Wells Parker

Mergers & Acquisitions – Mining

• Represented Teck Resources Limited in a 50:50 joint venture agreement with PolyMet Mining Corporation (Glencore subsidiary) and formation of the NewRange Copper Nickel joint venture to combine PolyMet’s NorthMet Project and Teck’s Mesaba Project.
• Represented Manara Minerals, a joint venture of Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma’aden) and the country’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), in its acquisition of a 10% stake in Vale Base Metals Limited, the holding entity of Value SA’s energy transition metals business. The deal is valued at approximately $3.4 billion.
• Represented Sprott Mining in the sale of the Jerritt Canyon Mine to First Majestic Silver Corporation for $470 million.
• Represented GoldCorp as U.S. counsel in Newmont’s $10 billion merger acquisition of Goldcorp.
• Represented Sumitomo Metal Mining in sale of the Pogo Gold Mine to Northern Star Resources for $260 million.
• Represented Barrick Gold and Nevada Gold Mines in multiple mining project acquisitions across the western U.S.
• Represented Energy Fuels in the sale of three subsidiaries that together held Energy Fuels' Alta Mesa ISR Project to enCore Energy Corp. for total consideration of $120 million.
• Represented Arch Resources in sale of a domestic mining company with multiple producing mines and related assets in Utah for $423 million, and acquisition of the Jacobs Ranch mine in the Powder River Basin for $764 million.

Mergers & Acquisitions – Renewable Energy

• Represented renewable energy developer in sale of two solar projects in Oregon.
• Represented renewable energy developer in the sale of solar project in Utah.
• Represented renewable energy developer in the acquisition of pumped storage hydroelectric projects in Minnesota.
• Represented renewable energy developer in the purchase of five solar projects in Utah.
• Represented renewable energy developer in the purchase of a wind project in Idaho.
• Represented renewable energy company in due diligence review, purchase and finance for large wind project in Ohio.
• Represented utility company in due diligence review and acquisition of wind project in Colorado.

• Represented renewable energy developer on leasing, easement and title curative process for multiple projects in Utah.
• Represented renewable energy developer on real property acquisition and development for compressed air energy storage project in Utah.
• Represented renewable energy developer on leasing, easement and title curative process for projects in Oregon, Washington and Idaho.

Mine Finance and Royalty Transactions 

• Represented Mubadala Investment Company in $130 million investment in Equinox Gold Corp.
• Represented Nevada Copper Corp. in $200 million credit facility.
• Represented Franco-Nevada Corporation in acquisition of a royalty on Golden Meadows Project in Idaho for $15 million.
• Represented International Minerals Corporation in sale of royalty on Ruby Hill gold mine in Nevada to Royal Gold, Inc. for $38 million. 

Joint Venture Transactions

• Represented Teck Resources Limited in a 50:50 joint venture agreement with PolyMet Mining Corporation (Glencore subsidiary) and formation of the NewRange Copper Nickel joint venture to combine PolyMet’s NorthMet Project and Teck’s Mesaba Project.
• Represented Kennecott Exploration Company (Rio Tinto) in multiple earn-in and joint venture transactions across western U.S.
• Represented Barrick Gold and Nevada Gold Mines in multiple earn-in and joint venture transactions across western U.S.
• Represented Golden Queen Mining Co. Ltd. in joint venture with Leucadia National Corporation for the Soledad Mountain Gold and Silver Project in California.
• Represented international uranium company in joint venture transactions for the development of mining projects in Arizona.
• Represented international gold mining company in transaction involving amendments to joint venture agreement relating to producing gold mine in Nevada.

Mining, Oil & Gas and Land Transactions

• Represented independent power producers in wind and solar leases, easement agreement, and title curative in connection with project and tax equity financing.
• Represented major coal company in leasing, permitting, construction and development of mine ventilation facility in Utah.
• Represented oil and gas companies in leasing, easements and facility and transportation agreements for oil and gas projects.
• Represented mining companies in property transactions including property purchase and sale agreements, mineral leases, surface use agreements, well suspension agreements, data sale agreements and royalty agreements.

Infrastructure and Economic Development Projects

• Represented Canyon Fuel Company, LLC in the joint planning, permitting, development, construction and funding, with the Sevier County, Sevier Special Service District # 1, of the Quitchupah Creek Road.
• Represented Nevada Copper Corp. in Federal land exchange and property acquisition with the City of Yerington for the development of the Pumpkin Hollow Copper Mine.

Pay for Success

• Represented financial and legal intermediary for two PFS projects for Salt Lake County addressing criminal justice and homelessness. 
• Advised service providers on draft legislation, PFS legal governance and transaction structure for the Employability to Careers PFS project being pursued by the State of Utah.
• Represented service provider on PFS project designed to deliver environmental outcomes through agricultural conservation practices to address storm water pollution reduction requirements.