Mining & Minerals
Jackson Sjoberg LLP represents client interests in transactional, administrative, regulatory, litigation, appellate, and legislative matters related to hard minerals such as coal, lignite, and uranium, and their mining.
- Lease negotiations on behalf of mineral owners and mining companies
- Real estate acquisition in contemplation of mining and mine-related operations
- Title examination
- Long-term mine plan development, including restoration and reclamation activities
- Litigating disputes involving landowners, land titles, leases and royalties, operating agreements, conflicts between competing mineral owners, and appeals from Railroad Commission decisions
- Appearances before the Railroad Commission of Texas — permits and renewals, reclamation plans, bonding, and conflicts between competing oil and gas and mining interests
- Appearances before the Texas General Land Office and the State Office of Administrative Hearings
- Infrastructure development — treatment and disposal facilities for oil and gas and mining waste
- Rulemaking proceedings at the Railroad Commission of Texas
- Monitoring, analyzing, and drafting legislation related to mining and mineral development
- Working with County and State officials on road relocations to accommodate mining operations
- Coordinating with oil and gas operators, utilities and pipelines on facility relocations
- Cemetery relocations