Top mining mergers and acquisitions of 2026
Every verified merger and acquisition in the mining sector in this period, ranked by disclosed value. Updated every morning.
We tracked 28 deals in the mining sector in 2026, 22 of them with a disclosed value, worth $57.3bn in total. The largest was Gold Fields's $27.1bn abandoned bid for Northern Star Resources, ahead of Zijin Gold International Company Limited and Allied Gold Corporation at $4bn.
Top mining mergers and acquisitions of 2026
- 128 SeptGold Fields → Northern Star ResourcesNorthern Star rebuffs Gold Fields' $27bn takeover approachMiningTerminated$27.1bn
- 226 JanZijin Gold International Company Limited → Allied Gold CorporationZijin Gold's C$5.5bn takeover of Allied Gold collapsesMining / GoldTerminated$4bn
- 36 JulGenesis Minerals Limited → Vault Minerals LimitedGenesis Minerals wins Vault with A$5.6bn bid, ousting RegisMining / GoldAgreed$3.9bn
- 45 MayRegis Resources Limited → Vault Minerals LimitedRegis and Vault agree A$10.7bn gold merger, then Genesis cuts inMining / GoldTerminated$3.7bn
- 520 AprUSA Rare Earth, Inc. → Serra Verde GroupUSA Rare Earth agrees US$2.8bn deal for Brazil's Serra VerdeMining / Rare earthsCompleted$2.8bn
- 62 FebEldorado Gold Corporation → Foran Mining CorporationEldorado Gold agrees C$3.8bn deal for Foran MiningMining / Copper and goldCompleted$2.8bn
- 722 MarZijin Gold International (Zijin Mining Group) → Chifeng Jilong Gold Mining Co., Ltd.Zijin Gold agrees RMB18.3bn deal for control of Chifeng GoldMining / GoldIn review$2.7bn
- 814 AprYancoal Australia Ltd → Kestrel Coal Group (80% of Kestrel Coal Mine)Yancoal agrees up to US$2.4bn deal for Kestrel coal mineMining / Metallurgical coalCompleted$2.4bn
- 92 MarHudbay Minerals Inc. → Arizona Sonoran Copper Company Inc.Hudbay agrees US$1.48bn all-share deal for Arizona Sonoran CopperMining / CopperCompleted$1.5bn
- 1027 AugBoliden AB → Nexa Resources S.A. (64.68% stake)Boliden agrees US$1.31bn share deal for control of Nexa ResourcesMining / ZincAgreed$1.3bn
- 1116 AprUranium Royalty Corp. → Sweetwater RoyaltiesUranium Royalty agrees US$1.9bn combination with Sweetwater RoyaltiesMining / RoyaltiesCompleted$1.1bn
- 121 OctLynas Rare Earths → Meteoric Resources (Caldeira project)Lynas agrees A$968m takeover of Brazil-focused MeteoricMiningAgreed$672m
- 1317 AugOceanaGold Corporation → Ausgold LimitedOceanaGold agrees A$776m deal for AusgoldMining / GoldAgreed$553m
- 1413 OctSSR Mining → Roxmore ResourcesSSR Mining agrees to buy Roxmore for Nevada gold project next to MarigoldMining / GoldAgreed$464m
- 1516 FebGenesis Minerals Limited → Magnetic Resources NLGenesis Minerals agrees A$639m deal for Magnetic ResourcesMining / GoldCompleted$450m
- 1621 SeptArtemis Gold → Vista GoldArtemis Gold agrees US$427m all-share takeover of Vista GoldMiningAgreed$427m
- 1721 SeptLuca Mining → Cozamin mine (Capstone Copper)Luca Mining buys Capstone's Cozamin mine for up to US$385mMiningAgreed$385m
- 1826 JanGoldgroup Mining Inc. → Gold Resource CorporationGoldgroup agrees US$372m all-share deal for Gold ResourceMining / Gold and silverCompleted$372m
- 1921 JanEnergy Fuels Inc. → Australian Strategic Materials LtdEnergy Fuels agrees A$447m takeover of ASMMining / Rare earthsCompleted$301m
- 209 MarPan African Resources plc → Emmerson Resources LimitedPan African agrees A$311m all-share deal for Emmerson ResourcesMining / GoldCompleted$218m
- 2127 JulEvolution Mining Limited → Carnaby Resources LimitedEvolution Mining agrees A$213m deal for Carnaby ResourcesMining / CopperAgreed$149m
- 2214 MayAMG Critical Materials N.V. (AMG Lithium B.V.) → Zinnwald Lithium plcAMG agrees £57m takeover of Zinnwald LithiumMining / LithiumCompleted$78m
- 2316 OctExiro Nickel Company (Exiro Minerals, Orion Resource Partners, Canada Growth Fund) → Thompson Mine Complex (81.1% from Vale Base Metals)Vale Base Metals completes sale of control of Thompson nickel complex to ExiroMining / NickelCompletedUndisclosed
- 2415 OctFaraday Copper Corp. → San Manuel copper project (from BHP)Faraday Copper completes all-share purchase of BHP's San Manuel projectMining / CopperCompletedUndisclosed
- 256 OctInternational Resources Holdings → Kenmare ResourcesAbu Dhabi's IRH approaches titanium miner KenmareMiningIn talksUndisclosed
- 2618 MayCritical Metals Corp. → European Lithium LtdCritical Metals moves to absorb European LithiumMining / Lithium and rare earthsAgreedUndisclosed
- 2713 MayEquinox Gold Corp. → Orla Mining Ltd.Equinox Gold and Orla Mining agree all-share mergerMining / GoldCompletedUndisclosed
- 288 JanRio Tinto → Glencore plcRio Tinto and Glencore talks on mining mega-merger collapseMining / Diversified mining and commodity tradingTerminatedUndisclosed