Hunt & Humphry advises on the full spectrum of resources transactions, from greenfield mining developments to acquisitions and disposals having acted for clients such as BHP Billiton, Apache Energy, Newcrest Mining, Atlas Iron, Rio Tinto, Fortescue Metals, Barrick Gold, Minara Resources and Hancock Prospecting. more+
Our mining and oil & gas experience extends to emerging markets including in particular Africa and Asia providing on-the-ground legal and corporate/commercial support in London, Perth and Johannesburg. To find out more+
Recent relevant transactions of the team include:
- Advising exploration and production companies such as Ausgold Ltd, A1 Minerals Ltd, CBH Sulphur Springs Pty Ltd, Newcrest Mining Ltd, Nickel West, Ironclad Mining Ltd, Silver Lake Resources, Central West Coal, Namibian Copper NL, Trafford Resources Ltd and Reed Resources in relation to acquisitions/disposals, corporate and commercial matters.
- Advising Atlas Iron Ltd in relation legislative tenure and native title issues
- Advising Silver Lake Resources in relation to various acquisitions including Lakewood Mill and Tuckabianna
- Project development advisors to Norilsk Nickel (formerly LionOre)
- Advising Minara Resources in relation to ongoing tenement and native title issues
- Advising in relation to acquisition of a gold mine (Burkino Faso)
- Private fundraising in relation to oil & gas exploration (West Africa)
- Advising SE Asian government ministries on commercial arrangements in relation to offshore oil & gas operations with Total, Shell and ConocoPhillips
- Advising various international oil and gas majors in relation to commercial/regulatory matters (SE Asia)