5 March 2026
Bolivia Extends Deadline for Renewal of Commercial Registration for Mining Companies
A extended compliance window for mining companies, and the consequence of missing it.
Practice area
For more than sixty years, we have advised mining companies, investors, lenders, and service providers in Bolivia. Our practice supports projects throughout their lifecycle, including acquisitions, mineral rights, development, financing, environmental and regulatory compliance, operations, community issues, and disputes.
Overview
Mining remains an important sector in the Bolivian economy. Mining companies require a keen understanding of the country's market and regulatory framework to extract maximum value from investments in Bolivia. Increasing regulatory obligations, domestic and international reporting requirements, tax compliance, resource nationalism, and sustainable development are just some of the factors mining companies must navigate.
C.R. & F. Rojas has over 60 years of experience assisting domestic and international clients in the mining industry. We have represented publicly held companies, industry trade associations, private businesses, and individuals in commercial transactions and investments across the sector.
Adaptation of mining concessions to administrative mining contracts
Requests for new mining administrative contracts
Securing authorisations and licences
Mining association contracts
Agreements between private mining companies
Mineral trading agreements
Financing agreements in favour of mining cooperatives
Audits and legal opinions on mining issues
Environmental legal advice on mining matters

Senior Partner. Joined the firm in 1971. Harvard LL.M. Fifty-four years advising foreign capital entering Bolivia.

Senior Partner. Heads the firm's Corporate and Commercial practice, advising on complex transactions and strategic investments, and oversees the firm's institutional relationships.

Managing Partner. Chicago LL.M. Corporate, energy, hydrocarbons and mining, from both offices.

Partner. Heads the Mining and Environmental Law departments. Over thirty years advising the largest foreign investors in Bolivia.

Partner. Civil, corporate and commercial law, and government contracts.

Partner. Cross-border transactions, M&A, private equity, and the structuring of foreign direct investment. Qualified in New York.
5 March 2026
A extended compliance window for mining companies, and the consequence of missing it.
La Paz · Santa Cruz · Cochabamba