Mining Legal Due Diligence in Brazil

Independent Legal Risk Assessment for Mining Investments

Brazil offers significant mineral potential, but investing in Brazilian mining projects requires a careful legal and regulatory assessment.

Mining rights, administrative procedures before the National Mining Agency (ANM), environmental licensing, contractual structures and hidden liabilities can materially affect the viability of an investment.

I provide independent, honest and technically informed legal due diligence services for foreign and national investors considering mining opportunities in Brazil.

Why Legal Due Diligence Is Critical in Brazilian Mining

Mining projects in Brazil involve:

• complex administrative procedures before the ANM;

• discretionary regulatory decisions;

• frequent inconsistencies between public records and the real legal status of mining rights;

• small and medium-sized projects with limited governance;

• technical reports that may generate legal exposure if misaligned with regulatory obligations.

A proper legal due diligence goes far beyond checking the public mining cadastre.

👉 Legal certainty in Brazilian mining depends on understanding regulatory risk, not just formal compliance.

Scope of Mining Legal Due Diligence

✔️ Regulatory and Mining Title Review

• Legal status of mining rights (research permits, mining concessions, licenses);

• Historical analysis of the administrative proceeding before the ANM;

• Pending requirements, deadlines and risk of forfeiture;

• Compliance with mining regulations and resolutions;

• Compatibility between title, area, substance and current activities.

✔️ Administrative, Judicial and Environmental Risk

• Independent and conflict-free legal analysis;

• Clear identification of risks and liabilities;

• Objective and practical reports;

• Transparent communication of critical issues;

• Ethical commitment to point out risks, including those that may discourage the transaction.

👉 The goal is not to justify an investment, but to inform a decision.

Who This Service Is For

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If you are considering investing in a Brazilian mining project and need a clear, honest and technically informed legal risk assessment, feel free to contact me.

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• Administrative sanctions and inspection history;

• Pending administrative proceedings and appeals;

• Judicial lawsuits involving the mining right, the holder or related parties;

• Environmental liabilities and licensing risks;

• Conflicts with landowners and third parties.

✔️ Contractual and Corporate Review

• Review of existing mining contracts (assignment, lease, investment, partnerships);

• Analysis of liability clauses, guarantees and risk allocation;

• Verification of signatory powers and corporate authority;

• Ownership chain and transfer history of mining rights;

• Identification of contractual “deal breakers”.

✔️ Technical–Legal Interface

• Consistency between technical reports and legal obligations;

• Legal risk arising from geological and mining reports;

• Alignment with international standards such as NI 43-101, JORC and CPR, when applicable;

• Assessment of personal liability risks for technical professionals.

👉 This interface between technical data and legal risk is a key differentiator in mining due diligence.

How the Due Diligence Is Conducted

• Foreign investors and funds considering mining projects in Brazil;

• Junior and mid-tier mining companies;

• Strategic partners and joint venture participants;

• Professionals involved in transactions subject to NI 43-101, JORC or CPR standards.

Brazilian mining lawyer specialized in:

• mining regulatory law and administrative proceedings before the ANM;

• mining contracts and transaction structuring;

• legal due diligence for mining investments;

• interface between technical mining data and legal risk.

Fluent in English and Spanish, with experience assisting Brazilian and foreign clients in mining-related matters.