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Senior, hands-on counsel for every stage of the mining company lifecycle.
The regulatory and market landscape is shifting fast. Here's what matters for your next transaction.
Licence to operate is tightening as ESG, climate disclosure, and tailings standards move from "nice to have" to mandatory, with harmonised regimes like IFRS S1/S2, CSRD and GRI's mining sector standard reshaping board oversight, risk management, and stakeholder reporting. [1] [2] [3]
Critical minerals and strategic metals are now at the centre of industrial policy and trade security, driving new investment incentives, supply-chain alliances, and scrutiny from governments, lenders, and downstream customers across borders. [4] [5] [6] [7]
Geopolitics, sanctions, tariffs, and new licensing frameworks — especially around critical mineral flows into the US and allied markets — are adding trade, financing, and contractual risk that must be addressed upfront in investment structures and cross-border commercial contracts. [10] [11] [6]
Investors and lenders are imposing more disciplined capital, ESG, and community expectations, meaning projects must be bankable not only on geology and economics but on governance, social licence, and resilience to climate and regulatory shocks throughout the asset life cycle. [2] [3] [12] [1]