Latin America - Chile • Energy and natural resources

Guerrero Olivos

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The eight-strong mining department at full-service firm Guerrero Olivos acts for both domestic and international mining clients, as well as non-mining clients (such as private investment funds) with significant mining sector interests; and the firm houses specialists in the gamut of metallic and non-metallic mineral mining, including copper, lithium, gold, saltpetre, iodine, potassium, and lime/stone. The practice’s wide-ranging credentials span environmental and local community issues, regulatory work and mining disputes, as well as high-value project acquisitions, project financing, joint ventures, M&A, and royalty and streaming agreements. Mining practice head Pedro Lyon is a renowned mining-related project development and finance expert, who has broad experience in environmental, regulatory and community matters; Marco Zavala acts on both the transactional and regulatory aspects of mining work; and the expertise of current President of the Mining Committee of the Australian-Chilean Chamber of Commerce, Benjamín Pérez, covers mining related-regulatory and environmental issues, mineral exploration, project development, mining agreements, due diligence, sale structures, and mining M&A. A June 2022 hire from Vergara Galindo Correa Abogados, senior associate and mining project development specialist Sebastian Mozó has ‘great experience in the mining sector'.

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  • 'There are several aspects that make them different and attractive to clients - availability to the client, vision and knowledge of clients' business.'
  • 'Easy access to the lawyers, and a wide range of mining sector-related services and knowledge.’
  • ‘Pedro Lyon - vision, attitude, knowledge and experience of the mining business.'
  • 'Associate Sebastián Mozó - great experience in the mining sector and great ability to serve the client.'

Key clients

  • Rio2
  • Fenix Gold
  • Lince
  • Antofagasta Minerals
  • Torq Resources
  • Anglo American
  • Yamana Gold
  • Glencore
  • Denham Capital
  • Santiago Metals
  • Simco
  • Source Energy Global
  • Simbalik
  • Golden Arrow
  • Atacama Natural Resources
  • MMG
  • Albemarle

Work highlights

  • Advised Canadian-listed mining company Rio2 on the financing process of its Fenix Gold mining project.
  • Advised Atacama Natural Resources on the acquisition of a stake in a BVI company, which is the holder of a large and unique brownfield polymetallic deposit in eastern Paraguay.
  • Advised Yamana Gold on the potential sale to Rio Tinto of Yamana’s participation in the Agua De La Falda project.

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Benjamín Pérez

Guerrero Olivos

Partner with Guerrero Olivos that co-heads the water law department and member of the mining and environment areas of practice. He specializes in mining project development, due diligence, M&A in the mining industry and mining litigation. His focus in the environmental practice includes regulatory and environmental issues in the development of all kinds of projects and all water law related matters.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Pedro Lyon, Marco Zavala, Benjamín Pérez