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Ignasiak, Martin Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
(403) 260-7007 mignasiak@osler.com
Mr. Ignasiak appears in courts and tribunals in his regulatory, environmental
and Aboriginal law practice. He advises on oil sands, electric generation,
pipeline, transmission and mining facilities approvals as well as tolls and
tariffs. He also advises on Aboriginal issues and impact benefit agreements.
Iliopoulos, Alexandra (Alex) Cassels Brock
& Blackwell LLP (416) 860-2909 ailiopoulos@casselsbrock.com
Ms. Iliopoulos offers experience representing a broad range of issuers and
investment dealers on a variety of transactions, including corporate finance
transactions, M&A and metal streaming transactions. She regularly advises
companies on general corporate and securities law matters including
governance and compliance.
Isaac, Thomas Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
(604) 691-6108 tisaac@casselsbrock.com
Mr. Isaac is a nationally recognized authority on Aboriginal law and related
regulatory and environmental matters, and advises mining, energy, oil, gas,
pipeline and forestry companies, lenders and investors, and governments
across Canada.
Kagetsu, Brett A. Gowling WLG
(604) 443-7601 brett.kagetsu@gowlingwlg.com
Mr. Kagetsu is a corporate finance and securities partner in Gowling WLG's
Vancouver office. His clients are primarily Canadian publicly traded mineral
exploration companies active in North America, Latin America, Europe,
Africa and Asia. He advises on matters such as securities offerings, exchange
listings, Canadian National Instrument 43-101, M&A transactions and mining-
related agreements.
Kowall, Jeffrey A. Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP
(204) 934-2521 ajk@tdslaw.com
Mr. Kowall practises corporate and commercial law with extensive experience
assisting clients in the mining industry, including providing advice on mineral
interest tenure and the negotiation of letters of intent, purchase agreements,
option agreements, supply agreements and joint-venture agreements.
Kraag, Scott Torys LLP
(416) 865-7980 skraag@torys.com
Mr. Kraag's practice focuses on corporate project finance, with particular
emphasis on the infrastructure (P3), energy and mining sectors.
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mine developers are currently in talks on poten-
tial supply deals with battery and automakers for
production at some point beyond late 2019-2021,'
company executives told Reuters.
"ese include Australia's Aeon Metals (AML.
AX), Northern Cobalt (N27.AX) and Cobalt
Blue, and Canada's Ecobalt (ECS.TO) and For-
tune Minerals (FT.TO). China's Beijing Easpring
Material Technology Co (300073.SZ), which
makes products for battery makers, has also signed
a binding five-year deal with Australian mine de-
veloper Clean Teq (CLQ.AX).
"'We are speaking to a number of parties about
the balance of the oake — that includes not just
Chinese potential customers but also customers
from other parts of the world,' Clean Teq's CEO
Sam Riggall told Reuters.
"In an indication of heightened demand, Rig-
gall said automotive companies were also show-
ing interest, along with cathode manufacturers,
the direct users of cobalt, a key material in lithi-
um-ion batteries.
"In the DRC, production is set to rise sharp-
ly, driven by commodity giant Glencore Plc
(GLEN.L), the world's biggest producer, and Lux-
embourg's ERG taking DRC's share of global out-
put to over 75% by 2023, according to UK-based
Darton Commodities.
"Glencore last week agreed to sell around a third
of its cobalt production over the next three years to
Chinese battery recycler GEM Co Ltd (002340.
SZ). Developments in Australia and Canada will
be small to mid-size, producing around 1,000 to
5,000 tonnes each, in a global market expected to
swell to some 157,000 tonnes by 2023."
e main producing country of cobalt, DRC,
has deeply entrenched social problems that the
global public, especially those who would drive
electric cars, will protest with their wallets and so-
cial media activity.
"Certainly some of the groups that we have
spoken to have said that they won't look at DRC
sources, they want clean ethical sources of cobalt,"
said Matthew Painter, Ardea's General Manager,
Gold to Reuters.
Cobalt is but one example of the o-mentioned
reality that national governments are not the only
drivers of political or community risk for mining
companies – or crucially, for investors. e de-
mand for change can come from dedicated activ-
ists and grassroots movements. Ultimately, they
can have an impact on commodity prices and ac-
cess to capital.
High-performance companies are even look-
ing beyond the need for cobalt. Japan's Panasonic
(6752.T), the main battery supplier to Tesla, Inc.
