MINING

Pérez Correa González has extensive experience representing both private and public national and international mining companies in a broad range of transactions and legal matters. Our team regularly advises on the negotiation and restructuring of streaming agreements, as well as the financing of open-pit and underground mining projects involving the exploitation of industrial and precious metals such as silver, gold, copper, coal, and nickel.

We also have significant experience resolving disputes and litigation related to property ownership and operational conflicts, providing strategic and practical legal support throughout the lifecycle of mining projects.

Our Mining team brings deep knowledge of regulatory frameworks and strong technical capabilities in the following areas:
• Transfer of mining rights
• Negotiation of surface rights agreements
• Legal due diligence for exploration and operating mining companies
• Negotiation of joint venture agreements
• Negotiation of acquisition agreements
• Structuring and negotiation of credit and financing agreements
• Negotiation of loan and equipment lease agreements
• Structuring and negotiation of streaming and concentrate agreements
• Development and implementation of care and maintenance programs
• Regulatory advice across all stages of mining operations

Our team combines legal insight with an in-depth understanding of the mining industry, allowing us to deliver practical and effective solutions tailored to the needs of clients in this highly specialized sector.

Representative Clients

  • Participated in the restructuring of a $20 million USD credit facility for the Mexican subsidiary of a publicly traded Canadian mining company.
  • Advised in the negotiation of Silver Stream Agreement between Silver Wheaton and one of the Mexican subsidiaries of a publicly traded Canadian mining company.
  • Negotiated machinery lease agreements with Sandvik for the Mexican subsidiary of a publicly traded Canadian mining company.
  • Renegotiated Offtake Concentrate Agreements (Cu, Pb, Ni and Zn) for the Mexican subsidiary of a publicly traded Canadian mining company with Trafigura and Glencore.
  • Participated in the sale of the Mexican subsidiary of a publicly traded Canadian mining company to a US mining consortium.
  • Negotiation and structuring of a $5 million USD credit facility granted to a publicly traded Canadian mining company by Trafigura and Glencore.
  • Negotiation of the surface rights for the open pit project of the Mexican subsidiary of a publicly traded Canadian mining company.
  • Liquidation of the Mexican subsidiary of a publicly traded Canadian mining company.
  • Negotiated the refinancing of a $50 million USD credit facility for a publicly traded Canadian mining company.
  • Participated in the $60 million USD acquisition by a publicly traded Canadian mining company of one of the largest silver mines located in the US.
  • Advised Cementation Mining in different projects in Mexico.

Find more information in our Mining brochure.

We have extensive experience representing national and international mining companies, both private and public, in the negotiation and/or restructuring of streaming contract transactions, in the negotiation of financing for open pit and subterranean mining projects in the exploitation of industrial and precious metals such as silver, gold, copper, coal and nickel; in the resolution of disputes and litigation related to the ownership of properties and/or their operations.

PCG’s Mining team also has experience in surface rights, concentration agreements and in due diligence processes of exploration mining companies and/or operating exploitation projects, with extensive knowledge in the following types of transactions:

  • Mining rights transfer.
  • Negotiation of surface rights agreements.
  • Due diligence of exploration and production mining companies.
  • Negotiation of joint venture agreements.
  • Negotiation of acquisition agreements.
  • Negotiation of credit/financing agreements.
  • Negotiation of loan agreements.
  • Negotiation of machinery lease agreements.
  • Negotiation of streaming agreements.
  • Negotiation of concentrate agreements.
  • Care and maintenance programs.
  • Advise on regulatory matters.

Representative Clients

  • Participated in the restructuring of a $20 million USD credit facility for the Mexican subsidiary of a publicly traded Canadian mining company.
  • Advised in the negotiation of Silver Stream Agreement between Silver Wheaton and one of the Mexican subsidiaries of a publicly traded Canadian mining company.
  • Negotiated machinery lease agreements with Sandvik for the Mexican subsidiary of a publicly traded Canadian mining company.
  • Renegotiated Offtake Concentrate Agreements (Cu, Pb, Ni and Zn) for the Mexican subsidiary of a publicly traded Canadian mining company with Trafigura and Glencore.
  • Participated in the sale of the Mexican subsidiary of a publicly traded Canadian mining company to a US mining consortium.
  • Negotiation and structuring of a $5 million USD credit facility granted to a publicly traded Canadian mining company by Trafigura and Glencore.
  • Negotiation of the surface rights for the open pit project of the Mexican subsidiary of a publicly traded Canadian mining company.
  • Liquidation of the Mexican subsidiary of a publicly traded Canadian mining company.
  • Negotiated the refinancing of a $50 million USD credit facility for a publicly traded Canadian mining company.
  • Participated in the $60 million USD acquisition by a publicly traded Canadian mining company of one of the largest silver mines located in the US.
  • Advised Cementation Mining in different projects in Mexico.

Find more information in our Mining brochure.