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Orion Minerals

Africa Base Metals 

IDC acquires 43.75% of new Okiep Mining Company from Orion

November 21, 2022November 16, 2022 admin Okiep Copper, Orion Minerals

Orion has announced that, after finalising recently announced pre-development funding arrangements with the Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa (IDC),

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Africa Base Metals South Africa 

Orion commences field trials at the Prieska Copper-Zinc Mine

October 25, 2022October 18, 2022 admin Orion Minerals, Prieska Copper-Zinc Project

Orion has commenced a series of field trials for the treatment of mine water at the Prieska Copper-Zinc Mine (PCZM)

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Africa Other Metals South Africa 

Orion to develop battery metals refining facility in the Northern Cape

May 12, 2022May 11, 2022 admin Battery metals, Orion Minerals, Refinery

Orion has announced a significant development in its strategy to create a fully-integrated base metal mining and processing business, producing

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Base Metals 

Financing for Prieska Deeps continues in parallel with project engineering

May 4, 2022May 3, 2022 admin Copper, Orion Minerals, Prieska Copper-Zinc Project

An early production assessment for the Prieska Copper-Zinc Project has been fast-tracked, with investigations into phasing the project development to

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Base Metals 

Orion to consolidate highly prospective Jacomynspan Ni-Cu-PGE project

March 8, 2022March 8, 2022 admin Orion Minerals

Orion Minerals Limited has reached agreement to extend the final completion deadline date of a previously announced transaction to acquire

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Africa Base Metals South Africa 

Orion Minerals: Copper Discovery at Okiep, Northern Cape

February 26, 2022February 26, 2022 admin Okiep Copper, Orion Minerals

Orion Minerals says previously unknown copper mineralised mafic intrusive discovered following ground mapping and scout drilling to test coincident EM

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Africa Base Metals South Africa 

Early Production for Prieska Copper-Zinc Project to be Fast-Tracked

January 26, 2022January 26, 2022 admin Orion Minerals, Prieska Copper-Zinc Project

Orion Minerals has advised that it has commenced workstreams to assess the merits of phasing the development of its flagship

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Africa Base Metals South Africa 

Orion Minerals to use renewable energy in its copper-zinc project

November 22, 2021November 19, 2021 admin Green Energy, Orion Minerals, Prieska Copper-Zinc Project

Orion Minerals has announced that it has commenced discussions to collaborate with the Central Energy Corporation (CENEC) to include its

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Australia-Oceania Base Metals 

Orion looks for magmatic nickel-copper targets in Western Australia

November 17, 2021November 16, 2021 admin Copper, nickel, Orion Minerals

Orion has announced that diamond drilling has commenced testing a number of high-priority magmatic nickel-copper targets within the IGO-ORN Joint

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Africa Base Metals South Africa 

Prieska Project targets 22ktpa copper and 70ktpa zinc

September 27, 2021September 24, 2021 admin Orion Minerals, Prieska Copper-Zinc Project

Orion is on track to become a new-generation Australian-South African mining company focused on the development of our portfolio of

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Africa Base Metals South Africa 

IDC to become a strategic partner to develop Okiep Copper Project

September 18, 2021September 18, 2021 admin Copper, Okiep Copper, Orion Minerals

Orion Minerals Limited has announced that its development strategy for the recently-acquired Okiep Copper Project (OCP), located approximately 570km north

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Africa Base Metals South Africa 

Orion completes electromagnetic survey at its Okiep Copper Project

September 2, 2021September 1, 2021 admin Okiep Copper, Orion Minerals

Orion Minerals has successfully completed the extensive SkyTEM helicopter-borne electromagnetic geophysical (AEM) survey at its Okiep Copper Project (OCP) in

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Africa Base Metals South Africa 

Orion to acquire and consolidate the Okiep Copper Project

August 3, 2021August 3, 2021 admin Copper, Okiep Copper, Orion Minerals

Orion Minerals has taken another key step in its strategy to become a leading diversified international base metals producer after

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Africa Base Metals South Africa 

Prieska Copper-Zinc Project in process of finding financiers

July 30, 2021July 30, 2021 admin Orion Minerals, Prieska Copper-Zinc Project

Negotiations with potential project financiers for the Company’s flagship Prieska Copper-Zinc Project are progressing well, with term sheets expected in

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Africa Base Metals South Africa 

SkyTEM Survey underway at Okiep Copper Project

June 29, 2021June 29, 2021 admin Okiep Copper, Orion Minerals

Orion Minerals Limited (ASX/JSE: ORN) (Orion or the Company) is pleased to announce that the Okiep District SkyTEMTM helicopter borne

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Africa Base Metals South Africa 

