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Bell Dewar's mining team advises mining companies, substantive mineral rights holders, financial institutions, beneficiaries and support industries.

Aside from the work in South Africa, the mining team has undertaken projects in, inter alia, Angola, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mali, Mozambique, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

The firm was involved in the largest BEE mining transaction to date, namely the Anglo American/Kumba Resources/Eyesizwe Empowerment Project, which saw the creation of the country's largest listed empowerment company and one of the world's largest resources corporations. Subsequently, the firm has also advised on the Impala Platinum Holdings and The Royal Bafokeng Nation, as well as the Lafarge South Africa and Sinako Holdings BEE transactions respectively. These deals have all been awarded for excellence.

Some of the mining team's more recent transactions include advising Wesizwe Platinum on acquiring Africa Wide Mineral Prospecting and Exploration from Platinum Group Metals, advising on project financing for the Elandsfontein Platinum Mine Project, acting for Impala Platinum Holdings Limited in the US$2.3 billion Malagasy Ambatovy Nickel Project, and advising Implats on its acquisition of share capital from Afplats.

Bell Dewar is a company affiliate of the South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and a member of the Fossil Fuel Foundation of Africa.

Energy

The significant capital, high risk and long lead times involved in energy projects raise challenges that call for a multidisciplinary approach. Whether the project is a modest cogeneration project, a massive investment in solar, wind or geothermal power systems, installing a smart grid or acquiring a pebble bed, Bell Dewar provides stakeholders with an integrated service.

The firm has experience in a wide range of energy project related agreements, including power purchase agreements, electricity wheeling agreements and connection agreements, as well as with FIDIC based EPC and turnkey construction contracts and interfacing with governmental authorities and regulatory agencies.

Contact: Andrew Mitchell

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