Beretta Godoy’s practice is well-known for its legal advisory services to companies and investors in the mining sector. We are the Argentine counsel for some of the largest mining companies in the world, including BHP Billiton, Yamana Gold and Metallurgical Corporation of China. Our client list has enabled us to be involved on the biggest and most exciting projects in Argentina over the last decade.

We provide comprehensive assistance in the execution of mining projects in different provinces, advising on regulatory matters and analysis of titles, start-up mining properties, associative structures for the development of projects: domestic and foreign JOAs & JVs. We provide legal counselling for the negotiation of financing structures for medium-and long-term mining investments and on the application for exploration permits and discovery statements in the different jurisdictions, application and management of tax promotions and exemptions, advice on legal issues related to pre-feasibility, feasibility and environmental impact studies during the different phases of each productive or transport project. We also focus our practice on planning, control and advisory services before environmental and social conflicts and provide legal counselling for the design of sustainable social management programs.

We are experienced in advising on matters related to the reimbursement of VAT free available balances and VAT anticipated refund under the investment promotion regime for capital assets and infrastructure works. We have experience in advising and procuring VAT credit refunds arising from the acquisition of goods and services for mining exploration activities by beneficiaries of the Mining Investment Promotion Regime. We have succeeded in obtaining refunds for our clients.

Beretta Godoy was singled out by the independent survey of Chambers and Partners, for its Latin American edition as a recommended firm in Argentina for its Mining practice, and the firm was shortlisted for Chambers Latin America Awards for Excellence in 2009 for Argentina.

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

• We assisted one of the largest mining companies in Canada in the exclusive option agreement to acquire 100% of the interests of a copper project in the province of Catamarca.
• We advised a Chinese company dedicated to the exploitation of an iron ore deposit in Patagonia in the offer and sale of shares and the listing of those shares on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong and / or Shanghai.
• We assisted in a joint venture a Canadian company dedicated to the exploitation and development of uranium projects in Argentina.
• We advised a Canadian mining company in the acquisition of a project in the province of Santa Cruz with important veins of gold and silver.
• We have represented an Australian company of energy and natural resources in a series of disputes related to their rights over eighteen exploration permits of potassium, lithium, gold and copper, and two mining claims in the province of Salta, Argentina.
• We advised an Australian company in the due diligence on corporate, regulatory, environmental, tax and exchange of a subsidiary of a Canadian company that operates a first-class deposit silver and lead in the province of Chubut issues.