BHP Billiton on the $705m acquisition of a number of HWE Companies (subsidiaries of Leighton Holding Limited) and assets. ArcelorMittal on its joint takeover bid with Peabody Energy for Macarthur Coal. Glencore International on its strategic C$6.1bn acquisition of Canadian based grain handler Viterra. BHP Billiton in relation to safety and environment incident management and investigation regarding work place fatalities. Goldcorp Inc. on its $3.7bn acquisition of Andean Resources Ltd. Cliffs Natural Resource on its $530m takeover bid for Portman Mining Ltd. BHP Billiton Iron Ore on its successful $205m acquisition of United Minerals Corporation. BHP Billiton in relation to its iron ore, nickel and alumina interests including in relation to electricity, mining contacts, gas and infrastructure issues. Integra Mining Limited on the financing of its $64m Randalls Gold Project, achieving a significant outcome for the client in addressing a large number of due diligence issues, including in relation to native title and environmental approvals. Gladstone Ports Corporation in relation to structuring, negotiation and documentation of the Wiggins Island Coal Export Terminal, and advising on regulatory approvals, native title and cultural heritage issues, tenure and environmental project approvals. CHALCO (Aluminium Corporation of China) on its successful competitive bid for the rights granted by the Queensland Government for the development of the $3bn Aurukun Bauxite Project. Hunan Valin in its acquisition of its 17.5% stake in Fortescue Metals for $1.2bn (Australia’s third largest iron ore producer). It was one of China’s largest direct investments in an offshore iron ore company. Mitsubishi Development and Mitsubishi Corporation in relation to the Murchison/Mitsubishi joint ventures. This included joint ventures for the Oakajee multi-user port and the rail line required to enable Mid-West miners to access the Oakajee port. A syndicate of Chinese banks (including Bank of China and China Development Bank) in relation to the US$1.2bn financing of the Karara Iron Ore project. The complicated transaction involved FIRB approval and was signed in August 2010 at Parliament House in the presence of the Vice President of the Peoples Republic of China, Mr Xi Jinping and then Australian Prime Minister, Mr Kevin Rudd. BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance in its $2.5bn acquisition of the New Saraji Coal Project from New Hope Corporation. Xstrata on a joint venture in respect of a proposed thermal coal mine at Wandoan (north-west of Brisbane), a project potentially valued at $15bn. Possible production levels are expected to range between 22 million tonnes per year up to 100 million tonnes per year.
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