With increasing pressure from U.S. environmental and other agencies, the mining industry must comply with some of the most stringent laws and regulatory regimes in the world.
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With increasing pressure from U.S. environmental and other agencies, the mining industry must comply with some of the most stringent laws and regulatory regimes in the world.
Concern for the preservation of land, clean air, and water, protection of endangered species, hazardous materials, and mine safety and health concerns, along with a broader and increased emphasis on environment, sustainability, and governance, have put in place myriad procedures and standards that companies must address. Every day we assist our clients with understanding how these requirements affect their plans and operations, strategies for cost-effective compliance and paths to success for exploration, development and other projects.
Our team is highly experienced in all aspects of representation for natural resources projects and maintains one of the leading mining practices in the nation. We have advised our clients on projects in the United States and worldwide. We are the go-to law firm for project permitting and the development of mineral properties in Alaska and beyond. We assist clients with minor and major road, rail, port, pipeline, power, and other infrastructure. Our client base ranges from junior exploration companies to the largest mining conglomerates in the world.
We offer mining companies a spectrum of legal services from project financing to permitting for major developments. We represent mining companies in the full range of transactions from those involving worldwide operations to international ventures to purchase and own mines and in the development and exploitation of mining technology. We also represent mining companies in litigation relating to operations, environmental matters, MSHA compliance and litigation assistance, health and safety disputes and intellectual property rights. We are routinely asked to undertake due diligence and other transactional work for financial institutions, junior companies and major mining companies interested in royalties, joint ventures and other investments or participation in mining properties or active operations.
We have a deep bench in environmental and public lands issues and regularly assist leading mining companies with major mine permitting and regulatory strategy; land exchanges, land and mineral resource sales and acquisitions; and post-operation remediation and decommissioning. Our attorneys have significant experience with the federal programs that play a key role in mine permitting, such as the preparation of Environmental Impact Statements under NEPA, Endangered Species Act consultation and compliance, and the Clean Water and Clean Air Acts as well as state and local solid waste, reclamation and other requirements in numerous jurisdictions. We counsel clients with respect to mine safety and health regulations, Mine Safety and Health Administration enforcement and reporting and in the event of catastrophes or fatalities. Our clients frequently ask us to work with agency leaders and industry associations to promote improvements in government policies, regulations and laws affecting the mining industry.
Areas of our counsel include:
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Contracting
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Corporate governance, including ESG
- Environmental permitting and due diligence
- Environmental remediation
- Financing and securities transactions
- Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
- Insurance Coverage
- Intellectual property
- Legislative advocacy and regulatory proceedings
- Litigation
- Labor and employment matters, including ERISA and MSHA
- Land and mineral title examination
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Mining claim maintenance and transfers
- MSHA regulatory compliance and litigation
- Oil & Gas
- Performance bonding and financial assurance issues
- Sales and acquisitions of lands, facilities and other assets
- Threatened and endangered species conservation
- Water rights
Concern for the preservation of land, clean air, and water, protection of endangered species, hazardous materials, and mine safety and health concerns, along with a broader and increased emphasis on environment, sustainability, and governance, have put in place myriad procedures and standards that companies must address. Every day we assist our clients with understanding how these requirements affect their plans and operations, strategies for cost-effective compliance and paths to success for exploration, development and other projects.
Our team is highly experienced in all aspects of representation for natural resources projects and maintains one of the leading mining practices in the nation. We have advised our clients on projects in the United States and worldwide. We are the go-to law firm for project permitting and the development of mineral properties in Alaska and beyond. We assist clients with minor and major road, rail, port, pipeline, power, and other infrastructure. Our client base ranges from junior exploration companies to the largest mining conglomerates in the world.
We offer mining companies a spectrum of legal services from project financing to permitting for major developments. We represent mining companies in the full range of transactions from those involving worldwide operations to international ventures to purchase and own mines and in the development and exploitation of mining technology. We also represent mining companies in litigation relating to operations, environmental matters, MSHA compliance and litigation assistance, health and safety disputes and intellectual property rights. We are routinely asked to undertake due diligence and other transactional work for financial institutions, junior companies and major mining companies interested in royalties, joint ventures and other investments or participation in mining properties or active operations.
We have a deep bench in environmental and public lands issues and regularly assist leading mining companies with major mine permitting and regulatory strategy; land exchanges, land and mineral resource sales and acquisitions; and post-operation remediation and decommissioning. Our attorneys have significant experience with the federal programs that play a key role in mine permitting, such as the preparation of Environmental Impact Statements under NEPA, Endangered Species Act consultation and compliance, and the Clean Water and Clean Air Acts as well as state and local solid waste, reclamation and other requirements in numerous jurisdictions. We counsel clients with respect to mine safety and health regulations, Mine Safety and Health Administration enforcement and reporting and in the event of catastrophes or fatalities. Our clients frequently ask us to work with agency leaders and industry associations to promote improvements in government policies, regulations and laws affecting the mining industry.
Areas of our counsel include:
-
Contracting
-
Corporate governance, including ESG
- Environmental permitting and due diligence
- Environmental remediation
- Financing and securities transactions
- Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
- Insurance Coverage
- Intellectual property
- Legislative advocacy and regulatory proceedings
- Litigation
- Labor and employment matters, including ERISA and MSHA
- Land and mineral title examination
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Mining claim maintenance and transfers
- MSHA regulatory compliance and litigation
- Oil & Gas
- Performance bonding and financial assurance issues
- Sales and acquisitions of lands, facilities and other assets
- Threatened and endangered species conservation
- Water rights
