Mining Excavator
Mining Excavator

HGG has helped EXSA Chile with our day-to-day legal needs for the last two years. The HGG legal team helped us through a significant trasaction earlier this year that will lead to a USD$10 million dollar investment in Chile. The service level has been outstanding and we continue to rely on HGG to this day.

Gerente Manager
EXSA

Mining Equipment Technology & Services

Case overview

HGG advised a leading METS company on designing and implementing an asset protection structure for its proprietary water management technology. The innovation improves tailings management, helping major mining companies in Chile reduce the scale and impact of tailings dams. Cross-border operations between Chile and Australia required a robust structure to safeguard the technology and strengthen the company’s position in the mining services sector.

Firm´s role

HGG developed a comprehensive asset protection strategy tailored to a highly regulated industry, including intercompany pledges, guarantees, and loan agreements. Our approach ensured compliance with obligations while securing the company’s core technology and operations against future risks.

Benefits

The company protected its technology and capital across jurisdictions, complied with complex mining contracts, and strengthened its resilience, reinforcing its position as a trusted partner in the global METS sector.

Harris Gomez (“HGG”) has become a truly valued advisor for CiDRA’s growth in Latin America. HGG recently assisted CiDRA in the set-up of its Chilean subsidiary and banking operations. Their team of multi-lingual legal, tax and business advisors continue to provide very reliable and responsive advise to help us address our growing needs in the region. HGG has a broad network of relationships that we leverage for additional support such as payroll, bookkeeping and tax compliance. We look forward to working with HGG as our trusted partner.

CFO, CIDRA Minerals Processing
Cidra