Investing in Australian mining

Australia is among the most attractive mining jurisdictions in the world and among the most heavily regulated. Australian foreign investment, competition, environmental, native title and tenure regimes interact in ways that have no direct parallel elsewhere. But it is the density of this framework that allows capital to commit to assets with twenty-year horizons.

We act for international investors, corporates, funds and financiers moving capital into Australian mining and critical minerals, and for the law firms, banks and advisers who bring them here.

We advise across the mining investment lifecycle, from early-stage exploration funding through development capital to operational expansions and brownfield growth, covering capital placement, project funding, structuring and the regulatory approvals that condition each of them.

• Public and private M&A, including schemes, takeovers and competitive processes

• Strategic and cornerstone investments, joint ventures and farm-ins

• Offtake, marketing, royalty and streaming arrangements

• Debt, project finance and structured funding, including bond issues

• Foreign investment approval, competition clearance and national security review

• Tax and holding structure advice

• Large-scale due diligence on tenure, approvals, contracts, native title and environmental liability

• Disputes, arbitration and regulatory investigations

We have worked alongside foreign investors and their counsel for decades as an independent Australian law firm. We understand the unique requirements facing foreign investors here, the tapestry of laws and regulations that sits over Australian mining, and the market realities that shape how deals get done. Working collaboratively with your team, we provide pragmatic advice built to achieve the commercial outcome.

Capital, technology and government funding are moving between North America and Australia at a pace the sector has not seen before, particularly in critical minerals.

For US investors and corporates

We advise on acquisitions and strategic investments into Australian mining and critical minerals, on offtake and supply chain arrangements, and on the foreign investment and national security approvals that now sit alongside them.

For Canadian companies and investors

We advise on ASX listings and dual listings, on Australian acquisitions of Canadian-held assets, and on transactions that run across both markets.

For Australian companies looking outward

We advise on accessing US capital and debt markets, on NASDAQ and TSX listings, and on acquiring assets in North America.