Plan Mexico 2030: Interview with Joel Gonzalez in Líder Legal
Our partner Joel Gonzalez was interviewed by Lider Legal, where he analyzed the scope of the new regulatory pillars of Mexico’s mining policy within the framework of Plan México 2030, and their impact on legal certainty for investments in the sector. During the interview, he noted that legal certainty is no longer limited to the […]
ALN Mining Law Firm Advises on Transformational Mining Transaction in Mexico: Silverco Acquires Nuevo Silver Inc. and the La Negra Mine
We are pleased to announce that ALN Mining Law Firm acted as key legal advisor in the strategic transaction whereby Silverco Mining Ltd. (TSXV: SICO, “Silverco”) entered into a binding letter dated January 19, 2026, to acquire Nuevo Silver Inc. (“Nuevo Silver”), including its recent acquisition of 100% of the producing La Negra Silver Mine […]
2024 Mexico Elections
With Claudia Sheinbaum’s victory in the recent elections, Mexico has its first female president in history.
Prior consultation with indigenous peoples and communities regarding environmental assessments and authorizations
Last March 2023, two jurisprudential criteria were published by the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation of our country, which explain the provisions of Convention 169 on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent Countries, which has been ratified by Mexico, and in relation to the government’s duty to guarantee indigenous peoples their participation in […]
Mexico on its way to reduce its carbon footprint
On February 29th of 2024, Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público launched the program called ECO CREDITO SUSTENTABLE, which is one of Mexico ́s many initiatives in its Mobilization of Sustainable Financing Strategy (Estrategia de Movilización de Financiamiento Sostenible), initiative in cooperation with Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (SEMARNAT) and Nacional Financiera (Nafin), […]
License to Operate: Main Risk for Miners in Mexico
Q: How have mining companies in Chihuahua interpreted the government’s decree to halt activities to prevent the spread of COVID-19?
A: The decree has generated uncertainty in the state’s mining sector. The way in which companies must implement it is vague, especially regarding the Labor Law. Perhaps the obfuscation is deliberate on the part of the authorities to surreptitiously justify why employees must still be paid even if the company is closed. Business owners are not sure if there would be any legal liability if they were to pay their workers only minimum wages while operations remain suspended. Nevertheless, all mining companies we work with have chosen not to try to interpret the decree. Instead, they have made a commitment to pay their workers full wages for as long as they can. Even
