Hudbay Minerals announced an all‑share acquisition of Arizona Sonoran Copper Company valued at about C$1.48 billion ($1 billion), creating North America’s third‑largest copper district. The deal gives Hudbay full ownership of the Cactus copper project and is expected to close in Q2 2026.
Brazilian miner Vale announced the sale of its 18.9% stake in the Thompson nickel complex in Manitoba to a consortium of Exiro Minerals, Orion Resource Partners and the Canada Growth Fund. The investors will form a new company, Exiro Nickel,...
Australian gold miner Genesis Minerals announced a cash‑and‑stock acquisition of Magnetic Resources valued at approximately A$639 million ($449 million). The deal, payable in cash and new Genesis shares, will give Genesis ownership of the Lady Julie project in the Laverton gold district,...
Australian mining giant BHP entered a silver‑streaming agreement with Wheaton Precious Metals, receiving an upfront cash payment of $4.3 billion in exchange for delivering silver from its Antamina mine. The deal provides BHP with immediate financing while Wheaton secures future silver...
JERA Co., Inc., via JERA Americas, closed its $1.5 billion acquisition of the South Mansfield upstream asset in Louisiana’s Haynesville shale, buying it from Williams and GeoSouthern Energy affiliates. The deal expands JERA’s U.S. upstream portfolio and supports its low‑carbon LNG...
Harbour Energy has completed its $3.2 bn acquisition of LLOG Exploration Company LLC, adding a deepwater oil portfolio in the U.S. Gulf. The deal, financed with $2.7 bn in cash and $0.5 bn in newly issued Harbour shares, expands Harbour’s offshore presence across...
Elemental Energies announced the acquisition of Applied Petroleum Technology AS (APT), a specialist geoscience and petroleum geochemistry firm, to strengthen its global subsurface, geochemistry and reservoir analysis capabilities. The deal adds roughly 10% to Elemental’s workforce, bringing total staff to...

US government‑backed investment group Orion CMC announced a memorandum of understanding with mining giant Glencore to take a 40% stake in Glencore’s two copper and cobalt mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The deal, part of the US’s Project...