ASX Announcement / Media Release

1 April 2016

Appointment of Company Secretary

ASX Code: ORN

Issued Capital: Ordinary Shares: 421M Options: 91M

Directors: Denis Waddell

Chairman

Errol Smart

Managing Director, CEO

Bill Oliver

Technical Director

Alexander Haller

Non-Executive Director

Management: Martin Bouwmeester

Company Secretary

Business Development Manager

Suite 2

64 Thomas Street West Perth WA 6005 ABN 76 098 939 274

T: +61 8 9485 2685

E: [email protected]

Orion Gold NL (ASX: ORN) is pleased to advise that Mr Martin Bouwmeester has today been appointed as Company Secretary of Orion Gold NL and its subsidiaries, replacing Mr Kim Hogg who has resigned.

Mr Bouwmeester has 20 years' experience in the mining industry and was Business Development Manager, Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary of Perseverance Corporation Limited. Mr Bouwmeester was a key member of the team that evaluated the sulphide mineralisation at the Fosterville Gold Mine; an initiative that led to the discovery and definition of more than 3 million ounces of gold and the funding for the development of the mine and processing plant to exploit those resources.

Mr Bouwmeester will also remain as Orion's Business Development Manager, providing valuable corporate experience and financial and strategic capability to the Company. Mr Bouwmeester previously held the position of Company Secretary from 23 September 2009 until 30 May 2014.

Orion's Chairman, Mr Denis Waddell, said "Orion is pleased to have secured Martin's ongoing involvement in the dual role, given his extensive financial, commercial and company secretarial experience. I thank Kim for his valuable contribution to the Company over the past two years".

Denis Waddell

Chairman

Company Enquiries:

Denis Waddell - Chairman

Errol Smart - Managing Director and CEO

T: +61 8 9485 2685

E: [email protected]

W: www.oriongold.com.au

About Orion

Orion Gold is focused on acquiring, exploring and developing large tenement holdings or regional scale mineral opportunities in world-class mineral provinces. The Company has acquired quality projects in proven mineral provinces, including a large tenement package on the Connors Arc in Queensland, where a significant intermediate sulphidation, epithermal gold and silver system has been identified at Aurora Flats. The project lies between the well known Cracow and Mt Carlton epithermal deposits. The Company is increasing its focus on this project, following promising reports from expert consultants, and its fieldwork has led to the discovery of substantial epithermal systems at the Veinglorious and Chough Prospects.

The Company also holds a substantial tenement holding in the Albany-Fraser Belt, host to Australia's two most significant discoveries of the last decade (the Tropicana Gold Deposit and the Nova Nickel- Copper-Cobalt Deposit). Part of this tenement holding was acquired from entities associated with Mark Creasy who is now a significant shareholder in Orion. The project area was previously explored by Western Areas Ltd which identified mafic-ultramafic intrusives within the project area as well as nickel- copper-cobalt-PGE anomalies. Orion's intensive, systematic exploration programs have successfully defined 34 targets to date by a combination of geological, geochemical and geophysical methods.

Recently, the Company secured an outstanding growth and diversification opportunity in the global base metals sector after entering into an option to acquire an advanced volcanic massive sulphide copper-zinc project located in South Africa with near-term production potential. The option gives Orion the right to acquire an effective 73.33% interest in the a portfolio of projects including an exploration project at the Prieska Copper Project, located near Copperton in the Northern Cape province of South Africa, and the Marydale Prospecting Right, a virgin gold discovery of possible epithermal origin, located 60 kilometres from the Prieska Copper Project. The Company is progressing extensive due diligence investigations.

Additionally, the Company owns the Walhalla Project located in Victoria, which is prospective for gold, copper - nickel and PGEs.

The Company has an experienced management team with a proven track record in exploration, development and adding shareholder value.

Disclaimer

This release may include forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on management's expectations and beliefs concerning future events. Forward-looking statements inherently involve subjective judgement and analysis and are necessarily subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside the control of Orion Gold NL. Actual results and developments may vary materially from those expressed in this release. Given these uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. Orion Gold NL makes no undertaking to subsequently update or revise the forward-looking statements made in this release to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this release.