Global mining M&A rebounds, but Canada takes the cake

The three months ended June 30 saw global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity rebound from disappointing lows in the first quarter, but Canada was host to the most significant gold deals by a large margin, professional services firm KPMG said. The firm’s ‘Mining M&A Quarterly Newsletter’ reported that Australia, China and Indonesia had also contributed M&A activity in other sectors such as iron-ore, mineral sands and copper.