David Persampieri advised on a Canadian arbitration dispute regarding the payment of royalties by the operator of a mine producing high-grade iron ore concentrate which is sold on the seaborne market. He submitted an opinion detailing the appropriate market-based price on which to base royalty obligations.
Mining arbitrations in practice: Filing trends, shifting geography, and claimant recovery
Building on CRA’s 2023 study of disputes involving mineral assets, Tiago Duarte-Silva and Swati Kanoria examine over 150 investor-State mining arbitrations...