Mining in Canada

Mining in Canada

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Regional Capabilities

Dentons Canada’s mining team is your Canadian connection to mining around the world.

Our team offers a truly global mining practice. We have extensive experience advising our clients, operating on every continent, with both early-stage and developed mining projects. No matter where you are in the course of mineral exploration and development, Dentons is able to assist you at every stage of the process, including financing, construction, production and reclamation.

We can help direct your business through the complex provincial and federal legal and regulatory frameworks related to mining in Canada. Our experienced team is able to provide sophisticated advice in the project cycle relating to permitting, licensing, environmental impact assessments, First Nations consultations, reclamation and financial security or bonding, water usage and disturbance, fish and wildlife, land use and development policies.

With lawyers who have worked for regulators and in related practice groups namely securities/capital markets, tax and competition/foreign investment review, Dentons knows how to get the deal done. Our team is able to structure mining project finance, identify and implement creative financing structures and sources of finance needed to advance your mining projects and help you meet your critical milestones. If your company is acquiring mineral properties or responding to a takeover bid, our skilled lawyers can complete the due diligence process, negotiate and prepare transaction documentation efficiently and effectively to achieve a successful close. Dentons also offers unique technical disclosure expertise on NI 43-101 requirements to enable you to highlight the economic potential of your mining projects and help build investors’ confidence while ensuring compliance with regulatory disclosure obligations.

In the global business of mining, Canada is the leading player with the majority of the world’s public mining companies listed on Canadian stock exchanges.

Dentons is well aware that the decision to go public represents a turning point in the life of any company, and that a public listing provides opportunities for business growth, market visibility and liquidity for shareholders.

We have assisted countless companies in completing an initial listing on all exchanges across Canada and we regularly work with publicly listed companies in Australia, South America or the United States who are seeking a dual-listing on the TSX.

Experience

Livent Corporation: Advising Livent Corporation with respect to the establishment of a joint development corporation with E3 Metals Corp. to advance E3 Metals Corp.’s proprietary direct lithium extraction process and technology.
Jervois Mining Limited: Advising Jervois on the acquisition of M2 Cobalt Corp. and eCobalt Solutions Inc., and secondary listing on the TSXV, forming the world’s third largest cobalt company.
Cerrado Gold Inc.: Advising the corporation in connection with its acquisition of Minera Don Nicolás S.A., and its namesake operating mine and surrounding properties in the Province of Santa Cruz, Argentina as well as a metals purchase, sale agreement and financing package.
Regulus Resources Inc.: Advising in respect to the arrangement with Sibanye Gold Ltd. to spin-out Regulus' Argentine assets to a newly created company, Aldebaran Resources Inc., and acquire the Altar copper-gold project from Sibanye, including a US$30 million private placement financing into Aldebaran by Route One Investment Company, L.P.
LSC Lithium Corporation: Advising in connection with its acquisition from BMC Global Ltd. of all of the issued and outstanding shares of LitheA Inc. for an aggregate purchase price of approximately US$44 million, as well as in connection with its acquisition of strategic mineral properties and rights located in Argentina from Orocobre Limited and certain affiliates.
Gran Colombia Gold: Representing Gran Colombia Gold Corp. (TSX: GCM) when it acquired a 19.89% equity interest in Western Atlas Resources Inc. (approximately 27.14% on a partially diluted basis assuming exercise of warrants) by way of a strategic private placement financing of Western Atlas, pursuant to which Gran Colombia acquired 15,910,588 common shares and 7,955,294 warrants of Western Atlas. Concurrently with such strategic financing, Gran Colombia and Western Atlas entered into a definitive agreement contemplating the spin-off by Gran Colombia of its Venezuelan assets, through the sale of its wholly-owned subsidiary Medoro Resources International Ltd., to Western Atlas in exchange for $26.6 million to be satisfied by the issuance to Gran Colombia of 59,115,555 common shares of Western Atlas.
Sprott Capital Partners LP: Advising a syndicate of underwriters led by Sprott Capital Partners LP and including Canaccord Genuity Corp. and Cormark Securities in connection with a $9.3 million bought deal private placement of flow-through common shares and common shares of HighGold Mining Inc. with an option to increase the size of the private placement by up to an additional 20% of the amount of securities sold under the private placement.
Margaux Resources Ltd: Negotiated and executed an option agreement between Margaux and WildSky Resources Inc. to option a 100% interest in the Cassiar Gold Project in northern BC.
Orsu Metals Corporation: Advising in connection with its public offering of units for gross proceeds of $28 million, and subsequently in connection with several significant asset dispositions, including: the sale of its Varvarinskoye Gold-Copper Project in Kazakhstan to Polymetal for approximately US$235 million; the sale if its 40% interest in the Talas gold-copper-molybdenum joint venture project in the Kyrgyz Republic to its joint venture partner, Gold Fields Exploration B.V. for US$20 million; and the conditional sale of its Karchiga massive sulfide copper project in northeastern Kazakhstan to Karasat Trading FZE for approximately US$10 million.

Recognition

Dentons recognized in the inaugural edition of Best Law Firms – Canada

October 31, 2024

Dentons, Canada’s Global Law Firm, is pleased to be recognized in the first edition of the Best Law Firms – Canada rankings, based on comprehensive data collected from client interviews and peer review surveys.

Dentons lawyers get recognized in the Lexpert Special Edition: Mining 2020

March 10, 2020

Dentons is proud to congratulate 14 of our partners who are recognized as leading lawyers in the Lexpert Special Edition: Mining 2020.

Dentons achieves top rankings in this year’s Chambers Canada guide

September 19, 2019

Dentons is pleased to announce that the Firm was recognized 97 times in the Chambers Canada 2020 client guide, 25 of which achieved the highest ranking level possible (Bands 1 and 2).

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Insights

The CSA releases proposed amendments to NI 43-101, the Companion Policy and the Technical Report Form

April 8, 2025

On February 13, 2025, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) released an informal information notice setting out “near final” drafts of proposed amendments to National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (the Instrument), as well as Form 43-101F1 Technical Report (the Technical Report Form), and the Companion Policy 43-101CP to the instrument (the Companion Policy). The proposals also include consequential amendments to several existing rules and forms, such as National Instrument 44-101 Short Form Prospectus Distributions, National Instrument 44-102 Shelf Distributions and Form 51-102F2 Annual Information Form.

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.

Employment and labour matters for mining leaders

October 17, 2024

Canada: On Thursday, October 17, our expert panel delivered key insights on navigating employment and labour law challenges in the mining sector, equipping HR professionals and legal advisors with key updates for compliance and informed decision-making.

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News and Events

Recent Press Releases

Dentons continues to enhance integrated corporate/commercial client offering with new Montréal partner Kosta Kostic

May 20, 2025

Dentons, Canada’s Global Law Firm, is pleased to announce the arrival of Kosta Kostic as a partner in the Corporate group in Montréal. With extensive experience in the areas of M&A, private equity, and securities and corporate finance, Kosta is a trusted advisor to clients across various industries in the context of complex commercial transactions.