The USD 4bln Collapse: Inside the Regulatory Stalls, Geopolitical Friction, and Tax Disputes That Derailed Zijin Mining’s Acquisition of Allied Gold
In what was envisioned as one of the defining global mining transactions of 2026, the proposed corporate takeover of Canada’s Allied Gold Corporation by China’s state-backed Zijin Mining Group collapsed this week, leaving the global mining sector and East African energy markets processing the fallout of a canceled megadeal. On Wednesday, July 29, 2026,...