• VOC Group (VOCG): a 50% shareholder of Wright Prospecting, on the sale of its 25% interest in the Rhodes Ridge Iron Ore Project to Japanese trading and investment group, Mitsui & Co, Ltd., for US $3.4 billion. Rhodes Ridge, 50% owned and operated by Rio Tinto, is one of the world's largest and highest quality undeveloped iron deposits*
• Wyloo Metals (part of the Forrest family's Tattarang Group): on the acquisition of a 60% interest in the Yangibana Rare Earths and Niobium Project in Western Australia and formation of a joint venture with ASX-listed Hastings Technology Metals. The transaction also involved Wyloo acquiring from Hastings a 19.99% equity interest in TSX-listed Neo Performance Materials*
• Wright Prospecting: Advised on the landmark agreement between Wright Prospecting and Rio Tinto to modernise the joint venture arrangements for the Rhodes Ridge iron-ore project in Western Australia*
• Tianqi Lithium Corporation: Advised Tianqi on its joint venture with IGO limited and divestment of a 49% interest in its Western Australian operations, valuing the investment at $1.9 billion*
• Squadron Energy: Advised on its acquisition of CWP Renewables, comprising a broad portfolio of wind, solar and firming projects in New South Wales and Victoria – in one of Australia’s largest renewable energy transactions ever*
• FMG: Advised FMG in relation to various agreements including JV agreements and tenement sale agreements*
• Western Power: Acted for Western Power on Project Symphony which related to a collaboration with Synergy and AEMO in relation to a pilot solar project in Western Australia*
• CITIC Pacific Mining: Acted for CITIC Pacific Mining in relation to its gas supply arrangements to its Sino Iron operations in Western Australia, including gas storage at the Tubridgi Gas Storage Project*
• Barrick Gold Corporation: Advised on the structuring of Barrick's JV arrangements with Newmont at the Kalgoorlie Superpit*
• MMG: Advised on its sale of the Golden Grove copper, zinc and gold project in Western Australia to EMR Capital for US$210 million*
• Alcoa: Advising on various transactional and project-related matters, including its high-purity alumina joint venture with FYI Resources and operations at the Portland Aluminium smelter*
• Peak Iron Mines: Advising on its various mining interests in South Australia, including the development of the Peculiar Knob and Hawks Nest Projects*
   

*indicates the matter was completed by Armin prior to joining Cliford Chance