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WHEN: February 26, 2020 to March 4, 2020

WHERE: Fasken

                333 Bay St. Suite 2400
                Bay Adelaide Centre,
                Toronto, ON, Canada

 

Fasken’s Global Mining Group invites you to attend our series of seminars during the PDAC 2020. Each session will feature lawyers from our global offices as well as notable guest speakers from the international mining arena. We look forward to seeing you at any or all of the following sessions.

Wednesday, February 26, 2020

• A Dialogue on Mining Policies and the Results of the Annual Survey of Mining Companies from Canada’s Number One Think Tank, The Fraser Institute

Monday, March 2, 2020 

• Community Activism - Legal Strategies Underpinning the Drive to Greater Community Engagement: An International Comparative Analysis
• Developments in the Law Regarding Royalty Interests and Debt Recapitalizations
• Contracting for IT and other Innovations in the Mining Sector
• Canadian Immigration Considerations for the Mining Industry
• Dazed and Confused: Drugs and Alcohol in the Safety Sensitive Workplace
• Demystifying Doing Business in the OHADA Space (Francophone Africa) and Practical Tips to Succeed in Your Business

Tuesday, March 3, 2020

• Deploying 5G Network Solutions in Resource Development Projects
• Latin American Mining Update: Oro no es, Plata no es, que es?
• Tax Incentives for the Mining Industry: From Flow through Shares to Tax Credits
• Something to Declare? Looking into Anti-corruption and Transparency Measures in the Mining Sector
• How Contingent Value Rights Can Bridge Valuation Gaps and Facilitate Accretive M&A in the Mining Sector
• Update on South Africa

Wednesday, March 4, 2020

• Strategies for Building Relationships with Local and Indigenous Communities

Other PDAC events involving Fasken

• Rocky Mountain CLE course - Sunday, March 1 at 14:00
• Austrade Critical Minerals Seminar with MinterEllison - Monday, March 2 at 14:00 

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