
1st April 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Jindalee Lithium has engaged corporate advisers to accelerate global engagement with potential funding partners for its McDermitt lithium project, following the completion of a... 


Oskar Lewnowski
Mining’s king of private capital says governments must intervene
1st April 2025 By: Bloomberg

Oskar Lewnowski has a good claim to be the poster boy for private capital in mining. A former investment banker who quit the legendary London-based commodity hedge fund Red Kite to start out on... 


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