MINERALS COUNCIL EMERGING MINERS’ DESK CONGRATULATES ORION...

MINERALS COUNCIL EMERGING MINERS’ DESK CONGRATULATES ORION MINERALS FORSECOND PLACE AT MINING INDABA INVESTMENT BATTLEFIELD COMPETITIONCape Town, 6 February 2019. The Minerals Council South Africa Emerging Miners’ Deskcongratulates Orion Minerals for achieving second place in the Mining Indaba Investment BattlefieldCompetition for its Prieska Zinc Copper Project, located in the Northern Cape.Errol Smart, Chief Executive Officer of Orion Minerals, is also the Chairman of the Minerals CouncilJunior and Emerging Miners’ Leadership Forum, and represents this important constituency on theMinerals Council Board.Grant Mitchell who heads up the Emerging Miners’ Desk at the Minerals Council said: “We are simplydelighted by this tremendous achievement. We wish Orion Minerals all success going forward.”The Junior and Emerging Miners’ Desk today hosted a media briefing outlining the importantcontribution made by junior and emerging miners. In 2018, the junior and emerging miners generatedR54.4 billion in revenue and spent R55.5 billion, despite the challenging times faced by the industryas a whole. Developing this important component of the mining industry is key to growing andsustaining the mining industry in future.For more information on the economic impacts made by junior and emerging miners, please see:www.mineralscouncil.org.za/downloads/send/16-featured/696-junior-and-emerging-miners-deskresearch-reportFor more information about the Minerals Council Emerging Miners’ Desk, please see:www.mineralscouncil.org.za/work/supporting-junior-and-emerging-minersFor further information, please contact:Charmane RussellTel: +27 (0)11 880 3924 or Mobile: +27 (0)82 372 5816Email: [email protected]: www.mineralscouncil.org.zaMemory JohnstoneTel: +27 (0)11 880 3924 or Mobile: +27 (0)82 719 3081