Copper accounted for a 56.1 percent share of the merger and acquisition (M&A) deals among the 40 leading mining companies worldwide in 2022. Accordingly, it was by far the leading commodity to be targeted by M&A activity in the global mining sector that year. Gold accounted for a 34 percent share of the M&A deals made by the top 40 mining companies worldwide that year, coming in second-place.
Distribution of the leading mining companies' merger and acquisition deals worldwide in 2022, by mineral commodity
This statistic includes the aggregated results of the deals made by the top 40 mining companies worldwide by commodity. These companies represent the vast majority of the global mining industry and thus serve as a proxy for the industry as a whole.
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