May 2023 Newmont agree deal with Newcrest Newmont, the world’s biggest gold mining company agreed in May 2023 to acquire Australia-based gold miner Newcrest US$19.2bn/AU$26bn in the industry’s biggest deal to date. May 2023 Allkem and Livent Fuse Allkem Limited and Livent Corp join forces in a US$10.6 bn or AU$15.7bn all-stock merger of equals deal. April 2023 BHP acquires OZ Minerals The scheme was finally given the green-light by the Federal Court of Australia after the OZ Minerals shareholders gave the US$6.4bn or AU$9.6 bn acquisition the thumbs up. Dec 2022 Rio Tinto completes Turquoise Hill deal Rio Tinto completes US$3.3bn or AU$4.9bn Turquoise Hill deal for larger chunk in the mammoth Oyu Tolgoi project in Mongolia. Feb 2022 Agnico and Kirkland Lake Merge In a merger of equals which now creates a mining industry leader with a dominant position in the Canadian gold mining industry, Agnico Eagle Mines Limited and Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd combined in a transaction valued at US$11bn or CAD 13.5 bn/ AU$16bn. Dec 2019 Barrick Gold-Randgold agree to merger creating a new gold mammoth In the industry The share-for-share deal valued at US$6.5 bn or AU$9.8bn. The deal resulted in the formation of a “new Barrick” with a strong operational foundation across Africa, North America and South America as well as operations in Saudi Arabia and PNG. March 2019 Newmont acquire Goldcorp for $10bn An acquisition meaning the creation of a world leading gold company,. In 2019, Newmont acquired all the outstanding common shares of Goldcorp in a stock-for-stock transaction valued at US$10bn or AU$15bn. And way back in 2007... November 2007 Rio Tinto acquires Alcan’s outstanding shares At the time this was the largest deal in mining & metals history for US$38.1bn/ AU$44bn. Source: Jon Taylor, LinkedIn