Hong Kong/Singapore/Perth: Leading international law firm Clifford Chance has advised TSX-V-listed Asian Mineral Resources Limited on its mining services contracts, equipment leasing arrangements and US$20 million project financing through LienViet Post Bank for the Ban Phuc Nickel Project in Vietnam.

Production at the mine, some 160km west of Hanoi, began in June. The project is the first underground nickel mine in Vietnam.

Our team drew on skills from Hong Kong, Perth and Singapore, as well as our longstanding relationship with Vietnamese law firm Vilaf & Partners.

Hong Kong partner Ashvin Seetulsingh and Singapore partner Ting Ting Tan led the Clifford Chance team. In Perth, counsel Phil Sealey advised on the mining services contracts and equipment leasing arrangements, assisted by partner Jon Carson and senior associate Gemma Bentley.