Rita Spalding
Global Guide 2024
Band 3 : Energy & Natural Resources: Mining
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About
Provided by Rita Spalding
Practice Areas
Rita is an expert in all aspects of mining and mineral law. She has substantial experience in structuring and negotiating commercial transactions, conducting due diligence investigations relating to mergers and acquisitions and compliance audits in respect of mining companies. Rita's expertise extends to technically specialised drafting of various agreements necessary to conduct prospecting and mining operations including preparing applications for rights; infrastructure and logistics agreements; commodity supply and offtake agreements; and applications under mining and mineral law. She has advised both local and international clients on compliance in relation to mining and mineral law as well as black economic empowerment regulations in South Africa.
Career
Rita's qualifications include:
LLB, University of KwaZulu-Natal, 2003
Admitted attorney, notary public and conveyancer of the High Court of South Africa
Professional Memberships
Member of the South Africa-Canada Chamber of Business Mining Working Group (2010 to present)
Member of the South African Women in Mining Association (2010 to present)