Top mining mergers and acquisitions in March 2026
Every verified merger and acquisition in the mining sector in this period, ranked by disclosed value. Updated every morning.
We tracked 3 deals in the mining sector in March 2026, 3 of them with a disclosed value, worth $4.3bn in total. The largest was Zijin Gold International (Zijin Mining Group)'s $2.7bn deal for Chifeng Jilong Gold Mining Co., Ltd., ahead of Hudbay Minerals Inc. and Arizona Sonoran Copper Company Inc. at $1.5bn.
Top mining mergers and acquisitions in March 2026
- 122 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
- 22 MarHudbay Minerals Inc. → Arizona Sonoran Copper Company Inc.Hudbay agrees US$1.48bn all-share deal for Arizona Sonoran CopperMining / CopperCompleted$1.5bn
- 39 MarPan African Resources plc → Emmerson Resources LimitedPan African agrees A$311m all-share deal for Emmerson ResourcesMining / GoldCompleted$218m