International Mining Law Short Course
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International Mining Law Short Course This three-and-one-half-day international mining law short course, with an optional tour of an active mining operation and World Heritage Site mining town, is intended to provide international mining law practitioners, company managers, and related professionals with a solid foundation in the legal concepts, key agreements, and social and sustainability issues that are essential for anyone involved in mining projects or advises clients in international or cross-border mining or mining-related transactions. The diverse faculty are highly esteemed and widely experienced practitioners and academics from 11 countries who are known for their expertise in mining tenure systems, transactions, development, operations, agreements, and sustainability. The short course is ideal for early- to mid-career professionals, but more experienced attendees will also benefit from the course, which will address both legal “nuts and bolts” aspects and more advanced concepts, taking into account core industry contractual relations encountered and the practical and social realities of successful mining activities within the context of their broader societal benefits and impacts. September 21-24, 2020 InterContinental Hotel, Santiago, Chile www.rmmlf.org www.waoml.com Progam Committee Program Co-Chairs Stuart R. Butzier, Modrall Sperling, Santa Fe Patricia Núñez, Núñez, Muñoz & Cía Ltda., Abogados, Santiago Program Committee Host Committee Fernando G. Aguirre, Bufete Aguirre, Quintanilla, Soria & Winston Alburquenque Troncoso, Vergara Galindo Correa, Nishizawa Soc Civ., La Paz Santiago Patricia Arrazola Bustillo, Gomez-Pinzon Abogados S.A.S., Bogota Jorge Allende, CMS Carey Allende, Santiago Nicolai Bakovic Hudig, Teck, Santiago Jose Antonio Urrutia, Urrutia y Cía, Santiago Khaled G. Abdel-Barr, Lawson Lundell LLP, Vancouver Enrique Benítez, Dentons, Santiago Joel O. Benson, Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP, Denver Jerónimo Carcelén, Carcelén, Desmadryl, Guzmán & Tapia, Francisco Corona, Carey y Cia Ltda., Santiago Santiago Lorena Ferriero, Codelco, Santiago Nicolás Eyzaguirre, Claro y Cía, Santiago Pedro Freitas, Veirano Advogados, Rio de Janeiro Gonzalo Grez J., Cariola Diez Perez-Cotapos & Cia Ltda., Cecilia Gonzales, CMS Grau, Lima Santiago Florencia Heredia, Allende & Brea, Buenos Aires Patricio Leyton, Ferrada Nehme Ltda, Santiago Alison J. Lacy, Faskin, Toronto Pablo Mir, Bofill Mir & Alvarez Jana, Santiago Juan E. Pizarro-Suárez, Pizarro-Suarez & Vazquez S.C., Mexico City Rodrigo Munoz, Nunez, munoz & Cia Ltda., Albogados, Santiago Ignacio J. Randle, Estudio Randle, Buenos Aires Sergio Orrego, Urenda, Rencoret, Orrego & Dorr, Santiago William B. Prince, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Salt Lake City Antonio Ortuzar, Baker & Mackenzie, Santiago María Paz Pulgar, Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero Du & Uria, Santiago Juan Paulo Bambach, PPU, Santiago César Zumarraga, Tobar ZVS Spingarn, Quito Cristián Quinzio, Quinzio & Anríquez Novoa, Santiago Francisco Valdivieso, Valdivieso, Gutiérrez & Manríqu, Santiago Rafael Vergara, Carey y Cia, Santiago Alejandro Vergara, Vergara y Cía, Santiago Thank You To Our Sponsors! Sponsorship Opportunities Available! Contact [email protected] International Mining Law Short Course September 21-24, 2020 DAY 1: Monday, September 21, 2020 DAY 2: Tuesday, September 22, 2020 Morning: Preliminary Topics Morning: Key Agreements (cont.) 7:30 am – 9:00 am: Registration 9:00 am – 11:00 am: Venture Agreements 9:00 am – 9:30 am: Introduction and Welcomes • Exploration arrangements • Selecting the venture entity ALEX RITCHIE, Executive Director, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, • Structuring management and responsibilities Westminster • Decision making and voting STUART R. BUTZIER, Program Co-Chair; Modrall Sperling, Santa Fe; • Ownership interests and contributions President-Elect, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation DARRELL PODOWSKI, Cassels Brock, Vancouver PATRICIA NUNEZ, Program Co-Chair; Nunez, Munoz & Cia Ltda., Abogados, Santiago CARLOS VILHENA, Pinheiro Neto Advogados, Brasilia 9:30 am – 11:00 am: International Tenure Systems and State Involvement 11:00 am – 11:30 am: Hosted Refreshment Break • Nature of the mining tenure system 11:30 am – 1:00 pm: Common Ground for Contractual Features in the • Applying for and obtaining rights • Granting and administrative authority Mining Operation • State agreements and hybrid systems • Building up a contractual legal structure for a mining operation • Laws, regulations, and license conditions • Contractual strategy and business case • Environmental evaluations • Contractual efficiency vs legal risks • Financial assurance and reclamation • Cross section of key provisions in operation agreements ANA ELIZABETH BASTIDA, University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland DANIEL ALTIKES, Antofagasta Minerals S.A., Santiago MILTON MONTOYA, Universidad