Torys has a long history of involvement in all aspects of mining and mineral resource development, including in the complex domestic and international regulatory environments related to mining projects. We regularly assist our clients on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border and internationally with exploration and development agreements, royalty agreements, joint venture arrangements, engineering and service contracts, sales contracts and international concession arrangements.
We also have particular expertise in the areas of public and private securities issues by mining entities, bank financing (including mine project financing, as well as corporate lending), mergers and acquisitions of mining companies and assets, and the structuring and implementation of national and international mining joint ventures.
From our Toronto and New York base, we serve clients around the globe with a wealth of expertise in all the areas relevant to a robust mining practice.
Our specialties include
- corporate and capital markets
- project finance
- mergers and acquisitions
- project development
- tax
- environmental, health and safety
- climate change
- aboriginal matters
- litigation and dispute resolution
Representative Clients
Our clients in the mining and metals area include
- Aleris International
- Algoma Steel
- Barrick Gold
- Brookfield Asset Management
- Cameco
- Centerra Gold
- Diamet Minerals Dundee Precious Metals
- Dynatec
- Gerdau Ameristeel
- Glencore
- Goldcorp
- Hindalco Industries
- Inmet Mining
- Mitsubishi
- Namibian Minerals
- Novelis
- Placer Dome
- Royal Utilities Income Fund
- Severstal
- Sherritt International
- Trelleborg AB