Orion Mine Finance is reportedly in talks to sell a portfolio of 87 mining royalty, streaming and offtake assets, Orion portfolio manager Douglas Silver said. The sale is expected to fetch $1 billion according to people familiar with the matter. The companies Orion is talking to include Franco-Nevada Corporation (TSX:FNV), Silver Wheaton Corp.

(TSX:SLW) and Royal Gold, Inc. (NasdaqGS:RGLD), said the sources. Silver declined to identify possible buyers. The portfolio includes 71 royalties, eight streams and eight offtake agreements on gold, silver, base metals and diamond assets spread across 16 countries in North America, South America, Australasia and elsewhere, Silver said.