Mines & Minerals
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Aird & Berlis has decades of experience providing a broad range of advice to clients in the mining sector. Our Mines & Minerals Group is a multidisciplinary team of lawyers and patent agents with substantial industry involvement, especially in junior and mid-market matters. We serve a wide range of clients, such as Canadian and international mining companies across all asset classes, including gold, diamonds, silver, coal, as well as other precious, base and rare earth metals. We also advise industry service providers; Canadian and non-Canadian issuers of equity and debt; underwriters; promoters; financial advisors; investors and other project financiers. Clients value our depth of experience, network of industry connections, responsiveness and overall strategic approach to the delivery of legal services in the mining sector.
Whether your company is at the exploration, development, operational or winding-down stage of a mining project, looking to expand by acquisition or considering an exit, Aird & Berlis can provide the support and guidance needed to further your objectives. Our expertise includes capital markets, corporate/commercial law, domestic and international tax, banking and finance, insolvency and restructuring, environmental law, Indigenous relations, real estate, intellectual property, regulatory compliance, litigation and dispute resolution.
Drawing on the firm’s strength in capital markets and M&A, we act in connection with the acquisition and disposition of mining companies and mining properties. We have extensive knowledge and expertise relating to National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects. We assist with the preparation of Technical Reports, in accordance with Form 43-101F1, and reviewing public disclosure and regulatory filings in light of NI 43-101.
Our Mines & Minerals Group provides innovative Canadian tax solutions for our domestic and international mining clients, including effective tax structuring advice for Canadian corporations whose principal assets are located outside of the country. For mining companies with Canadian assets, we also advise on matters relating to flow-through financings.
We have experience in preparing various commercial agreements, such as specialized mining contracts, offtake agreements, royalty agreements, streaming agreements, option agreements and technology licences, as well as due diligence evaluations regarding intellectual property for the mining sector.
Members of our Mines & Minerals Group have provided practical intellectual property advice in geology and mining techniques, including extractive metallurgy, mining chemistries and technologies. We act for diversified resource services clients in North and South America and elsewhere in developing, prosecuting, commercializing and litigating patents. We also advise in the development, protection licensing and enforcement of trade secrets and confidential information.
When disputes arise, our litigators represent mining sector clients in connection with general corporate, commercial and securities litigation matters, class actions and arbitrations.
We also have broad experience and strong ties in the financial sector, enabling us to provide practical and strategic advice on financing, restructuring and insolvency matters in the mining sector. Our professionals are able to recognize opportunities and negotiate solutions that maximize recoveries and minimize risk.
In Canada, mining development must not only comply with the regulatory framework, but must also include adequate consultation with impacted stakeholders. Together with lawyers from our Indigenous Group, we advise on stakeholder issues, consultation matters and negotiations and partnerships with Indigenous Nations.
Several members of our multidisciplinary group are recognized as leaders in their fields by Chambers and Partners, The Legal 500, Best Lawyers, Who’s Who Legal, Expert Guides, Lexpert and IAM. Our lawyers and patent agents are also active in the mining sector, regularly participating in the annual Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) Convention and other PDAC-related events.
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Representative Matters
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Gowest Gold Completes Go Private Transaction
On September 20, 2024, Gowest Gold Ltd., a Canadian gold exploration and development company, completed its plan of arrangement under Section 182 of the Business Corporations Act (Ontario). -
Maritime Resources Corp. Completes Private Placement of Common Shares and Warrants
On March 25, 2024, Maritime Resources Corp. (TSXV: MAE), a Canadian gold exploration and development company, completed a non-brokered private placement of common shares and common share purchase warr... -
Goliath Resources Completes Private Placement of Charity Flow-Through Units
On December 21, 2023, Goliath Resources Limited (TSX-V: GOT), a precious metals exploration company, closed a non-brokered private placement of 2,597,403 charitable flow-through units. -
Maritime Resources Corp. Acquires Point Rousse Mining Inc. and Completes Related Financings
Aird & Berlis represented Maritime Resources Corp. (TSXV: MAE) in all aspects of its acquisition of Point Rousse Mining Inc., owner of the Point Rousse Project located in Newfoundland and Labrador, in... -
Baffinland Iron Mines Successful in Valuation Proceeding
The Superior Court of Justice (Commercial List) ruled in favour of Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation in a valuation proceeding to value the shares held by shareholders who dissented from a post-takeov... -
Thesis Gold Merges With Benchmark Metals To Form Premier Precious Metals Project
Thesis’ Ranch Project consolidates with Benchmark’s Lawyers Project to form a district-scale development with significant growth potential. -
San Cristobal Mining Completes Acquisition of Minera San Cristóbal S.A. and Related Equity and Debt Financings
San Cristobal Mining Inc. completed its acquisition of Minera San Cristóbal S.A. and all of its associated assets from Sumitomo Corporation under the terms of a stock purchase agreement. -
TSX-V Listed Company Successfully Closes Acquisition of Rare Earth Elements Mineral Property in Western Newfoundland
A TSX-V listed Canadian exploration and development company (the “Company”) successfully closed the acquisition of issued and outstanding shares of a mining company (the “Target Company”), pursuant to... -
Maritime Resources Corp. Completes Non-Brokered Private Placement
Aird & Berlis represented Maritime Resources with a team led by Jeffrey Merk and including Russell Sanders and Karlie Nordstrom. -
Maritime Resources Corp. Completes Sale of Royalty Portfolio
Maritime Resources Corp. (TSXV: MAE), a Canadian gold mining and exploration company, has closed an asset sale transaction with Nomad Royalty Company Ltd. Maritime Resources sold a portion of its roya...
