We know the drill:
30 years of expertise in mining.
Dealing with far-reaching impacts: complex approval procedures for open-cast and underground mines, mining damage, the extraction and processing of raw materials, the cessation of mining with far-reaching consequences, the settlement
of financial provisions for land rehabilitation, as well as cavern and geothermal projects – we provide guidance at the leading edge of developments.
Mandates
Energy sale
Advising a major European energy company on the sale of its lignite division, including five open-cast mines, and all related mining law and regulatory scenarios and issues.
Raw materials consulting
Advising investors on the exploration and extraction of raw materials (lithium, ore, copper, cobalt, nickel, gypsum and gravel).
Coal phase-out
Consulting for RWE AG in the negotiations with the federal government on the coal phase-out through a public-law agreement and the Coal Power Generation Termination Act (KVBG ), as well as the state aid decision by the Commission.
Safeguarding reutilisation
Conception and negotiation for securing financing for the reutilisation of LEAG’s open-cast lignite mines through public law contracts with the states of Brandenburg and Saxony (volume: several billion euros).Flooding of open-cast mines
Comprehensive long-term advice on the flooding of open-cast mines and the creation of lakes in coalfields in eastern and western German with reference to laws on water and mining procedures, regulatory frameworks and public law contracts.Get in touch with us at
