Stonebridge Chambers
South Africa
Stonebridge Chambers is a corporate and commercial firm built around cross-border transactions touching Southern Afri…
Sector
Law firms advising Mining in Africa.
Mineral rights, mining development agreements, royalties and environmental compliance.
Mining is one of Africa's most significant economic sectors and one of its most complex from a legal standpoint. South Africa's Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act (MPRDA) created a system of state custodianship under which mineral rights vest in the state and are licensed through the DMRE; mining development agreements, environmental authorisations, social and labour plans and BEE transaction structures are the core legal products in a South African mining mandate. Beyond South Africa, DRC cobalt and copper, Zambian copper, Ghanaian gold and West African iron ore create significant transactional and regulatory work across the continent. Mining financings — often involving development finance institutions and specialist mining lenders — add a project finance dimension to most large mandates.
Mining firms
Firms practising in this sector.
Gaborone Law
Botswana
Gaborone Law advises mining, financial services and corporate clients on transactions, regulatory and dispute matters…
Lusaka Legal
Zambia
Lusaka Legal advises mining, energy and financial institutions on transactions, financing and disputes across Zambia…
Serengeti Partners
Tanzania
Serengeti Partners is a Dar es Salaam firm focused on energy, infrastructure, natural resources and corporate advisor…
Gold Coast Advisory
Ghana
Gold Coast Advisory is an Accra-based commercial firm advising on banking and finance, energy, mining and corporate t…
Lagune Conseil
Côte d'Ivoire
Lagune Conseil is an Abidjan business law firm advising on OHADA corporate law, banking, energy and infrastructure ac…
Du Plessis & Partners
South Africa
Du Plessis & Partners is a Johannesburg-based firm with a track record in commercial dispute resolution, employment l…