In today’s mining business, you face challenges like capital constraint and increasingly complex regulations. As a top law firm with deep experience in the industry, our team can help you meet those challenges head-on.

Our mining clients include issuers listed on the major stock exchanges, including New York, Salt Lake City and others around the globe. Investment banking firms and financial advisors turn to us for our seasoned advice.

Look to our lawyers for solutions across the US mining sector. Leverage our knowledge in areas such as mergers and acquisitions. While many markets continue to encounter challenges, the fundamentals for the mining sector, including commodity prices, remain strong in the medium term. Trust us to help you play a leading role in the development of resource projects nationwide.

Partner with lawyers who have authored studies and published extensively on the streamlining of multiple Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) to support the development of major projects. In the US, one of our partners drafted the federal government’s EIS (NEPA) regulations, governing the siting and operation of many mining projects, while multiple partners are experienced in obtaining the air, water and other environmental permits needed to operate a mine.  Rely on a mining team that takes an active role in the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation.

With Dentons, you’ll benefit from our in-depth understanding of the mining sector, as well as our seamless service and multijurisdictional insight that can provide you with the right strategies to grow your business.

Insights

Alberta Law Review: A Playbook for International Risk Mitigation: Investor-State Treaties and Contractual Protections

February 6, 2025

International energy companies have long relied on a stable system of investor-state treaties to safeguard their rights around the world.

International Arbitration: Protecting your Global Mining Assets

July 26, 2023

Global: Catch up on Dentons’ Global Mining Centre of Excellence Learning Session and hear from Diora Ziyaeva talk about international arbitration in the context of global mining, and what things you should be keeping in mind as you protect your global mining assets.

International Arbitration: Protecting your Global Mining Assets

July 26, 2023

Global: Catch up on Dentons’ Global Mining Centre of Excellence Learning Session and hear from Diora Ziyaeva talk about international arbitration in the context of global mining, and what things you should be keeping in mind as you protect your global mining assets.

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News and Events

Recent Press Releases

Dentons advises Sev.en Energy on acquisition of US-based Blackhawk Mining

June 2, 2020

Dentons has advised international energy group Sev.en Energy on its strategic acquisition of US-based metallurgical coal producer Blackhawk Mining, LLC. C. The transaction comes on the heels of Sev.en Energy’s acquisition of a 17% ownership interest in Corsa Coal in May 2020, further reinforcing its access to the metallurgical coal mining industry in the US market.

Dentons advises Sev.en Energy on strategic acquisition of shares in Corsa Coal Corporation

May 15, 2020

Dentons has advised Sev.en Energy, a major player on the Czech energy market, on strategic acquisition of a 17.1% share in Corsa Coal Corp., a US-based metallurgical coal producer with mines in Pennsylvania and Maryland, listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

Dentons in Latin America

December 18, 2015

Global law firm Dentons, Colombia’s Cárdenas & Cárdenas, and Mexico’s López Velarde, today announced that the partners of each firm have approved the combination of the three firms, bringing the world’s largest law firm to two of Latin America’s top four economies.

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