Mining M&A news: mining mergers and acquisitions in 2026
Every mining merger, acquisition, take-private and carve-out we have verified in 2026, newest first. Updated every morning.
SSR Mining → Roxmore Resources$464mGold Fields → Northern Star Resources$27.1bnZijin Gold International Company Limited → Allied Gold Corporation$4bnGenesis Minerals Limited → Vault Minerals Limited$3.9bnRegis Resources Limited → Vault Minerals Limited$3.7bnUSA Rare Earth, Inc. → Serra Verde Group$2.8bnEldorado Gold Corporation → Foran Mining Corporation$2.8bnZijin Gold International (Zijin Mining Group) → Chifeng Jilong Gold Mining Co., Ltd.$2.7bnYancoal Australia Ltd → Kestrel Coal Group (80% of Kestrel Coal Mine)$2.4bnHudbay Minerals Inc. → Arizona Sonoran Copper Company Inc.$1.5bnBoliden AB → Nexa Resources S.A. (64.68% stake)$1.3bnUranium Royalty Corp. → Sweetwater Royalties$1.1bn
28Deals tracked
$57.3bnDisclosed value
$27.1bnLargest deal
13Completed
Mining M&A news: mining mergers and acquisitions in 2026
- 16 Oct 2026Vale Base Metals completes sale of control of Thompson nickel complex to ExiroExiro Nickel Company (Exiro Minerals, Orion Resource Partners, Canada Growth Fund) → Thompson Mine Complex (81.1% from Vale Base Metals)Mining / NickelCompletedUndisclosed
- 15 Oct 2026Faraday Copper completes all-share purchase of BHP's San Manuel projectFaraday Copper Corp. → San Manuel copper project (from BHP)Mining / CopperCompletedUndisclosed
- 13 Oct 2026SSR Mining agrees to buy Roxmore for Nevada gold project next to MarigoldSSR Mining → Roxmore ResourcesMining / GoldAgreed$464m
- 6 Oct 2026Abu Dhabi's IRH approaches titanium miner KenmareInternational Resources Holdings → Kenmare ResourcesMiningIn talksUndisclosed
- 1 Oct 2026Lynas agrees A$968m takeover of Brazil-focused MeteoricLynas Rare Earths → Meteoric Resources (Caldeira project)MiningAgreed$672m
- 28 Sept 2026Northern Star rebuffs Gold Fields' $27bn takeover approachGold Fields → Northern Star ResourcesMiningTerminated$27.1bn
- 21 Sept 2026Artemis Gold agrees US$427m all-share takeover of Vista GoldArtemis Gold → Vista GoldMiningAgreed$427m
- 21 Sept 2026Luca Mining buys Capstone's Cozamin mine for up to US$385mLuca Mining → Cozamin mine (Capstone Copper)MiningAgreed$385m
- 27 Aug 2026Boliden agrees US$1.31bn share deal for control of Nexa ResourcesBoliden AB → Nexa Resources S.A. (64.68% stake)Mining / ZincAgreed$1.3bn
- 17 Aug 2026OceanaGold agrees A$776m deal for AusgoldOceanaGold Corporation → Ausgold LimitedMining / GoldAgreed$553m
- 27 Jul 2026Evolution Mining agrees A$213m deal for Carnaby ResourcesEvolution Mining Limited → Carnaby Resources LimitedMining / CopperAgreed$149m
- 6 Jul 2026Genesis Minerals wins Vault with A$5.6bn bid, ousting RegisGenesis Minerals Limited → Vault Minerals LimitedMining / GoldAgreed$3.9bn
- 18 May 2026Critical Metals moves to absorb European LithiumCritical Metals Corp. → European Lithium LtdMining / Lithium and rare earthsAgreedUndisclosed
- 14 May 2026AMG agrees £57m takeover of Zinnwald LithiumAMG Critical Materials N.V. (AMG Lithium B.V.) → Zinnwald Lithium plcMining / LithiumCompleted$78m
- 13 May 2026Equinox Gold and Orla Mining agree all-share mergerEquinox Gold Corp. → Orla Mining Ltd.Mining / GoldCompletedUndisclosed
- 5 May 2026Regis and Vault agree A$10.7bn gold merger, then Genesis cuts inRegis Resources Limited → Vault Minerals LimitedMining / GoldTerminated$3.7bn
- 20 Apr 2026USA Rare Earth agrees US$2.8bn deal for Brazil's Serra VerdeUSA Rare Earth, Inc. → Serra Verde GroupMining / Rare earthsCompleted$2.8bn
- 16 Apr 2026Uranium Royalty agrees US$1.9bn combination with Sweetwater RoyaltiesUranium Royalty Corp. → Sweetwater RoyaltiesMining / RoyaltiesCompleted$1.1bn
- 14 Apr 2026Yancoal agrees up to US$2.4bn deal for Kestrel coal mineYancoal Australia Ltd → Kestrel Coal Group (80% of Kestrel Coal Mine)Mining / Metallurgical coalCompleted$2.4bn
- 22 Mar 2026Zijin Gold agrees RMB18.3bn deal for control of Chifeng GoldZijin Gold International (Zijin Mining Group) → Chifeng Jilong Gold Mining Co., Ltd.Mining / GoldIn review$2.7bn
- 9 Mar 2026Pan African agrees A$311m all-share deal for Emmerson ResourcesPan African Resources plc → Emmerson Resources LimitedMining / GoldCompleted$218m
- 2 Mar 2026Hudbay agrees US$1.48bn all-share deal for Arizona Sonoran CopperHudbay Minerals Inc. → Arizona Sonoran Copper Company Inc.Mining / CopperCompleted$1.5bn
- 16 Feb 2026Genesis Minerals agrees A$639m deal for Magnetic ResourcesGenesis Minerals Limited → Magnetic Resources NLMining / GoldCompleted$450m
- 2 Feb 2026Eldorado Gold agrees C$3.8bn deal for Foran MiningEldorado Gold Corporation → Foran Mining CorporationMining / Copper and goldCompleted$2.8bn
- 26 Jan 2026Zijin Gold's C$5.5bn takeover of Allied Gold collapsesZijin Gold International Company Limited → Allied Gold CorporationMining / GoldTerminated$4bn
- 26 Jan 2026Goldgroup agrees US$372m all-share deal for Gold ResourceGoldgroup Mining Inc. → Gold Resource CorporationMining / Gold and silverCompleted$372m
- 21 Jan 2026Energy Fuels agrees A$447m takeover of ASMEnergy Fuels Inc. → Australian Strategic Materials LtdMining / Rare earthsCompleted$301m
- 8 Jan 2026Rio Tinto and Glencore talks on mining mega-merger collapseRio Tinto → Glencore plcMining / Diversified mining and commodity tradingTerminatedUndisclosed