DLA Piper (Canada) LLP represents mining companies in Canadian and overseas mining projects involving the extraction of numerous types of metals, minerals and oil sands. During the mineral exploration phase of projects the firm assists with option, farm-in and joint venture agreements, IPOs and mineral tenure and surface rights review. When clients move into production phase and mine development it is active in project financings, royalty and streaming transactions, acquisitions and dispositions. It also assists with closure and abandonment issues, debt and equity financings and M&As. David Reid spearheads the Vancouver team and is well-versed in international mining transactions, while Roy Hudson leads the Calgary team and assists with corporate transactions in the mining sector.
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Key clients
- Sio Silica
- Nova Royalty
- Adventus Mining
- PI Financial Corp / CIBC Capital Markets
- Kodiak Copper
- FPX Nickel
- Metalla Royalty & Streaming
- Surge Copper
Practice head
David Reid; Roy Hudson