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Hall of fameWebber WentzelWebber Wentzel‘s well-regarded mining practice is led by regulatory expert Jonathan Veeran and department deputy Rita Spalding, who has a solid track record in handling corporate and M&A matters and restructuring work in the mining sector. Kate Collier is very experienced in advising on health and safety issues in the space, and Bruce Dickinson has an excellent reputation for handling a broad range of mining matters. Giada Masina is a key contact in the group for high-profile mining transactions.
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Key clients
- African Metals Management Services Limited
- Africoal
- Afrimat
- Anglo American
- Assore
- Bauba Resources
- Bushveld Minerals
- Exxaro Resources
- Fraser Alexander
- Glencore
- Gold Fields
- Harmony Gold
- Impala Platinum
- Ivanplats
- Khoemacau Copper Mining
- Northam Platinum
- Ndalamo Resources
- Palabora Copper
- Rio Tinto
- Royal Bafokeng Platinum
- SAIL Group
- Sasol Mining
- SepFluor
- Sibanye-Stillwater
- Siyanda Resources
- TGME
- Tshipi é Ntle Manganese Mining
- Universal Coal
- Vedanta Resources
- Vergenoeg
Work highlights
- Providing ongoing assistance to Triple Flag International on providing $80m to Prieska Copper Zinc Mine (a majority owned subsidiary of Orion Minerals), in exchange for an agreement for the purchase and sale of gold and silver relating to mining rights held by PCZM.
- Advising InterCement, with Intercement Trading Inversiones ES as the seller, on the share disposal of its African operations in South Africa and Mozambique to China based Huaxin (Hong Kong) International Holdings Limited.
- Advising Glenover and its shareholders on its acquisition by Afrimat Limited for R550 million.
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Practice head
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Jonathan Veeran, Rita Spalding