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Book SynopsisMinerals 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.
Table of ContentsIntroduction 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 Tétrault 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 & Álvarez Jana Abogados Mine decommissioning and reclamation 227 Scot Anderson Hogan Lovells About the authors 251
