Mining Practice

Mining and the exploration and use of natural resources are what drive the engine of growth around the world. Without the use of metals, oil and coal life as we know it would be vastly different. Anderson and Anderson is uniquely positioned to assist companies and corporations around the world in the fastest growing markets of these resources, China and Mongolia. Not only is Anderson and Anderson ready to assist companies introducing them to Chinese and Mongolian markets, but they also have the first international law firm in Mongolia, a country rich in natural resources and possibilities. With one of the youngest democracies in the world Mongolia is poised to enter the world stage with some of the largest and richest known deposits of coal and copper in the world. With much more of Mongolia left to be explored, Uranium, gold, copper, molybdenum, coal and crude oil are already being sought and these are just some of the resources that are known. This will undoubtedly release a flood of interest in the mining sector in Mongolia and Asia at large and Anderson and Anderson has people on the ground already working.

Already involved with mining interests from China, Korea, Canada and the US Anderson has the people and the expertise to aid in any and all steps of the mining process whether you want a joint venture or a wholly owned subsidiary or just want to invest or finance an already existing mining concern, we have already done it for somebody.

We offer a broad range of legal services and can assist in all aspects of the mining industry, including:

• Acquire mining rights both domestic and foreign
• Establishing a company or joint venture
• Developing projects
• Financing projects
• IPOs
• litigation

A sampling of who we have helped includes:

• Arco in its natural gas project of Hainan with contractual negotiations and ongoing legal advice
• LG in it investments in the Mongolian mining industry including contract negotiating and creating, document drafting, due diligence, and ongoing legal advice
• Credit Suisse in their investment with a Chinese company investing in gold mining in Mongolia we provided due diligence and advice in investing in Mongolia
• Borden Ladner Gervais in exploring the Mongolian gold mining industry with local legal advice
• Nubrands in their purchase of licenses for their Mongolian invested company
• Many Chinese mining companies in their investment in Mongolian companies and acquiring licenses for mining exploration and production
• Erdenet mining with legal advice
• Ivanhoe mines in introducing them and setting up their company in Mongolia