Infinity Mining Partner Orivium Starts Orange Alpha Plant Construction in NSW
Key Takeaways
- Orivium has started Alpha Plant construction at Orange, NSW, with first concreting and power installation underway and operations estimated within 6 months.
- Orivium bears all construction and lease costs, so the build is not a capital outlay for Infinity.
- The plant is a demonstration step to test Orivium's Super Oxidiser technology and generate engineering data, not a proven commercial operation.
- Infinity's potential first minor revenues depend on access to suitable Cangai slag and dump feedstock, successful processing and sale of recovered metals, and no revenue figures are disclosed.
- Commercial terms for Infinity's use of the plant, including processing and logistics costs, are not yet documented and will be settled before the Cangai campaign begins.
Infinity Mining partner starts Alpha Plant construction at Orange, NSW
A plant that Infinity Mining will not have to pay for has started going up. On 14 October 2026, Infinity said its partner Orivium Global Pte Ltd (Orivium) has commenced construction of the Alpha Plant at Orange, NSW, being the Orange Anchor Plant contemplated under the second Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC).
An MOC is a cooperation agreement between two parties. This one sets out how Infinity and Orivium may work together on metals recovery.
The plant is being funded, built and operated by Orivium. Construction and lease costs are borne by Orivium, so the build is not an Infinity capital outlay.
What has started at the Orange site?
Key points from the announcement:
- First concreting and power installation have commenced at the site
- Equipment and materials are currently being procured
- Orivium has secured a long-term lease over an industrial site in Orange, NSW, and has advised Infinity that the approvals required for the current construction works are in place
- Orivium estimates the plant should be operational within 6 months, based on its internal procurement and construction plan
Infinity described the step as a major de-risking milestone that advances it toward larger scale commercial operations. For you as an investor, that means a key build stage is being carried by a partner rather than by Infinity’s balance sheet.
Emma Clark, CEO of Orivium
“Securing the Orange site and commencing construction is a major milestone for Orivium and our work under the MOCs with Infinity… We are excited to progress construction and commissioning of the Alpha Plant and have line of sight to initial production.”
Clark also described the site as representing “Australia’s first deployment of our unique technology”, a claim made by her on behalf of Orivium.
The MOCs were previously announced on 3 November 2025 and 20 April 2026.
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How the Super Oxidiser technology works
The Alpha Plant is built around Orivium’s proprietary Super Oxidiser technology. According to the “About Orivium” section of the announcement, conventional extraction methods rely on high-temperature processing, toxic solvents or froth flotation.
Orivium’s process instead operates at ambient temperature, meaning normal surrounding temperatures, and uses a regenerative Super Oxidiser system. Orivium says this recovers multiple metals, including precious metals, copper, nickel, rare earths and critical minerals.
What is the plant meant to achieve?
Under the MOCs, the Alpha Plant aims to commercially test and demonstrate the extraction technology. Its goals are:
- Test and demonstrate Orivium’s technology
- Refine the core solutions delivery components, including process and plant design, economics, safety and environmental matters
- Generate operating and engineering data to inform any future larger scale processing
In short, it is a demonstration and data-gathering step, not a proven commercial operation.
Why is the Cangai material a challenge?
The parties recognise that copper smelting waste is highly heterogeneous, meaning it varies a lot from one batch to the next. It requires specific physical and chemical handling parameters.
As a result, the verification program will confirm the exact front-end beneficiation parameters required before chemical extraction. These include optimal crushing, fine grinding and conventional flotation configurations.
Potential revenue pathway and feedstock for Infinity
Feedstock is the raw material fed into a processing plant. The announcement sets out the following picture.
| Feedstock | Status | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Cangai smelter slag and ex-mine oxide dumps (Cangai Waste) | Planned feedstock, with a focus on copper extraction | Contingent on access and availability of suitable representative feedstock |
| E-waste and other sources of ore | May be used in future; Infinity is actively assessing | Planned for the future |
| Expansion of operations | Modular design allows future expansion | Subject to testing, economics, feedstock availability and applicable approvals |
On revenue, the parties estimate that the plant could produce first minor revenues for Infinity. That is subject to suitable Cangai feedstock, access to Cangai material, successful processing and sale of recovered metals. No revenue figures are disclosed.
How is the deal structured?
The Orivium-funded model reflects one of the alternative ownership structures contemplated under the second MOC. That includes an Orivium owned plant operating under a service, leasing or licensing model together with revenue sharing arrangements.
The detailed commercial arrangements for Infinity’s use of the Alpha Plant for Cangai material, including processing, logistics and other campaign costs, are not yet documented. They will be documented before Infinity’s Cangai processing campaign commences, so you should treat the economics as unsettled for now.
The plant is also separate from Infinity’s continuing Cangai specific sampling, resource definition and feedstock work.
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Next steps for Infinity and Orivium
The announcement outlines the following actions:
- Orivium: continue procurement, technical studies on Infinity’s slag and dumps at Cangai, funding initiatives, and other planning and commissioning activities
- Infinity: supply feedstock from Cangai, initially a representative bulk sample of the Cangai Waste, plus in-kind resource contribution from existing staff and Directors
- Infinity: continue discussions on government funding opportunities and additional feedstock supply for future projects with Orivium’s technology
A successful Alpha Plant would progress the MOCs to consider a larger scale commercial plant for extracting metals in future projects, or expedited processing of the Cangai slag and dumps. Either path would require full engineering front-end loading studies.
Both parties remain committed to the MOCs. The next milestones to watch are the plant’s commissioning, the Cangai bulk sample, and the documentation of the commercial terms.
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