Do date, half of new Northern Cape copper mine’s employees are from host communities

Half of the employees of the emerging Prieska Copper Zinc Mine in South Africa’s prospective Northern Cape were, as of June 30, made up of members of the host community towns of Prieska, Marydale, Vanwyksvlei and Niekerkshoop, Orion Minerals reported on Friday. Through the development of its mineral resources base located in South Africa’s Northern Cape, Orion Minerals aims to be a next-generation base metals producer supplying future-facing metals for the global transition to a lower carbon future.