Grounded in Expertise. Powered by People.

OUR STORY

Orix was founded to work with good people on exciting projects. With a vision to be a benchmark for technical excellence and integrity in the exploration and mining industry, co-owners and Geologists Shastri Ramnath and Ashley Kirwan built Orix on a people-first culture where diversity of thought drives smarter exploration and mining decisions.

Since 2012, we’ve evolved into an award-winning geological consulting firm, offering field and desktop services to Canadian and International companies. We work alongside our clients to meet their milestone goals across the mineral development lifecycle.

Our passionate team of Geology and Geomatics Professionals brings technical expertise, innovative approaches, strong industry networks and a collaborative mindset, to deliver meaningful results from a team you can trust.

WHAT SETS US APART

  • Our team! You’ll enjoy working with us

  • End-to-end services from the field to desktop studies

  • Customized support tailored to project needs

  • Partnership approach and equity-based arrangements

  • Proven experience and extensive industry networks

  • Advancing diversity of thought

Get To Know Our Team
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WHAT WE DO

From integrating historical datasets into comprehensive GIS compilations and databases, to new approaches in interpretation, 3D modelling and executing drill programs, we offer full cycle field and desktop services to increase the geological understanding of projects and take the weight off our client’s shoulders.

Our Services

Who We Work With

A trusted partner to 250+ Canadian and international clients, we operate as a reliable extension of our clients’ teams, working with junior explorers, mid-tier and major mining companies, governments, technology firms and industry organizations, driving multi-commodity field and desktop projects forward across the mineral development lifecycle.

Our Clients

WHAT WE STAND FOR

Our Vision

Orix sets the benchmark for integrity, in how people are treated, projects are executed, and data is applied, creating a lasting impact on the global geoscience industry.

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Our Guiding Principles

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Healthy Corporate Culture

A safe, diverse and trusting work environment where everyone operates responsibly and with INTEGRITY, is engaged, takes pride in their work, and is committed to professional development

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High Quality of
Work

Delivering relevant, accessible and usable work in a diligent way that ADDS VALUE to our industry, is fit for purpose, and communicated well 

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Strong Industry Partners

Building strong, LONG-TERM and mutually beneficial relationships with good people, clients, companies and organizations, through strategic and entrepreneurial thinking