Mining: Full-Solution Legal Intelligence
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Mining

Full solution legal advisory to support
he entire mining chain with security
sustainability, and innovation

Mining in Brazil is a key pillar of the national economy. In 2024, exports exceeded US$ 43 billion, accounting for around 47% of the country’s trade balance. (Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Mineração – IBRAM)

 

The sector is also strategic for the global energy transition and essential to Brazil’s technological development.

 

Like Power and Agribusiness sectors, Mining faces regulatory, environmental, social, and reputational challenges. This makes it indispensable to rely on specialized, multidisciplinary legal advisory with nationwide coverage.

 

Our practice areas:

REGULATORY & GOVERNANCE

• Advisory before the National Mining Agency (ANM)<br>• Obtaining, maintaining, and defending mining rights and titles<br>• Regulatory and legal due diligence in mining transactions<br>• Compliance and ESG applied to the mining sector<br>• Logistical and regulatory support in rail and port operations

ENVIRONMENTAL & SOCIAL

• Environmental licensing and impact studies<br>• Tailings dam management and emergency response plans<br>• Social consultations, negotiations, and socio-environmental compensation<br>• Community relations and conflict management

MERGERS, ACQUISITIONS & FINANCING

• Legal advisory in M&A transactions within the mining sector<br>• Registration of mining transactions and incorporation of companies<br>• Structuring of investments and capital raising<br>• Negotiation of guarantees, royalties, and streaming agreements

LITIGATION & ARBITRATION

• Representation in administrative, regulatory, and judicial disputes<br>• Resolution of conflicts with surface landowners<br>• Environmental and socio-environmental liability litigation<br>• Domestic and international arbitration on mining-related matters

LEARN HOW WE SUPPORT COMPANIES IN THE MINING SECTOR

Download our Mining factsheet and explore our expertise in regulation, licensing, ESG, tailings dams, and M&A.


    Get in touch with our Mining Law experts.

    Mining is essential for Brazil’s foreign trade, energy transition, and national development. At the same time, it is a highly regulated sector, exposed to operational, environmental, and social risks.

     

    At SiqueiraCastro, we act as business consultants with legal expertise, advising mining companies, investors, and suppliers at every stage of the mining cycle — from prospecting to commercialization — with nationwide presence, regional proximity, and a full solution approach.

    Legal advisory to strengthen Brazil’s mining sector with security, sustainability, and strategic vision.


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