Mining Law

Farris lawyers have extensive experience representing junior and senior companies, as well as Boards of Directors and Independent Committees in the Mining sector.

We regularly advise on public and private debt and equity financings, mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations, mining asset sales, joint venture and partnership agreements, project and structured financings, corporate governance and shareholder matters, and proxy battles.

Representative work:

Acted for Potash North Resource Corporation in the $140 million business combination by way of share exchange between Potash North and Potash One Corporation.
Acted in the acquisition of Ashton Mining of Canada by Stornoway Diamond Corporation.
Acted in the $37.5 million bridge financing to Pine Valley Mining Inc. by Brookfield Bridge Lending Fund Inc.
Acted for Rea Gold Corporation in connection with its three cornered cross-border "Delaware merger" with American Resource Corporation, Inc.
Acted as counsel to White Knight Resources Ltd. in connection with the $100 million unsolicited cross-border takeover bid of White Knight Resources Ltd. by US Gold Corporation.
Acted as counsel to Idemitsu Uranium Exploration with respect to structuring and negotiating the joint venture governing the Cigar Lake project in Northern Saskatchewan, now the world’s second largest high grade uranium deposit.
Acted as counsel to the Board of Directors of Goldcorp Inc. in transaction with Barrick Inc. and Placer Dome Inc.
Acted as counsel to the special committee of the Board of Wheaton River Minerals Ltd. in connection with successfully defending the hostile bid by Coeur d’Alene Mines Ltd. and, subsequently, the successful merger with Goldcorp Inc.
Acted as counsel to White Knight Resources Ltd. in connection with the $100 million unsolicited cross-border takeover bid of White Knight Resources Ltd. by US Gold Corporation.
Acted for Crew Gold Corporation in connection with the development of assets in Greenland, the Philippines, and Guinea, and related corporate reorganizations.
Acted in the successful removal of existing directors of Crew Gold Corporation and replacement with director nominees of a dissident shareholder group.
Acted in the acquisition by Pan Pacific Copper Corp. of Regalito Copper Corp. by way of takeover bid.
Acted in the acquisition by Crew Gold Corporation of Guinor Gold Corp. by way of takeover bid.

Our Mining Law Lawyers

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Brian R. Canfield	Partner	bcanfield@farris.com	604 661 9362
Albert J. Hudec	Partner	ahudec@farris.com	604 661 9356
R. Hector MacKay-Dunn, Q.C.	Partner	hmackay-dunn@farris.com	604 661 9307
Ronald G. Murray	Partner	rmurray@farris.com	604 661 9306
Trevor R. Scott	Partner	tscott@farris.com	604 661 1732
Thierry O. Keable	Associate	tkeable@farris.com	604-661-1739
Denise C. Nawata	Associate	dnawata@farris.com	604 661 1746
Peter M. Roth	Associate	proth@farris.com	604 661 9382
Bo Rothstein	Associate	brothstein@farris.com	604 661 1747