CHARTS: Mining’s top 50 companies top $1.4 trillion value amid M&A fever
World’s top 50 mining companies build on gains in the first quarter of 2023, but remain well below valuations this time last year as M&A fever grips the sector.
Company's Q1 production fell 10% year on year, partly owing to operations running at reduced capacity because of higher rates of covid-19 infections among workers.
While South Africa was the world’s biggest producer of gold for decades, production has slumped as its deposits get deeper and more expensive to access.