Mining & Metals Industry

Mitrani Caballero & Ruiz Moreno has a specialized Mining & Metals Industry Group that regularly represents major, mid-tier and junior mining companies, investors, end-users, streaming & royalty companies, banks, funds and other lending institutions in the full cycle of the mining & metals industry.

Our Mining & Metals Industry Group has a proven track record and sector expertise in all relevant regulatory, financial and commercial issues that impact companies operating in the mining sector. Our multidisciplinary platform with an in-depth mining sector knowledge enables us to service the industry needs in its full spectrum.

The core members of our Mining & Metals Industry Group have been working together on a task-force basis for more than 18 years, participating in some of the largest and most groundbreaking M&A and project finance transactions in the mining & metals industry in Argentina. They have developed extensive credentials in, among others, gold, silver, copper, lithium, potash, uranium, bentonite, rare earth elements and industrial minerals (frac sands, kaolin, and feldspar).

Our Mining & Metals Services

• Acquisition, divestiture and finance of mining projects, assets and companies.
• Project permitting.
• Project development and construction, including EPC and EPCM arrangements.
• Option agreements, exploration and earn-in agreements, JVs and JOAs.
• Royalty, streaming and off-take arrangements.
• Mining finance. Legal opinions for issuers, strategic investors, borrowers & underwriters.
• Water regulation, permitting and supply strategy.
• Mining environmental matters, including environmental impact assessments, environmental compliance, incidents management, remediation, administrative proceedings and litigation.
• Relationship with governmental authorities, communities and other industry stakeholders. CSR and ESG.
• Project taxation and promotional regimes. Tax stabilization. Tax litigation. Customs.