Externado de Colombia, Bogota 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm: Lunch – On Your Own 11:00 am – 11:30 am: Hosted Refreshment Break Afternoon: Key Agreements (cont.) 11:30 am – 1:00 pm: Introduction to Cross-Border Transactions • Civil law versus common law jurisdictions 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm: Financing Agreements and Documentation • Developed and undeveloped resource-rich regions of the world • Identifying and evaluating financing sources • Foreign direct investment, bilateral and multilateral investment treaties • Loan agreements • Tax issues and stabilization agreements • Agreements facilitating non-passive involvement • Importance of default, remedies, and dispute resolution clauses • Security documentations • Repatriation of investment and profits, foreign exchange regulations • Hedging and related tools • Expropriation, nationalization, and political risks NANCY EASTMAN, Fasken, Toronto (invited) IGNACIO J. RANDLE, Estudio Randle, Buenos Aires CYNTHIA E. URDA-KASSIS, Shearman & Sterling LLP, New York JOEL O. BENSON, Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP, Denver 4:00 pm – 4:30 pm: Hosted Refreshment Break 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm: Lunch – On Your Own 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm: Royalty Agreements and Streaming Agreements • History and current uses Afternoon: Key Agreements • Royalty and stream concepts and types 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm: Preliminary Negotiations and Agreements • Economic effects of royalties and streams • Royalties and streams as financing vehicles • Confidentiality agreements RANDY SHEFMAN, Royal Gold, Inc., Denver • Term sheets, letters of intent, memoranda of understanding JAN N. STEIERT, EMX Royalty Corporation, Littleton • Due diligence exchanges and file access • Disclosure obligations FRANCE M. TENAILLE, Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP, Toronto RAFAEL VERGARA, Carey y Cia Ltda., Santiago 4:00 pm – 4:30 pm: Hosted Refreshment Break Join over 4,000 professionals and 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm: Preliminary Negotiations and Agreements organizations – build your network, build Continued your expertise, and supportexcellence in natural resources law education and 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm: Hosted Reception for Registrants, Speakers & Guests scholarship. Become a member today! www.rmmlf.org/join International Mining Law Short Course DAY 3: Wednesday, September 23, 2020 DAY 4: Thursday, September 24, 2020 Morning: Key Agreements (cont.) Morning: Sustainability and Social License Issues (cont.) 9:00 am – 10:15 am: Procurement and Construction Agreements 9:00 am – 10:30 am: Community Agreements and Social License • RFPs, evaluation of bids • Sustainable development concepts • EPC and EPCM agreements • Community notice and public involvement • Other construction agreements • Infrastructure considerations OSCAR AITKEN, Carey Abogados, Santiago • Long-term energy opportunities • Revenue sharing 10:15 am – 11:00 am: Permitting For Operations and Closure OSCAR BENAVIDES, Rodrigo, Elias & Medrano Abogados, Lima • Up-front operational, reclamation, and closure planning MARIA PAZ PULGAR, Philippi Prietocarrizosa, Ferrero DU & Uria, Santiago • Permitting and compliance with permit conditions • Assurance of financial resources for closure activity 10:30 am – 11:00 am: Hosted Refreshment Break EDUARDO PASETA SPIHLMANN, Minsur S.A., Lima 11:00 am – 12:30 pm: Ethics, CSR, and Anti-Corruption 11:00 am – 11:30 am: Hosted Refreshment Break • Ethical considerations and the role of lawyers • Corruption: challenges, transparency, and the global situation 11:30 am – 12:15 pm: Offtake and Smelting Agreements • Indigenous nights and prior consultation JAN N. STEIERT, EMX Royalty Corporation, Littleton • Corporate social responsibility and the mining sector FERNANDO G. AGUIRRE, Bufete Aguirre, Quintanilla, Soria & Nishizawa Soc Civ., La Paz 12:15 pm – 1:00 pm: Product Marketing and Sales Agreements CÉSAR ZUMARRAGA, Tobar ZVS Spingarnz, Quito CARLA ARAYA PIZARRO, Antofagasta Minerals S.A., Santiago 12:30 pm – 1:00 pm: Course Adjournment and Thanks 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm: Lunch – On Your Own STUART BUTZIER, Modrall Sperling, Santa Fe Afternoon: Sustainability and Social License Issues PATRICIA NUNEZ, Núñez, Muñoz & Cía Ltda., Abogados, Santiago 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm: Linkages to Development and Sustainable 1:00 pm: Adjournment Development • Sustainable development contributions • Impacted communities • Local goods and services FLORENCIA HEREDIA, Allende & Bream, Buenos Aires PATRICIO LEYTON, Ferrada Nehme Ltda., Santiago 3:30 pm – 4:00 pm: Hosted Refreshment Break 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm: Indigenous Populations and Rights • Free, prior, and informed consent/UNDRIP COURSE MATERIALS • Other key international instruments All available papers, PowerPoint presentations, and • Cultural resources sensitivity and protections