About
A brokerage built for grounded, complex deals.
Orion Commodities Ltd was founded to bring order to mining transactions that too often stall in the gap between operator, regulator and buyer. We negotiate - patiently, and often through several failed rounds - until a lucrative structure exists for every party at the table.
Our mandates typically involve the partial transfer of mining concessions, coordinated through the cadastre, backed by escrow and followed by a defined trade-desk period during which the underlying production is placed on the market.
We operate from Johannesburg and New York, with counterparties across Southern Africa, Asia and the Americas.
Our principles
Above board
Every transfer is routed through the correct legal and cadastral channels. No shortcuts, no exposure.
Notarised & witnessed
Formal transfer agreements with witnessed signatures and government approval built into the deal structure.
Escrow first
Consideration is held in a regulated attorney escrow account until buyers are on the ground and satisfied.
Distributed thoughtfully
The trade desk secures deals - weekly, fortnightly or monthly - and distributes according to a transparent schedule.
Leadership
Chief Executive Officer
Steven E. Wiley
Leads origination and deal structuring, with two decades of experience negotiating mining and commodities transactions across Southern Africa and North America.
Trade Desk
Placement & Settlement
A dedicated desk handling post-close trade placement, cadence scheduling and stakeholder distribution over the term of each mandate.