MLT Lawyers Practicing
in this Area Include:

Regina
Harold MacKay, O.C., Q.C.
Rob Pletch, Q.C.
Len Andrychuk, Q.C.
Randy Brunet

Saskatoon
Neil MacKay
Danny Anderson
Todd Rosenberg
Lynn Hnatick
Rangi Jeerakathil
Ivan Bergerman
Kelly Caruk
Penny Yeager
Peter Fenton

Calgary
Rob Garden, Q.C.
Jim Kerby

Edmonton
Doug Ballou

MLT is one of Western Canada's most experienced law firms in the field of uranium and hard-rock mining and exploration. We have been involved from the earliest days in the development of potash and uranium in Saskatchewan, and also other hard rock minerals. MLT has been long-time counsel for many of the players, large and small. In uranium matters in particular, we are one of the most experienced law firms in Canada.

Our experience in mining and exploration includes environmental and related regulatory compliance law, exploration and extraction-rights, project organization through the use of joint ventures and operatorships, project financings, mineral tax and royalty regimes, governmental relations, and dispute resolution through arbitrations and litigation.

We have analyzed asset titles and actively designed and negotiated innovative purchase agreements, financing arrangements and complex joint venture, co-ownership and partnership structures. We have litigated numerous resource industry disputes, ranging from precedent-setting constitutional issues to royalty and other profit-sharing disputes, to basic interpretational and operational issues.

Our practice experience in the field extends to all aspects of project development. We have advised clients on public and private equity and debt financings, tax planning and re-organizations, environmental and other regulatory compliance, negotiations and contracting with governments and aboriginal groups regarding development rights, resource management agreements, local sourcing and employment issues and basic real estate law advisory services.

Recent highlights of our experience in mining and exploration law include:

• providing advice on the development of a $450,000,000 US gold project in Asia, including negotiation of related engineering and construction management contracts;
• project counsel for the co-owners of a $350,000,000 uranium mill, including private sector and state owned participants from North America, Europe and Asia;
• project counsel on numerous uranium exploration and development joint ventures including mill construction and commissioning;
• acting for a publicly-traded gold producer in completing a rights offering financing.