Share of M&A deals made by the top mining companies in 2022, by commodity
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.