6-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington,D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

Report ofForeign Private Issuer

Pursuantto Rule 13****a-16 or 15d-16

UNDER theSecurities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of January 9, 2025

Commission File Number: 001-39766

ORLA MINING LTD.

(Translation of registrant's name into English)

1010-1075West Georgia Street

Vancouver,BC

V6E3C9

(Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F    ☐   Form 40-F    ☒

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit 99.1

Leading Independent Proxy Advisory Firms Recommend Orla's Shareholders Vote for the Proposed Acquisition of Musselwhite Mine from Newmont Corporation

VANCOUVER, BC, Jan. 9, 2025 /CNW/ - Orla Mining Ltd. (TSX: OLA) (NYSE: ORLA) ("Orla" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the two leading independent proxy advisory firms have each recommended that Orla's shareholders vote FOR the resolution to approve the Company's proposed acquisition of the Musselwhite Mine (the "Transaction") from Newmont Corporation ("Newmont").

The proxy advisory firms also recommended voting FOR a resolution to approve a concurrent private placement of convertible notes and common share purchase warrants to Pierre Lassonde and Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited. The net proceeds from the private placement will be used to fund a portion of the purchase price of the Transaction (the "Concurrent Private Placement").

Your Vote is Important

• The deadline for voting your shares by proxy is 8:00 a.m. (Vancouver time) on Friday January 17, 2025.
• Your vote is important no matter how many shares you own. Vote today!
• Shareholders who have questions or need assistance with voting their shares should contact Orla's proxy solicitation agent, Laurel Hill Advisory Group, by telephone at 1-877-452-7184 or by email at assistance@laurelhill.com.

Orla's Special Meeting of Shareholders

A special meeting of shareholders of the Company will be held on January 21, 2025, at 8:00 a.m. (Vancouver time) at Suite 3500 -1133 Melville Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6E 4E5, to consider the Transaction and Concurrent Private Placement.

Recommendations of Orla's Board of Directors

Orla's Board of Directors (excluding Scott Langley, Newmont's representative on the Board), having considered all factors it has deemed to be necessary to be considered, unanimously recommends Orla's shareholders vote FOR the resolutions approving the Transaction and the Concurrent Private Placement.

Shareholders are encouraged to read the Company's management information circular dated December 9, 2024, and vote their shares as soon as possible. The management information circular is available on SEDAR+ and EDGAR under the Company's profile at www.sedarplus.ca and www.sec.gov, respectively, as well as the Company's website at www.orlamining.com/investors/musselwhite-special-meeting.

About Orla Mining Ltd.

Orla's corporate strategy is to acquire, develop, and operate mineral properties where the Company's expertise can substantially increase stakeholder value. The Company has two material gold projects: (1) Camino Rojo, located in Zacatecas State, Mexico and (2) South Railroad, located in Nevada, United States. Orla is operating the Camino Rojo Oxide Gold Mine, a gold and silver open-pit and heap leach mine. The property is 100% owned by Orla and covers over 139,000 hectares which contains a large oxide and sulphide mineral resource. Orla is also developing the South Railroad Project, a feasibility-stage, open pit, heap leach gold project located on the Carlin trend in Nevada. Orla has also entered into a definitive agreement with a subsidiary of Newmont to acquire the Musselwhite Mine, located in Ontario, Canada. This Transaction is subject to certain conditions and is expected to close in the first quarter of 2025. The technical reports for the Company's material projects are available on Orla's website at www.orlamining.com, and on SEDAR+ and EDGAR under the Company's profile at www.sedarplus.ca and www.sec.gov, respectively.

Forward-looking Statements

This news release contains certain "forward-lookinginformation" and "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Canadian securities legislation and within the meaningof Section 27A of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Section 21E of the United States Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, or in releases made by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission,all as may be amended from time to time, including, without limitation, statements regarding the Company's special meeting held to considerthe Transaction and Concurrent Private Placement and the expected closing date of the Transaction. Forward-looking statements are statementsthat are not historical facts which address events, results, outcomes or developments that the Company expects to occur. Forward-lookingstatements are based on the beliefs, estimates and opinions of the Company's management on the date the statements are made and they involvea number of risks and uncertainties. Certain material assumptions regarding such forward-looking statements were made. Consequently, therecan be no assurances that such statements will prove to be accurate and actual results and future events could differ materially fromthose anticipated in such statements. Forward-looking statements involve significant known and unknown risks and uncertainties, whichcould cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. These risks include, but are not limited to, the risk factorsdiscussed in the Company's most recently filed management's discussion and analysis, as well as its annual information form dated March19, 2024, which are available on www.sedarplus.ca and www.sec.gov. Except as required by the securities disclosure laws and regulationsapplicable to the Company, the Company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements if management's beliefs, estimatesor opinions, or other factors, should change.

SOURCE Orla Mining Ltd.

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For further information: For further information, please contact: Jason Simpson, President & Chief Executive Officer; Andrew Bradbury, Vice President, Investor Relations & Corporate Development, www.orlamining.com, investor@orlamining.com

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