Okiep Copper study confirms potential for early cash flow

May 6, 2021May 5, 2021 admin Okiep Copper, Orion Minerals

Scoping Study has been completed for a proposed ‘proof-of-concept’-scale copper mining operation at the brownfields Okiep Copper Project, located in

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Africa Base Metals South Africa 

Orion acquires Okiep Copper Mine for R649m

May 4, 2021May 3, 2021 admin Copper, Okiep Copper, Orion Minerals

During the last quarter, Orion entered into an agreement giving it exclusive rights and a clear pathway to acquire and

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Africa Base Metals South Africa 

Prieska Copper-Zinc Project is officially “shovel-ready”

March 5, 2021March 4, 2021 admin Copper, Orion Minerals

During the half-year, Orion Minerals continued to progress its portfolio of South African base metal projects, with the main focus

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Africa Base Metals South Africa 

Major copper acquisition on cards in the Northern Cape

February 2, 2021February 2, 2021 admin Copper, Orion Minerals

MELBOURNE, Victoria – The securities of Orion Minerals Ltd will be placed in trading halt at the request of the

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Africa Base Metals South Africa 

Prieska copper reports excellent progress with early works activities

January 28, 2021January 27, 2021 admin Copper, Orion Minerals, Prieska Copper-Zinc Project, Zinc

MELBOURNE, Australia – Orion Minerals in its December 2020 Quarterly Activities Report reports continued positive progress with funding discussions for

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Africa Base Metals South Africa 

Orion intersects significant zones of Cu, Zn and PGE mineralisation

January 26, 2021January 26, 2021 admin Copper, Orion Minerals, PGM metals, Zinc

Orion has announced highly encouraging results from high-impact exploration drilling programs targeting near-mine and regional volcanogenic massive sulphide copper-zinc and

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Base Metals 

Orion receives prestigious award for its copper-zinc project

November 6, 2020November 6, 2020 admin Africa, Australia, Copper, Orion Minerals, South Africa, Zinc

Orion Minerals has received the inaugural Emerging ESG Leader Award at AAMEG Africa Awards (AAMEG – The Australia-Africa Minerals &

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Base Metals Precious Metals 

Orion Minerals update on Australian projects

November 3, 2020November 2, 2020 admin Australia, Fraser Range Project, Orion Minerals, Walhalla Gold and Polymetals Project

Orion Minerals, the owners of SA’s Prieska copper-zinc project, maintains a sizeable tenement package in the Fraser Range Province of

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Base Metals 

Prieska Copper-Zinc is now fully-permitted project

November 2, 2020November 2, 2020 admin Copper, Orion Minerals, Prieska Copper-Zinc Project, Zinc

Orion Minerals has secured final permits for new South African copper-zinc mine, prepares for early site works and restarts exciting

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REFRACTORIES & FURNACES

Design features of modern induction furnaces
Refractories/Insulation 

Design features of modern induction furnaces

January 21, 2025January 17, 2025 admin

The design of the electric induction furnace provides for the presence of a melting and so-called induction furnace units. The

Durability and wear monitoring of blast furnace 4 at ROGESA
Refractories/Insulation 

Durability and wear monitoring of blast furnace 4 at ROGESA

January 15, 2025January 13, 2025 admin
Metal melting and energy saving in different types of melting furnaces
Refractories/Insulation 

Metal melting and energy saving in different types of melting furnaces

January 14, 2025January 10, 2025 admin
ROTARY KILN monitoring: Decisions that drive efficiency
Refractories/Insulation 

ROTARY KILN monitoring: Decisions that drive efficiency

November 15, 2024November 14, 2024 admin

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Automation technology for high-capacity hot strip mill upgrade
Ferrous Metals Product News 

Automation technology for high-capacity hot strip mill upgrade

April 30, 2025April 29, 2025 admin

AM/NS Calvert has commissioned SMS group to carry out a major upgrade of the automation control system at its high-capacity

Infrared temperature measurement for aluminium rolling processes
Product News 

Infrared temperature measurement for aluminium rolling processes

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Evolution in motion – Nordberg HP450e cone crusher 

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SERVICES

Paul Wurth completes reline of ArcelorMittal blast furnaces
Services 

Paul Wurth completes reline of ArcelorMittal blast furnaces

January 12, 2022January 12, 2022 admin

Paul Wurth, part of SMS group, has completed its work relining the blast furnaces of ArcelorMittal’s Juiz de Fora steel

Maersk intends to form joint venture with Grindrod in South Africa
Services 

Maersk intends to form joint venture with Grindrod in South Africa

December 4, 2021December 3, 2021 admin
HBIS Wusteel signs maintenance contracts with Primetals
Services 

HBIS Wusteel signs maintenance contracts with Primetals

June 1, 2021May 31, 2021 admin
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Services World 

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