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NRC streamlines mandatory hearing process
26 July 2024
On July 18, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (“NRC”) approved a new process to help streamline the agency’s mandatory hearings. The new process will go into...
Mining and Resources
Mining companies face a range of challenges. Health, safety, and environmental issues. Complex regulatory due diligence. Cybersecurity risks. Weakened commodity prices. At Hogan Lovells, we work with mining clients in all aspects of the industry. Our global footprint allows us to advise in key jurisdictions for mining operations and outbound investment.
Supported by innovative solutions for corporate transactions, finance (including streaming transactions), securities, mine development, concessions, dispute resolution, intellectual property, and cyber risk, we anticipate issues before they become problems. Our clients include both privately and publicly traded mining companies engaged in mineral development. This includes the gold, copper, coal, silver, nickel, diamond, molybdenum, uranium, and platinum industries across the globe.
Mining Sales and Trading
Hogan Lovells collaborates with financial institutions, producers, and traders to guide their natural resource sales and trading. The use of derivatives and forward sales has come under increased scrutiny. We can help you implement your hedging strategy, set up your trading function, or design a nuanced financing arrangement while navigating local and international regulations.
We move quickly to keep you at the forefront of global markets. By leveraging our global network, combined with local knowledge in existing and emerging markets, we help your business wherever it may go.
Representative experience
Advising China Baowu Steel Group on its investment in the Simandou mining and infrastructure (rail and port) project in the Republic of Guinea, reportedly the largest project of its kind in Africa at the time.
Advised Allied Gold Corp on the acquisition of the Bonikro Gold Mine located in Cote d’Ivoire.
Advised Allied Gold Corp on its acquisition of Endeavour Resources Inc, which owns an 85% interest in Agbaou Gold Operations SA, which in turn owns the Agbaou Open Pit Gold Mine (located nearly 200km north of the port city of Abidjan in Cote d'Ivoire) from Endeavour Gold Corporation.
Advised Harmony Gold Mining Company Ltd. in their takeover, in an all-stock offer, for all the outstanding shares of Gold Fields Limited.
Acting for Allied Gold on an ICC arbitration concerning the ownership / control of a Cypriot SPV holding a concession in Egypt and related international strategy.
A global manufacturing company in securing battery metals for the energy transition, including offtake arrangement, financing of a mining project, and investment in project development.
Vale Nouvelle Calédonie, a nickel and cobalt ore extraction and production company, on the creation of a joint venture with Trafigura and the local authorities of New Caledonia for the acquisition of Vale Nouvelle Calédonie.
Represented the mining industry before the South Africa Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources with regard to the Mine Health and Safety Act and the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act.
Represented AngloGold Ashanti in a Clean Water Act (CWA) case filed by the Sierra Club and Mineral Policy Center.
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“Detailed knowledge of procedures, comprehensive global coverage, exceptional insight into specific industry areas and requirements”
Legal 500 2023, Mining and minerals
"Hogan Lovells handled critical and very difficult situations by providing detailed and deep analyses, precedents on how those situations have been dealt with in the past and also innovative solutions on how to deal with them“
Chambers UK, 2024
