{"id":88,"date":"2016-05-11T10:21:39","date_gmt":"2016-05-11T10:21:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.riaabarkergillette.com\/pk\/?page_id=88"},"modified":"2026-03-13T09:46:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T09:46:41","slug":"mining-and-minerals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/riaabarkergillette.com\/pk\/our-expertise\/our-industries\/mining-and-minerals\/","title":{"rendered":"Mining and minerals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Our mining and minerals lawyers are practice leaders. They are known for their extensive industry experience and excellence. They are trusted advisers to our clients, which include international mining companies, lenders and energy sector developers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our mining and minerals experience includes nickel, gold and coal mining projects, having been involved with major mining projects in Pakistan and Afghanistan. We assist with the filing and pre-contractual formalities for proposals for mining concession agreements, compliance with contractual obligations, monitoring licenses and environmental permits, and the acquisition of mining titles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We partner with our clients to identify and achieve their purpose with a view to establishing and maintaining long-term relationships. We provide strategic, practical advice and transactional services to effectively and efficiently meet client goals, drawing on the areas of our expertise that our clients need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Contact one of our lead mining and mineral partners, <a href=\"https:\/\/riaabarkergillette.com\/pk\/our-team\/hasnain-naqvee\/\">Hasnain Naqvee<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/riaabarkergillette.com\/pk\/our-team\/bilal-shaukat\/\">Bilal Shaukat<\/a> today.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item\"><details><summary class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__title\">At a glance<\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.antofagasta.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Antofagasta Plc<\/a><\/strong>, the world\u2019s 3rd largest copper producer, and Barrick Gold Corporation, the world\u2019s largest gold producer, regarding their mineral exploration and development activities in Balochistan in the USD 1.5b Tethyan mineral development project.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tethyan Copper Company Limited:<\/strong> regarding its mining activities in Balochistan, considered the largest single investment in Pakistan&#8217;s mining sector, estimated to be a USD 3.3b project with an expected mine life of 56 years.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company:<\/strong> represented the client in drafting a coal supply agreement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item\"><details><summary class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__title\">Practice areas<\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Coal mining projects<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Concession agreements<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Environmental permits<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mining licenses<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item\"><details><summary class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__title\">News and insights<\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/riaabarkergillette.com\/pk\/insight-article\/pakistan-mining-law-lexology-panoramic-guide\/\">Pakistan Mining Law: Lexology Panoramic Guide<\/a> &#8211; March 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/riaabarkergillette.com\/pk\/news-story\/riaa-advises-global-explosives-firm-on-mining-sector-in-pakistan\/?_thumbnail_id=17699\">RIAA Advises Global Explosives Firm on Mining Sector in Pakistan<\/a> &#8211; January 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/riaabarkergillette.com\/pk\/news-story\/balochistan-acquisition\/\">RIAA Barker Gillette PK Advises Leading Foreign Mining Company on Balochistan Acquisition<\/a> &#8211; September 2024<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RIAA Barker Gillette is recognised as the leading Pakistan law firm in energy and natural resources. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":80,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-88","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Mining and minerals - RIAA Barker Gillette | Pakistan<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"RIAA Barker Gillette is recognised as the leading Pakistan law firm in mining and minerals sector. 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