Service

Mining

expertise

  • Advising clients and conducting legal risk assessments into target mining operations in South Africa with a focus on environmental impacts, authorisations and legal requirements.
  • Review of mineral tenure and advising on regulatory compliance and engaging with regulators where required.
  • Providing legal advice to management on mine sites.
  • Drafting and vetting of agreements, such as off-take agreements, toll treatment agreements, land acquisition agreements and mineral rights acquisition agreements.
  • Providing opinions and general advice on mining law.
  • Litigation service together with Counsel.

 

Project experience

  • Environmental legal compliance assessment for all of Thungela Resources Pty Ltd South African operations.
  • Responsible for all legal aspects of compliance and rehabilitation for mine operations and closure (Ridge Mining).
  • Advising clients on mine rehabilitation and closure liabilities and environmental management obligations for Tharisa plc including using pit lakes as a mine closure alternative.
  • Acted for Tharisa plc in conducting comprehensive due diligence investigations in relation to the acquisition of target mines in the Northern Cape.
  • Responsible for the legal oversight of the rehabilitation and remediation of gold and uranium tailings dams in the Stilfontein area for First Uranium.
  • Due diligence investigations for lenders ensuring compliance to international financial standards (Citibank, Nigeria).
  • Responsible for advising First Uranium regarding the environmental obligations for the underground Ezulwini Mine (the old Randfontein # 4 shaft) and all aspects thereof including plant operations, tailings dam liabilities and water obligations.
  • Representing a client with an exploration right for petroleum and natural gas in Botswana. Responsible for advising client with all facets of compliance and beneficiation of the licence including operating company formation, funding and exploration and sub-contracting arrangements.
  • Lobbying government to accept Pit Lakes as a sustainable closure option and drafting a closure manual for Coaltech, the coal industry association.
  • Lead legal counsel for Kalahari Key Mineral Exploration, a mining exploration company, searching for Nickel, Copper and PGM’s in Southern Botswana.
  • Advisor to Metorex regarding mine closure and rehabilitation obligations.
  • Lead legal counsel to Orion Metals regarding a range of mining and rehabilitation issues to assist with Orion Metals core business of mine rehabilitation.
  • Senior legal counsel to Maelgwyn Minerals, minerals processing and metallurgy specialists.
  • Attorneys to Rum Coal (Pty) Ltd regarding the junior coal mining operation in Kwa-Zulu Natal covering a range of issues including mineral tenure, environmental and rehabilitation issues, water rehabilitation obligations and restructuring of the company.

 

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Contact Info

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