# Orion Resource Partners

> Orion Resource Partners is a VC fund in New York backing Mining and Mineral. See 64 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 64
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 30%
- Fund size: $2.3B
- Last fund: Nov 2021
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/4801844
- Website: http://orionresourcepartners.com/

Orion Resource Partners is an alternative investment manager with $2.6 billion under management.* Orion specializes in providing flexible capital investment solutions to mining companies – typically publicly traded – in the base and precious metals sector. Orion has a seasoned team of investment professionals with demonstrated capabilities instructuring debt, equity, convertibles, offtake, streaming, and royalty investments. Orion employs a disciplined, risk-adjusted investment process when evaluating portfolio companies.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mining | 36 | 56% |
| Mineral | 19 | 30% |
| Precious Metals | 16 | 25% |
| Mining Technology | 12 | 19% |
| Natural Resources | 9 | 14% |

39 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Post-IPO Equity | 18 | 28% |
| Post-IPO Debt | 13 | 20% |
| Private Equity | 10 | 16% |
| Series B | 3 | 5% |
| Seed | 2 | 3% |

12 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Canada | 24 | 38% |
| United States | 9 | 14% |
| Australia | 5 | 8% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 6% |
| Brazil | 2 | 3% |

12 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Istvan Zollei | Portfolio Manager | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/istvan-zollei |
| Jon Lamb | Managing Partner | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jon-lamb-ade1 |
| Joseph Spiciarich | Chief Executive Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joseph-spiciarich |
| Limor Nissan | Chief Operating Officer & General Counsel | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/limor-nissan-3f48 |
| Oskar Lewnowski | Founder & Chief Investment Officer | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/oskar-lewnowski |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Emesent | Emesent is a venture-backed technology company that automates the collection and analysis of critical data in challenging underground environments. Our flagship product is the award-winning Hovermap; a LiDAR-mapping and autonomy payload for industrial drones. Hovermap allows drones to fly and map in GPS-denied environments such as undergroundmines.Through Hovermap and other solutions, we deliver revolutionary efficiency, safety and operational insights to underground mines and other GPS-denied environments. Our growing team of experienced roboticists and engineers are dedicated to creating cutting-edge drone autonomy and data analytics for industrial applications. | $10.4M | Convertible Note | Jul 02, 2026 | http://www.emesent.io/ |
| Exiro Nickel Company | Exiro Nickel Company is a mining firm acquiring and operating the historic Thompson nickel operations. | $204.5M | Corporate Round | Feb 19, 2026 | https://exironickel.ca |
| Zanskar | Zanskar develops a predictive platform informed by massive data for discovering previously unknown geothermal resources. Its platform includes subsurface characterization technology and massive data sets, enhancing and reducing risk in the exploration of geothermal resources. | $115M | Series C | Jan 21, 2026 | https://zanskar.us |
| Nordic Mining | Nordic Mining is a mining company producer of high-grade lithium hydroxide for the fast-growing. | $10.9M | Post-IPO Equity | Jan 16, 2026 | http://nordicmining.com |
| Alta Resource Technologies | Alta Resource Technologies is on a mission to reinvent mining by harnessing advanced biochemistry to cost-effectively source the critical raw materials needed to power next-generation technology and bolster economic security. Our groundbreaking technology platform leverages customizable proteins to separate high-purity rare earth elements and otheressential minerals with unprecedented selectivity while dramatically reducing the environmental impact of mining. | $4.4M | Seed | May 05, 2025 | https://altatech.io  |
| New Wave | New Wave is a global technology holding company dedicated to develop innovative solutions and technologies for the mining and steel sector. | $119.8M | Private Equity | Apr 04, 2025 | https://newwave-global.com/en/ |
| Lithium Americas | Lithium Americas is engaged in the exploration and evaluation of lithium, potassium, and other mineral resources in South America.The company has rights over approximately 161,000 hectares in five salt lakes in the Jujuy and Salta provinces of Argentina. Its principal property is the Cauchari-Olaroz Lithium Project covering an area ofapproximately 81,000 hectares in adjacent to Cauchari and Olaroz salt lakes located in Jujuy, Argentina.Lithium Americas was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. | $153.9M | Post-IPO Debt | Mar 06, 2025 | https://www.lithiumamericas.com |
| Euro Manganese | Euro Manganese is a Canadian mineral resource company that focuses on advancing the development of the Chvaletice Manganese Project. | $7.8M | Post-IPO Equity | Mar 06, 2025 | https://www.mn25.ca/ |
| VerAI Discoveries | VerAI is committed to accelerating the global zero-carbon transformation by discovering the minerals essential for a sustainable future. | $24M | Series B | Feb 26, 2025 | https://ver-ai.com/ |
| Mangrove Lithium | Mangrove Lithium, a Vancouver-based company, has developed a breakthrough platform for the most cost-effective production of battery-grade lithium hydroxide and carbonate from diverse input streams and assets. Mangrove’s modular solution can be scaled to any capacity and co-located with upstream lithium producers or cathode and cell manufacturers.The platform technology is also being commercialized for the conversion of waste brines to chemicals and desalinated water. | $35M |  | Jan 28, 2025 | https://www.mangrovelithium.com/ |

10 of 64 investments shown.

## Co-investors
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## FAQ

### What does Orion Resource Partners invest in?

Orion Resource Partners invests primarily in Mining, Mineral and Precious Metals startups, most often at Post-IPO Equity and Post-IPO Debt stage. Most of the 64 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### Who are the partners at Orion Resource Partners?

The team at Orion Resource Partners includes Istvan Zollei (Portfolio Manager), Jon Lamb (Managing Partner) and Joseph Spiciarich (Chief Executive Officer), among 6 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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