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Andrew Mitchell

Counsel Fasken
Jurisdiction South Africa, 1978
Language(s) English, Afrikaans
Office(s) Johannesburg
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Overview

Andrew Mitchell’s practice specialises in mining law, mining finance and traditional communities within the legal sector. His mining experience includes involvement in platinum, aluminium, nickel, cobalt, chrome, vanadium, steel and heavy minerals projects.

He specialises in financial services, project and infrastructure finance, corporate finance, building, engineering and administrative law. His infrastructure finance experience covers toll roads, water, rail, harbour, power generation and accommodation projects.

Achievements

Client Work

  • Advised on the financing of the IPP Peaking Power Generation Projects in KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape, [Deal - Confidential Clients], The IPP Peaking Power Generation Projects consist of a build-own-operate structure for two Greenfield Open Cycle Gas Turbine (OCGT) facilities. The two projects, known as Avon and Dedisa, were being developed by GDF Suez. The combined nameplate capacity of the plants will be 1 005 MW, with a 670 ...
  • Negotiation of a Lease Agreement in respect of the Anglo Platinum Limited Mogalakwena Mine, Limpopo Province, South Africa, [Deal - Confidential Client], Advising Mapela traditional community with regards to the successful negotiation of a lease agreement, including ensuring its implementation. The finalisation of the lease ensured that money due to client started flowing to the client regarding rental amount and compensation to client’s members. ...
  • Bakwena ba Mogopa traditional community acquires of 26% of Xstrata Rhovan, [Deal - Bakwena Ba Mogopa Traditional Community], Advising Bakwena ba Mogopa traditional community with regards to the successful negotiation of the acquisition of 26% of the Xstrata Rhovan (now Glencore Xstrata Rhovan) business. Fasken Martineau advised Bakwena ba Mogopa traditional community with a team led by Lucas Moalusi which included Andr...
  • Bakwena Ba Mogopa community concludes a black economic-empowerment (BEE) transaction with Xstrata Alloys (now known as Glencore), [Deal - Bakwena Ba Mogopa Traditional Community], Bakwena Ba Mogopa Traditional Community acquires a 26% participation interest in Xstrata’s (now known as Glencore) Rhovan business. Bakwena was advised by a team that included Lucas Moalusi, Andrew Mitchell, Conor McFadden, Gerald Ramsden and Eric van der Berg.
  • Royal Bafokeng Platinum raises R2.98 billion IPO, [Deal - Royal Bafokeng Platinum], Royal Bafokeng Platinum was listed on Johannesburg Stock Exchange on 8 November, 2010. A total of 49,318,202 shares, representing a freefloat of 30.05%, were placed at a price of R60.50 a share, raising R2.98 billion. Based in Johannesburg, South Africa, Royal Bafokeng Platinum Limited is a subs...
  • Wesizwe Platinum acquires 26% of the Western Bushveld Joint Venture, [Deal - Wesizwe Platinum], Wesizwe acquired 26% of the Western Bushveld Joint Venture ("WBJV") worth up to ZAR 1 billion. The company acquired Africa Wide Mineral Prospecting and Exploration which held a stake in the WBJV. The transaction increases the company’s platinum output by 47% and increases its stake in the Frishge...
  • Royal Bafokeng Resources acquires majority of the Bafokeng Rasimone Platinum Mine Joint Venture, [Deal - Royal Bafokeng Holdings], Royal Bafokeng Holdings (Pty) Limited, through its subsidiary Royal Bafokeng Resources, increased its interest in the Bafokeng Rasimone Platinum Mine Joint Venture to 67%. The mine produces approximately 180,000 Pt oz per annum and includes the R2.4 billion Merensky Phase II Project, as well as t...
  • Financing of Seacom Ltd, [Deal - Confidential Client], The firm advised the arrangers and underwriters on US$75m limited recourse project finance facility for Seacom Ltd, to build a state-of-the-art US$650 million fiber optic cable that will extend 15,000 km along the eastern coast of Africa, linking the continent to India and Europe. This was a comp...
  • Wesizwe Platinum acquires Africa Wide Mineral for C$103 million, [Deal - Wesizwe Platinum Ltd.], Wesizwe Platinum Ltd. has acquired Africa Wide Mineral Prospecting and Exploration (Pty) Ltd. for approximately CDN$103 million. The consideration will be 62,022,901 new Wesizwe common shares at a price of Rand 10.48 per share for total proceeds of Rand 650 million (approximately C$103 million). ...

Career & Education

Education

  • LLB University of Witwatersrand
  • BSc, Chemical Engineering University of Witwatersrand

Community involvement

  • Trustee, Selborne Park Body Corporate

Memberships & Affiliations

  • Member Legal Practice Council of South Africa
  • Member Association of Arbitrators, Licensing Executive Society

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Publications

  • “Marikana – the causes and wider implications and lessons for the mining industry in Africa”, 12/27/2012
Article “Marikana – the causes and wider implications and lessons for the mining industry in Africa”

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