Mining arbitrations involving offtake agreements: Industry and damages considerations
Under an offtake mining agreement, a buyer or offtaker commits to purchase a specified quantity or portion of a seller’s future mining output. Offtake mining...
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- 01Damages assessment in failed mining company transactionCRA was retained by a global mining company involved in arbitration proceedings over a failed transaction in Central Africa. CRA’s quantum experts provided an...View engagement
- 02Iron ore arbitrationA major iron ore producer retained CRA to provide an expert witness in a US-based arbitration matter involving iron ore pricing. CRA developed a proposal for...View engagement
- 03Molybdenum processing joint venture in Eastern Europe arbitrationCRA was retained to provide an expert witness in a dispute involving a molybdenum processing joint venture in Eastern Europe. CRA provided expert two expert...View engagement