Stephens Scown's Mines and Minerals Team has extensive specialist knowledge of the mineral extraction industry.

The team has a national reputation within the industry for dealing with all aspects of mines and minerals work throughout the UK. We act for a number of high profile clients and we have particular expertise in property and planning related mineral and waste disposal work.

We have a close association with the industry in hard rock mining, production and processing of aggregates and waste disposal. As a result we have an extensive knowledge of quarrying production and processing, inert and putrescible in-fill, landfill sites and all associated planning and environmental issues.

As well as receiving plaudits from satisfied clients the team is regularly singled out for praise by independant guides to the legal profession such as Legal 500 and Chambers

Chambers 2009 - 'This West Country mining and mineral extraction team is part of the firm's "vibrant and resourceful" commercial property practice.  It earns praise from the market for its work with a number of major companies in the extraction industry.  Clients appreciate "the real effort the team makes to keep us up to date with all the relevant developments"'

We also provide a wide range of other legal services including:

• Corporate and commercial
• Competition advice
• Commercial contracts
• Complex mineral litigation
• "Dawn raid panel team"