Davies acted for Barrick Gold Corporation in connection with its $1.005-billion sale of a 50% interest in the Zaldívar copper mine in Chile to Chile-based Antofagasta Plc. With this agreement, Barrick formed a new joint venture partnership with Antofagasta, one of the world’s leading copper companies.
The Davies team on this transaction included Melanie Shishler, Joshua Kuretzky, Jennifer Grossklaus and Atanas Varbanov (Mergers & Acquisitions), Geoffrey Turner (Taxation), Sarah Powell (Environmental) and John Bodrug and Jim Dinning (Competition & Foreign Investment Review).
Bill 5: Ontario’s Proposed Approach to Accelerating Major Projects
May 15, 2025 - In response to current global economic uncertainty, the Ontario government recently tabled Bill 5, Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act, 2025. Bill 5 aims to streamline and accelerate the approval processes for major mining and infrastructure projects in Ontario while also...
May 14, 2025 - Just months after obtaining a record C$38.9-million penalty in the first fully contested drip pricing case in Canada, the Competition Bureau has initiated a new drip pricing case against Canada’s Wonderland Company, the operator of Canada’s largest amusement park. The Bureau alleges that...
