About us
Sweetwater Royalties owns more than four million mineral acres and approximately one million fee surface acres in Wyoming, Utah and Colorado (the "Land Grant") as well as four hundred and fifty thousand mineral acres in the Upper Michigan area near the Eagle Mine. Sweetwater Royalties provides our partners with opportunities to develop natural resources as well as access to grazing and the renewable energy sector along the Land Grant. The Land Grant asset package dates to the Pacific Railroad Act of 1862 and provides value to Sweetwater through a diverse array of natural resources, primarily trona.
Sweetwater Royalties is a privately held company established in 2020 by Orion Mine Finance. In March 2023 Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan acquired a 25% interest in Sweetwater Royalties.
What we do
Sweetwater Royalties creates opportunities for exploration and development of our mineral and surface acreage through operational excellence, asset optimization and environmental stewardship. Sweetwater Royalties aims to diversify and grow our asset portfolio through acquisition and increased development of our existing portfolio. Our focus on sustainability through environmental, social and corporate governance (“ESG”) leads to a diverse workforce and operating practices that manage risk and create long-term value for our shareholders and partners.
How we work
We are committed to high-quality governance and ethical business practices across the organization. This is made possible through our people, the nature of assets we manage or add to our portfolio and our decision making to deploy capital.
Good governance in the areas of people, assets, and capital deployment, sets the foundation for the respectful engagement we undertake with all our stakeholders and investment decisions we support. Good governance guides our growth while protecting and maintaining our reputation with stakeholders.
Our Code of Conduct policy reflects the values underpinning all our behaviors and our relationships with stakeholders. These values shape the behaviors we expect from everyone who works for and with Sweetwater Royalties.
Our commitment to Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) practices starts with our Leadership Team and carries throughout the organization underpinning all aspects of our business. We aspire to partner with the best organizations exhibited by a track record for transparent and ethical ESG practices.
Sweetwater takes seriously the ethical nature of our corporate governance practices and has put in place various measures to ensure the company conducts its affairs at the highest standard. Below you will find links to download Sweetwater’s corporate governance policies.
Through these policies, Sweetwater Royalties is establishing a culture of responsible, transparent, and ethical business practices:
- Code of Conduct
- ESG
- Anti-bribery and Corruption
- Corporate Philanthropy
Our Assets
Sweetwater Royalties strives to provide investment opportunities to encourage development in a manner that protects the environment and respects our rich history.
Our largest land position is referred to as The Land Grant which stretches from Utah through Wyoming and into Colorado. The Land Grant was created in 1862 during President Lincoln’s administration to encourage western United States development by granting investors surface and mineral rights as well as investment in a transcontinental railway.
Our mineral acreage in Michigan is prospective for nickel and copper, critical for the electric vehicle and green energy transitions.
Our royalty revenue is sustained by a diversity of mineral, agricultural and energy sources including our flagship trona royalty in Sweetwater County, Wyoming which is the lowest-cost, largest-known trona deposit globally.
Our Team
Our Sweetwater Royalties team has a proven record of delivering value to our investors. We strive for organizational, fiscal and social excellence in all we do. Our diversity of experience allows for us to quickly adapt and recognize opportunities.
