“Marval O'Farrell Mairal has vast experience and strong specialisation in mining transactions, delivering fast, efficient and precise support with a commitment to excellence.”
Chambers Latin America, 2026
Marval’s Mining Area advises clients on all aspects of mining projects and transactions, including:
- option, farm-in, farm-out, and purchase agreements,
- planning and structuring joint ventures,
- co-ordination of mining rights registration.
Our Mining Area takes part in the largest mining projects in Argentina and regularly assists clients with highly complex transactional and regulatory matters. We are backed by market-leading departments in practice areas that complement the mining law practice such as corporate, finance, tax, environment, labor, regulatory, and dispute resolution.
Our mining practice covers a wide range of matters including:
- Acquisition, maintenance, and transfer of mining rights
- Negotiation of agreements granting access to natural resources concessions with landowners and title holders, including easements and easement compensations
- Negotiation of joint ventures and operating agreements, exploration, options, and construction contracts and provision of mining services.
- Project financing
- Due diligence on mining rights, either for acquiring or financing in foreign markets
- Labor matters
- Industrial mining, promotion, and investment protection regimes
- Mining tax regime and foreign exchange regulations specifically related to mining activities
- Environmental matters related to the prospection, exploration, construction, exploitation and closure of mining projects
