SNL report: Copper dominant in 2014 mining acquisition activity

摘要

The following report, Signs of Life in Mining Acquisitions, wasreleasedby Virginia-headquartered SNL Metals & Mining. For more information, please visit www.snl.com Last year we saw a welcome improvement in mining asset transactions, with SNL Metals & Mining recording 73 acquisitions that were individually valued at more than US$10 million. In a recent report, Base Metals and Gold Acquisitions Activity, 2005-14, SNL calculates that these deals totalled US$21.6 billion, compared with US$11.9 billion in 2013. Despite the near-doubled year-on-year increase, 2014's total was the third lowest in the past 10 years, with only 2013 and 2009 (US$14.9 billion) being lower.