Mirco Hilgers

Mr. Hilgers practices mainly in mining and foreign investment, assisting in the incorporation, maintenance and development of diverse foreign companies in the mining industry and their Chilean subsidiaries.

• Advised Audley Capital Advisors on the purchase of a stake in Anglo American Norte S.A. — with Orion Mine Finance as the main co-investor — for an initial cash payment of USD300 million.
• Defended Rockwood Lithium’s legal mining easement rights before the Antofagasta courts for the development of its lithium settling ponds.
• Advised Sprott Resource Lending Partnership as the lender in the USD25 million Credit Agreement to Hot Chili Limited as the borrower.
• Advised Guanaco Compañía Minera SpA (Austral Gold Limited) on the acquisition of the Amancaya Mining Project.
• Advised Sierra Gorda SCM in the negotiation with Algorta Norte SA for the pipeline crossings and easements.
• Advise Atacama Solar SA in the BOO proposed framework agreement with Transelec for their transmission line construction and operation.
• Advised Li3Energy regarding the transaction and USD8 million share purchase agreement with BBL SpA of 51 percent of Minera Li Energy SpA, Li3’s Chilean subsidiary and holder of the properties denominated as Litio 1–6 and Cocina 19–27, part of the Maricunga Lithium/Potassium project located in the Salar de Maricunga, Chile.
• Prepared and developed the legal strategy and implementation of the surface land access to the whole mining project of Sierra Gorda SCM in the Second Region of Antofagasta, Chile.
• Assisted in the acquisition of mining concessions and easements by Minera Quadra Chile Limitada (Sierrea Gorda SCM) of SQM for USD37 million.
• Assisted in the acquisition of mining concessions and easements of Minera Cerro Dominador by Minera Quadra Chile Limitada (Sierra Gorda SCM) for USD30 million.

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