** Shares of Australia's Orion Minerals ORN.AX rise as
much as 7.1% to A$0.015, their highest level since Jan. 11
** Diversified metal explorer reached an agreement to access
& acquire surface ownership rights of properties owned by South
Africa's Mora Plase Pty Ltd
** Adds to acquire 12,156 hectares of surface rights at its
Okiep Projects in South Africa
** Acquisition clears way for drilling to provide additional
resource classification geotechnical & metallurgical zonation
information for New Okiep Mining Project - ORN
** Stock went down 12.5% in 2023
(Reporting by Roshan Thomas in Bengaluru)
((Roshan.Thomas@thomsonreuters.com))