Qianhai's mining and natural resources practice provides mining companies, energy groups, industrial investment institutions and financial institutions with legal services spanning the entire lifecycle of mineral resources, from exploration and the allocation of mining rights through mine development and resource trading to asset exit. We have a thorough grasp of the logic governing the grant and transfer of mining rights, mineral resource planning, land and forestry use, work safety, ecological restoration and ESG regulation, and provide integrated support in transaction structuring, legal due diligence, compliance assessment and risk control for greenfield investments, mining project acquisitions, resource-related financing, joint exploration and development, and supply chain arrangements, both in China and overseas. On the disputes side, we represent clients in complex matters involving title to mining rights, joint development contracts, compensation for resource sterilisation (underlying-mineral encroachment), administrative penalties and cross-border resource-investment arbitration. On the outbound side, with our Qianhai head office acting as the hub and linked to our Hong Kong and overseas offices, we help clients navigate multi-jurisdictional market access, export control and local compliance requirements, achieving steady allocation and realisation of value in natural resource assets.

Legal Services:

       ● Grant, transfer, renewal, mortgage and consolidation of mining rights (exploration and mining rights)

       ● Domestic and overseas greenfield mining investments, M&A and joint exploration and development

       ● Resource project financing, syndicated loans and capital market transactions for mining companies

       ● Mine construction, land and forestry use, work safety and ecological restoration compliance

       ● Mineral commodity trading, long-term offtake agreements and commodity supply chain arrangements

       ● Response to mining regulatory enforcement, ESG and export control compliance

       ● Mining rights disputes, compensation for resource sterilisation, and cross-border arbitration and litigation in the resources sector