Mining, Minerals and Natural Resources


Navigating the dynamic and complex mining landscape and its numerous challenges requires in-depth knowledge and specialised legal advice to ensure compliance, mitigate risks and capitalise on opportunities.

Our team can advise you on:

  • Public and private mergers and acquisitions
  • Project finance
  • Establishing acquisition facilities
  • Due diligence
  • Broad-based black economic empowerment transactions
  • Policy and regulation (including the South African Mining Charter)
  • Specific mining transactions
  • Competition-related matters
  • Royalty financing
  • Leveraged and management buyouts
  • Asset-based financing for mining equipment
  • Debt and equity funding

Major publishable transactions

  • Advised Impala Platinum Holdings in relation to a gold streaming agreement with Triple Flag.
  • Advised Moolmans Mining as lead counsel in relation to restructuring of their African businesses.
  • Advised Moolmans Mining as lead counsel in relation to equipment financing transactions for fleet replacements and new mining contracts.
  • Advised Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd as lead counsel in relation to their USD and ZAR based revolving credit facilities.
  • Advised Newrak and Rhino Mining as lead counsel in relation to their ongoing mining contracts with various customers.
  • Advised Impala Platinum in its public acquisition of all of the shares in Royal Bafokeng Platinum, a company listed on the JSE. The transaction entailed a voluntary offer that then became a mandatory offer, followed by a compulsory squeeze out of minorities. This was a major transaction on the JSE and involved Northam Platinum intervening and a number of proceedings before the Takeover Regulation Panel.