Top mining mergers and acquisitions in May 2026
Every verified merger and acquisition in the mining sector in this period, ranked by disclosed value. Updated every morning.
We tracked 4 deals in the mining sector in May 2026, 2 of them with a disclosed value, worth $3.7bn in total. The largest was Regis Resources Limited's $3.7bn abandoned bid for Vault Minerals Limited, ahead of AMG Critical Materials N.V. (AMG Lithium B.V.) and Zinnwald Lithium plc at $78m.
Top mining mergers and acquisitions in May 2026
- 15 MayRegis Resources Limited → Vault Minerals LimitedRegis and Vault agree A$10.7bn gold merger, then Genesis cuts inMining / GoldTerminated$3.7bn
- 214 MayAMG Critical Materials N.V. (AMG Lithium B.V.) → Zinnwald Lithium plcAMG agrees £57m takeover of Zinnwald LithiumMining / LithiumCompleted$78m
- 318 MayCritical Metals Corp. → European Lithium LtdCritical Metals moves to absorb European LithiumMining / Lithium and rare earthsAgreedUndisclosed
- 413 MayEquinox Gold Corp. → Orla Mining Ltd.Equinox Gold and Orla Mining agree all-share mergerMining / GoldCompletedUndisclosed