Mining

While mining is a globalized international industry, Vancouver continues to be a primary centre for mining company headquarters. With the support of our full service law firm behind it, our Mining Group helps companies ranging from junior exploration stage through to production stage with all aspects of the financing, exploration, development, operation and management of mineral projects. With an unparalleled degree of responsiveness and availability, our primary focus is on offering our clients strategic legal advice to execute their business plans so that they can achieve their long term objectives.

We offer our clients creative financing solutions and advice with respect to property acquisitions, divestitures, developments and cross-border transactions. We also provide advice with respect to other matters relevant to resource companies, including labour and employment, executive compensation and intellectual property matters. Our clients have projects located around the world, including in Canada, the USA, Mexico, South America, Russia, Africa and Asia. We assist our clients with the following:

• property option agreements
• joint venture agreements
• financing, including by the issuance of flow-through shares
• mining asset sales and purchases
• consultation with First Nations
• offtake and product sales agreements
• earn-in agreements and royalty agreements
• regulatory compliance, including compliance with National Instrument 43-101
• due diligence in connection with any property, financing or M&A transaction
• land and mineral title opinions
• confidentiality agreements
• negotiation of surface rights
• permitting and environmental assessments
• project development, including construction and procurement
• dispute resolution and litigation
• corporate governance advice