Prospective geopolitical and regulatory risk analysis

Anticipating Key Changes

• The prospective analysis identifies regulatory, political, and social changes that affect mining projects in Latin America.

Risk Assessment and Modeling

• Political risks are assessed, and economic impacts are modeled using indicators such as NPV and IRR to support informed decision‑making.

Mitigation Strategies and Measures

• The service facilitates the creation of strategies for investment, expansion or divestment and measures to mitigate risks.

Comprehensive Methodology

• It combines regulatory intelligence, economic analysis, and local knowledge for a comprehensive and actionable vision.

360° Review

This is a comprehensive project assessment: The review covers resources, design, metallurgical processes, infrastructure, environment and legal aspects, offering a complete analysis.

• It provides technical-economic-legal reports, risk matrices and recommendations for strategic investment decisions.
• It combines international standards with local knowledge to ensure confidence among banks and financial markets.
• Integrated teams work collaboratively, avoiding duplication and accelerating delivery times.

Opportunities and Comprehensive Due Diligence

Generation and comprehensive diagnosis

• An asset pipeline is created and a complete technical, economic and legal diagnosis of the target mining project is carried out.

Detailed financial analysis

• An investment case is developed using DCF models, sensitivity analysis, and recommendations on price and transaction structure.

Risk management and contractual conditions

• Risks and contractual conditions such as guarantees and covenants are identified to minimize contingencies and secure investment.

Post‑acquisition value creation plan

• A plan is designed that considers operational, regulatory, and socio-environmental aspects to maximize value after the acquisition.

LMA Connect’s legal counsel draws on LMA’s more than 20 years of experience in corporate, regulatory, and socio-environmental matters, providing a solid legal foundation that ensures each project progresses with compliance, traceability, and proper legal risk management. This track record allows for the precise integration of regulatory and contractual aspects into the consortium’s technical and operational work, strengthening decision-making and reducing contingencies at all project stages. LMA Connect offers comprehensive corporate legal services, always adhering to the same high standards.

• Drafting and reviewing contracts, risk analysis with both the client and subcontractors.
• Contractual support (EPC, EPCM, FIDIC, NEC, OOPP, Concessions).
• Regulatory advisory and compliance.
• Analysis, anticipation and resolution of conflicts.
• Correct procedure for applying for and/or claiming fines.
• Legal and extrajudicial advice, Dispute Boards and arbitration.

For further insight into our legal services and capabilities, visit lmabogados.cl.

LMA Connect’s ESG practice provides a comprehensive socio-environmental vision that allows for the management of impacts, permits, risks, and community relations with technical and regulatory criteria, ensuring that each project progresses responsibly and sustainably, designing sustainability strategies, and advising on different economic and socio-environmental challenges.

• Socio-environmental Impact Assessment
• Sustainability Plans
• Socio-environmental Risk Management and Socio-environmental Baseline Studies
• Environmental and sectoral permits – Monitoring
• Community relations
• Implementation of environmental management systems (ISO 14001, ISO 26000)

Meet the leaders of LMA Connect, responsible for directing and coordinating the key areas of the consortium, ensuring solid, expert management aligned with our values.