MINING

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Bankable feasibility study: how mines get financed
Here’s how a bankable feasibility study helps mines get financed, how it works, and why it matters in mining law
New report highlights value chain gaps hindering Canada’s progress
The report focused on five key sectors, including artificial intelligence and critical minerals
Yukon more than halves mining decision timelines, issues twice as many decisions as in 2025
Oversight committee previously launched to improve coordination, decision-making
Mining in Canada: dealmaking momentum and the critical minerals push
Top lawyers on gold, copper, and supply chain security – and the first coordinated strategy for Canada's resource sector
Scarce assets and strategic minerals drive mining M&A
Lawyers say regulatory scrutiny and geopolitical risk are reshaping how deals get done

BIG DEALS

Davies acting for Roxmore; Stikeman Elliott representing SSR Mining
Scheme of arrangement builds a mine-to-metal rare-earth supply chain outside China
Combination unites San Luis, the Corani deposit, and the Mercedes mine in one company
Record streaming deal unlocks silver value while preserving BHP’s base-metals exposure

2026 LEADING LAWYERS IN MINING

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Ivan Grbesic
Year called to bar: 2002
Toronto, Ontario
Fred R. Pletcher
Year called to bar: 1993
Vancouver, British Columbia
Sarah V. Powell
Year called to bar: 1993
Toronto, Ontario
Michael Burkett
Year called to bar: 2002
Toronto, Ontario
John Richard Laffin
Year called to bar: 2010
Toronto, Ontario
Patricia L. Olasker
Year called to bar: 1979
Toronto, Ontario

2026 LEADING LAW FIRMS IN MINING

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Torys LLP
Gowling WLG
Bennett Jones LLP
DLA Piper (Canada) LLP
Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
McMillan LLP