We take pride in having a team of industry-leading lawyers with considerable expertise and experience. Our lawyers have a profound understanding of Chinese legislation, administration, and interpretation of policies in the mining and natural resources sector, and can assist clients to navigate the challenging landscape of contentious and noncontentious mining-related matters. As one of China's first law firms to provide legal services in mining and natural resources globally, we have advised on greenfield investments, financings, and M&As of mining projects in more than 100 countries across North America, South America, Europe, Africa, and Asia. Our team boasts multilingual professionals, including foreign lawyers, and can advise clients in English, French, Spanish, Russian, and other languages. We have considerable experience in negotiating with foreign governmental authorities, making us well poised to provide legal assistance for mining projects in most of the countries worldwide.
In addition to acting for prestigious Chinese and foreign clients, including Fortune 500 companies, we also provide counseling and academic research services to governmental authorities, research institutes, and industry associations in this sector, such as the Ministry of Natural Resources of China (MNR), the Oil and Gas Strategic Research Center under the MNR, and the China Mining Association.
Our legal services for mining and natural resources span the entire industry chains in China and abroad, including due diligence on mining rights and companies; financing, construction, operation, and maintenance of mining projects; sale of mining products; establishment of funds, restructurings, listings, securitization, and cross-border M&As in this sector; mining-and natural resource-related litigation, arbitration, and compliance; and audit and rectification, maintenance of mining rights, and retainer-based counseling for mining companies. We are adept at analyzing legal risks associated with mining projects from the perspective of legislation trends, industrial planning, and compliance review, and can provide feasible solutions based on our extensive practical experience.
Scope of Services
Counseling and training on mining-and natural resource-related laws, regulations, and policies
Legal services concerning administrative approval for matters such as acquisition (including by tender, auction, or listing), transfer, change, and cancellation of mining rights
Leasing development, cooperative development, option development, equity joint venture, and contractual joint venture with respect to mining rights
Identification of and response to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risks for mining companies
Compliance management and review for mining companies
Legal due diligence for mining projects
M&As of and greenfield investment in mining projects
Financing for mining projects, including project financing, buyer and seller credit financing, factoring, and metal streaming
Construction, operation, and maintenance of mining projects
Land compliance review and land use planning for mineral resources projects
Sale of mining products
Listing of mining companies
Private and public financing of mining companies
Debt restructuring of mining companies
Dispute resolution for mining companies, including arbitration and civil, criminal, and administrative litigation
Audit and rectification of mining companies
Full-range legal services for geohazards in mine sites and ecological restoration PPP projects
Retainer-based counseling and other mine-related legal risk control and services for mining companies
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