Orion shares jump on Prieska resource upgrade

Orion Minerals on Tuesday announced an updated mineral resource for its Prieska project’s total deep sulphide resource, sending the company’s stock on the JSE up nearly 22%.

The junior, which is also listed on the ASX, reported a mineral resource of 28.73-million tonnes, grading 3.77% zinc and 1.16% copper for the Northern Cape-based base metals project,