Change in Chile: Impact on Mining Industry Webinar
We invite you to join our video webinar featuring Jeronimo Carcelén to discuss the changes occurring in Chile, the new constitutional referendum and how the mining industry will be affected. The session will cover an overview of the results of the election, the possible effects across the infrastructure and mining sectors, and subsequent risks and opportunities.
This video webinar will be held Tuesday, June 29th at 11am-12pm EST. If you plan to attend please RSVP to this email and we’ll send an invite and video webinar link directly to you.
Speaker: Jeronimo Carcelén
Jerónimo Carcelén is a world-renowned expert on Chilean mining law. With over 20 years of experience in the mining and energy space, Jeronimo has provided legal advice to multiple governments, multilateral entities, and private companies on matters relating to foreign investments, mining M&A, and other contractual negotiations relating to the mining industry. He has also been involved in the drafting of legislation and mining regulations in over 15 countries, including being advisor to the Chile’s Minister of Mines (2007), the Chambers of Deputies of Chile (2013) and the Afghanistan’s Minister of Mining and Energy (2018-2019). In 2014-2015, he was the Senior Advisor on Mining Policies to Ecuador’s President Mr. Rafael Correa.
Mr. Carcelén was also heavily involved in energy, having been elected Chairman of the Chilean Geothermal Council in 2018. Mr. Carcelén is licensed to practice law in both Chile and Ecuador, and was also active abroad, such as his role as an International Visiting Advisor of Dechert (2016-2017) as well as a member of a legal team representing a Republic in a mining investment arbitration in the Permanent Court of Arbitration based in the Hague. He is also a professor of Mining Law at several Chilean universities, and is a frequent speaker in seminars and conferences as well as a contributor and member of the editorial board of several publications. Currently, Mr. Carcelén is pursuing a PhD program at the University of Western Ontario and his field of research is in mining development agreements between mining investors and host states.
Agenda
Background and Current Environment in Chile
Popular Opinion/Sentiment
Trend of Decentralization towards Regional Governments
Federal Government/Presidential System
Role of Constitution Assembly
Referendum Election Results
Proposals on mining royalties
ESG
Impact on Government and System
Likely Impact on the Mining Industry
Water usage
Environmental protection changes
New royalties and other changes for producers of:
Copper
Lithium
Role of the Mining Council (Consejo Minero) and SONAMI
Will this become an opportunity for mid-sized miners?
Timeline to get to greater fiscal & regulatory certainty
The Future: The dynamic between the people, government and industry
Year-end Presidential Election
How should the mining industry react?
Likely outcomes for mining and FDI
