Minerals and mining are key to the world economy. The mining and processing of minerals are major sources of income and employment in many countries and minerals are used to make many essential goods that people and economies require worldwide.
This practical title outlines in a single volume the essential principles involved in the life of a mining project, from preliminary agreements, to the sale and purchase of minerals, and the decommissioning of mining assets. It is intended as a practical guide for anyone seeking a better understanding of key commercial and legal principles and documentation involved in finding and developing a mining project. co-edited by Canadian law firm Cassels Brock & Blackwell's Darrell Podowski, a highly-ranked expert in mining law, and Jennifer Poirier, organiser of Canadian-based mining association, the Young Mining Professionals, this practical title features contributions from leading practitioners around the world.
Whether you are a lawyer in private practice or in industry, a commercial negotiator or from a financial institution or mineral resource or mining-sector advisory practice, this title will provide a comprehensive insight into minerals and mining transactions.
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Höhe: 241 mm
Breite: 155 mm
Dicke: 20 mm
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978-1-78742-128-8 (9781787421288)
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Edited by Darrell W Podowski and Jennifer Poirier
Introduction 5
Darrell W Podowski
Jennifer Poirier
Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
Confidentiality and standstill agreements in the mining industry 7
Fred R Pletcher
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Preliminary agreements 51
Dawn G Meidinger
Sarah A Strunk
Fennemore Craig, PC
Option agreements in the mining industry 63
Shea Small
Roger Taplin
Adam D Wanke
McCarthy Tetrault
Joint ventures 75
Stuart MacGregor
Marie-Christine Moon
Clayton Utz
Aboriginal law 91
Arend Hoekstra
Thomas Isaac
Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
The life of a mining project: effective diagnosis of a social licence to operate 115
Jordi G Ventura
Ventura & Associates LLC
The emerging international framework for mineral development 135
Luke Danielson
Sustainable Development Strategies Group
Mining capital finance - traditional and alternative mechanisms 167
Brian P Dominique
Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
Patrick Petzall
Formerly of Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
Project finance in the mining industry 187
David Budd
Carla Potter
Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
Sale and purchase of mining projects 207
Darrell W Podowski
Jennifer Poirier
Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
Felipe Allende
Bofill Mir & Alvarez Jana Abogados
Mine decommissioning and reclamation 227
Scot Anderson
Hogan Lovells
About the authors 251
