April 5, 2012



Fasken Martineau is a leading international business law and litigation firm. With over 675 lawyers, the firm has offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa, Montréal, Québec City, London, Paris and Johannesburg.

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In one of the largest recoveries ever in a dispute against a sovereign state, First Quantum Minerals has ended the international arbitrations and related proceedings surrounding its mining operations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The settlement was part of a sale by First Quantum of its residual claims and assets in the DRC to Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC), for total consideration of US$1.25 billion. The deal closed on March 2, 2012.