Recent Developments
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Think Canada for Global Projects and Global Expansion: Why Trade and Investment Agreements Matter for Global Investment and M&A
This article focuses on Canada’s bilateral investment treaties, known as FIPAs, and the opportunities they provide for foreign investors in Canada and for Canadian investors abroad. -
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Adria Leung Lim Weighs In on Canada’s Critical Minerals Strategy
The chair of the firm's Mines & Minerals Group believes the government is making solid progress but notes it’s too early to gauge full impact. -
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Aird & Berlis Welcomes New Partners John Munnis and Andrea Kroetch
We are pleased to welcome John Munnis and Andrea Kroetch as new partners of the firm. -
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112 Aird & Berlis Lawyers Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2025
Aird & Berlis is proud to announce that 112 members of the firm were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada. We are also pleased to share that an addit... -
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Glencore’s Acquisition of Teck: Impact on the Future of Mining Transactions in Canada
This article examines the Canadian Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry's July 4, 2024, statement on the Investment Canada Act review of Glencore’s acquisition of Teck’s coal assets. -
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Top Class Action Decisions of Q1 2024
The first quarter of 2024 saw the release of a number of important class action decisions, summarized in this article. -
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Mining Series: Part 2 - Unlocking Opportunities in Latin America - Spotlight on Bolivia
- 01:00 PMJoin our panel of experts as they discuss considerations for Canadian mining companies doing business in Bolivia and gain insight into the Bolivian legal framework on mining rights, tenure agreements ... -
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Mining Series: Part 1 - An Overview of Canada's Mineral Sector
- 01:15 PMJoin our panel of experts for an overview of the Canadian mining sector and the recent economic landscape, learn about the specific disclosure standards established in National Instrument 43-101 - Sta... -
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Mining Two-Part Webinar Series
Join members of the Aird & Berlis Mines & Minerals Group for a two-part webinar series. -
Firm News
91 Aird & Berlis Lawyers Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2024
Aird & Berlis is proud to announce that 91 members of the firm were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada. The firm is recognized across 44 practice ... -
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Proposed Climate-Related and ESG Disclosure Requirements: Insights and Guidance for Junior Mining Issuers
Since the proposed National Instrument 51-107 Disclosure of Climate-related Matters and its Companion Policy 51-107CP Disclosure of Climate-related Matters (collectively, the “Proposed Instrument”) wa... -
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Federal Government Unveils Canadian Critical Minerals Strategy
The strategy recognizes that critical minerals represent a generational opportunity for Canada’s workers, economy and net-zero future. -
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Aird & Berlis Named One of Canada’s Best Law Firms 2023 by The Globe and Mail
Aird & Berlis is pleased to announce its inclusion in The Globe and Mail’s Canada’s Best Law Firms 2023 list. For a second year, The Globe and Mail's Report on Business magazine partnered with Statist... -
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88 Aird & Berlis Lawyers Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2023
Aird & Berlis is proud to announce that 88 members of the firm were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada. The firm is recognized across 43 practice ... -
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CSA Seeks Stakeholder Feedback on National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects
The Canadian Securities Administrators recently published Consultation Paper 43-401 – Consultation on National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects to obtain stakeholder feed... -
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84 Aird & Berlis Lawyers Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2022
Aird & Berlis is proud to announce that 84 members of the firm were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada. The firm is recognized across 43 practice ...