Mining and Mineral Rights

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Successful mining and mineral exploration companies need specialized legal advice and representation. Nevada and Arizona are the preeminent mining states for gold and copper. Bauman & Associates attorney Frederick C Bauman is a member of both the Nevada State Bar and the Arizona State Bar. We have the expertise to represent clients in regulatory and permitting matters, as well as in the formation of joint ventures for exploration, development and production of mining properties.

The great majority of mineralized lands in Nevada and Arizona are owned by the United States Federal Government and administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) or the United States Forest Service (USFS). Bauman & Associates has experience representing mining and mineral exploration companies before both agencies, as well as IBLA appeals of BLM administrative actions.

We can prepare your mining claims, file them with the BLM and appropriate county recorders and assist with claim renewals, transfers and amendments. Bauman & Associates is also intimately familiar with the special legal aspects of patented mining claims, drawing on Fred Bauman’s family history of patented mining claim ownership.

Specific legal services:

• Land status inquiries for proposed mining development
• Preparation and negotiation of mining project acquisition agreements and mineral leases
• Renegotiation of existing sub-market mineral leases
• Appeals of adverse BLM administrative actions
• Joint venture agreements
• Permitting and regulatory compliance

Litigation – We represent mining companies and claim owners in disputes and litigation in the Nevada courts. This includes court proceedings in the rural Nevada counties where most of the mines and exploration projects are located. 

Mineral commodities subject to our legal representation: gold, silver, copper, uranium, rare earth elements (REE), lithium, industrial minerals, uranium, oil, gas, coal, underground coal gasification (UCG).

We regularly represent local, national and international mining and mineral exploration clients with mines or projects in Nevada, Arizona, other Western United States, Canada (British Columbia and Alberta), Mexico (Sonora and Durango), as well as projects in Poland, Romania and the former Soviet Union (FSU).

Call (702) 533-8372 or contact us by email (fred@lawbauman) to discuss your case or transaction with an experienced Nevada mining attorney.