"The green energy transition has been a growth driver for many aspects of the metals and mining industry, with demand for key metals such as copper, nickel, lithium and cobalt expected to remain on an upward trajectory and supply to trend downward," S&P Global Commodity Insights analyst Aude Marjolin said in a report.

Following are some of the largest copper mining deals since 2022, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence.

Buyer/Investor Seller M&A type Deal Status

value(million

USD) 

Deals in 2022

BHP Lonsdale Investments OZ Minerals Ltd Corporate 6,779.80 Announced

Pty Ltd

Investor group Antofagasta plc Asset- 945 Announced

Reko Diq

project

Metals Acquisition Corp Glencore plc Asset - 1,200.00 Announced

CSA

Project

Rio Tinto International Turquoise Hill Resources Corporate 3,251.30 Completed

Holdings Ltd Ltd

Deals in 2023

Hudbay Minerals Inc Copper Mountain Mining Corp Corporate 758.5 Announced

Lundin Mining Corp ENEOS Holdings Inc Asset - 950 Announced

Caserones

Copper

Mine

(Reporting by Arunima Kumar in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila)