This statistic depicts the top mining and metals deals with African companies involved, based on value in 2012. In that year, South African De Beers was acquired by Anglo American from the United Kingdom in a deal worth some *** billion U.S. dollars.
Only completed deals are included. Deals identified as incomplete, pending, partly incomplete, unconditional or
intended as of December 31, 2012, were excluded.
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EY. (February 2, 2013). Leading African mining and metals deals based on value in 2012 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 10, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/253252/top-chinese-mining-and-metals-deals-based-on-value-2012/
EY. "Leading African mining and metals deals based on value in 2012 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. February 2, 2013. Statista. Accessed July 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/253252/top-chinese-mining-and-metals-deals-based-on-value-2012/
EY. (2013). Leading African mining and metals deals based on value in 2012 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/253252/top-chinese-mining-and-metals-deals-based-on-value-2012/
EY. "Leading African Mining and Metals Deals Based on Value in 2012 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Feb 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/253252/top-chinese-mining-and-metals-deals-based-on-value-2012/
EY, Leading African mining and metals deals based on value in 2012 (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/253252/top-chinese-mining-and-metals-deals-based-on-value-2012/ (last visited July 10, 2025)
Leading African mining and metals deals based on value in 2012 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], EY, February 2, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/253252/top-chinese-mining-and-metals-deals-based-on-value-2012/
