Top 10 Mining Companies in the World in 2021 by Number of Operating Mines
CRH Plc, Coal India Ltd, Martin Marietta Materials Inc, Vulcan Materials Co, and HeidelbergCement AG are the top 5 mining companies in the world in 2021 by the number of operating mines. Comprehensively, the top 10 mining companies in the world had an operating mine of 2,136 where CRH Plc was the highest (478), Coal India Ltd (424), and Martin Marietta Materials Inc (220), while the company MDU Resources Group Inc had the lowest operating mines (109). In total, they generated revenue of $317,396 million with an average revenue growth increase of 13.9%. The highest revenue increase was posted by Glencore Plc (43.2%), followed by Breeden Group PLC (32.7%), and the lowest revenue increase was posted by MDU Resources Group Inc (2.7%). In terms of the geographical split, 5 out of the world's top 10 mining companies are based in Europe, while 4 are based in North America, and the remaining 1 is based in Asia. They employed a total of 572,522 people in 2021. The Ireland-based CRH Plc is the leading mining company in the world (by the number of operating mines). The company reported revenues of $29,206 million for the fiscal year ended December 2021 (FY2021), an increase of 12.3% over FY2020, due to continued performance improvement measures and good cost control. The company is a manufacturer and distributor of construction materials. It produces aggregates, asphalt, ready-mixed concrete, agricultural and chemical lime, concrete products, and insulation products. The company employs 77,446 people. India-based Coal India Ltd is one of the leading mining companies in the world (by the number of operating mines). The company reported revenues of $12,193 million for the fiscal year ended March 2021 (FY2021), a decrease of 6.3% over FY2020. The company is a state-owned company operating under the administrative control of the Ministry of Coal and the Government of India. The company's coal products include coking coal, semi coking coal, non-coking coal, beneficiated coal, CIL coke/LTC coke, coal fines/coke fines, tar, heavy oil, light oil, and soft pitch. It employs 248,550 people in 2021.