01 Glencore and Xstrata

Reaching # 1 on our list of Top 10 Mining Mergers and Acquisitions of All-Time is Glencore and Xstrata . In May 2013 , the two companies merged together to form the world ’ s fourthbiggest mining company and the world ’ s biggest commodities trader . Together , the two companies have a diversified business spread across several commodities , including copper , coal and zinc . The company has a market value of roughly $ 66 billion .

48 October 2014