The figures include only mining and metals M&A activity from 2023 that had met the following criteria: a minimum deal value of 10 million U.S. dollars and a volume of one million ounces of gold or 100,000 metric tons of base metals in the acquired reserves and resources.
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Global mining industry M&A deal value 2023, by mineral commodity
In 2023, the total global value of all mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in which gold was the target commodity amounted to more than ** billion U.S. dollars. In comparison, the total value of copper deals worldwide that year was less than five billion U.S. dollars.
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