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MinterEllison's mining and metals team offers a breadth of experience with domestic and international mining and resource explorers, developers, financiers, operators, and government.

With a very experienced team advising on projects and regulation across Australia and overseas, our team advises across a wide range of commodities, from coal, iron, lithium, copper, zinc, nickel, gold, silver, tin, uranium to molybdenum and rhenium. These projects include mine development, supporting clients with securing tenure and approvals, constructing the mine and supporting infrastructure, and establishing contractual arrangements to commence operations.

Industry associations and governments engage the team to advise on policy and regulation issues in the sector.

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IMARC 2024 in review

Explore insights from MinterEllison's IMARC sessions, themed around the future of mining. The overview was prepared by MinterEllison in collaboration with Richard Roberts, group editor at IMARC. IMARC 2024 in review

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The range of services we provide to clients include:

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Mining access and regulation

Exploration and production tenure, environmental approvals, water access and approvals, land access and compensation, native title and cultural heritage.

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Finance, acquisitions, disposals

Strategy, structures, corporate and project finance, due diligence, acquisitions and divestments, negotiations and documentation, tax and royalties.

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Health and safety, industrial relations and employment

Industrial relations, workforce change and restructures, reviews and audits of safety systems, safety training, incident response, litigation and dispute resolution.

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Mine development

Feasibility studies, contracting strategy (EPC and EPCM), tender preparation, management and advice, contract and risk management, procurement and training.

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Mine operation

Commercial agreements (e.g. utilities), mining services, stakeholder engagement, infrastructure sharing/access, rail haulage contracts, litigation and dispute resolution.

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Mine closure

Closure planning and approvals, contamination and waste management, contract strategy and negotiations, demolition / removal / remediation procurement, land re-use, and stakeholder management.

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Energy & ResourcesPower & renewablesPetroleum & fuelsHydrogen

Supporting clients across the full project life-cycle

Case studies

Case study icons_MM Albemarle Corporation

Albemarle Corporation

Advised on all aspects of its US$1.3bn acquisition of a 60% interest in, and forming a joint venture with, Mineral Resources for the Wodgina Lithium Project and the US$480m sale of its interest in the Kemerton lithium facility, as well as the bond offering to fund the purchase. (Australasian Law Awards 2020 Energy & Resources Deal of the Year).

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Anglo American

Advised on its equalisation of ownership across the Moranbah-Grosvenor complex, by way of a US$141 million cash sale of its 12 percent interest in its Grosvenor metallurgical coal mine to a Japanese consortium. (Australasian Law Awards 2021 Infrastructure & Projects Deal of the Year).

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Flinders Mines

Advised on its transaction with BBI Group in relation to a farm-in, incorporated joint venture arrangement and infrastructure development project for Flinders' Pilbara Iron Ore Project.

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Kalbar

Advised in relation to land access and assembly matters relating to the A$200 million Fingerboards Mineral Sands Mine, which has the potential to be one of the world’s major producers of zircon, ilemite, rutile and rare earths.

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Yancoal

Assisted in obtaining critical modifications to expand its Moolarben coal mine operating in an environmentally constrained site and in a highly complex regulatory environment.

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Mineral Deposits

Advised in responding to the off-market takeover offer from Euronext-listed ERAMET SA, its 50/50 joint venture partner in its mineral sands business with operations in Senegal and Norway.

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Simon Scott

Partner, Energy & Resources Industry Leader, Brisbane

Jordan Phillips

Partner, Brisbane

Julie Whitehead

Partner, Brisbane

Andrew Corletto

Partner, Adelaide

Simon Ball

Partner, Sydney

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