Top 10 Mining Companies in the World in 2021 by Revenues

Glencore Plc, China Minmetals Corp, Jiangxi Copper Co Ltd, Rio Tinto, and BHP are the top 5 mining companies in the world in 2021 by revenue. Cumulatively, the top 10 mining companies generated revenue of $743,267 million, with average revenue growth of 44.63%, the highest revenue was generated by Glencore Plc ($203,751 million), followed by China Minmetals Corp ($131,784 million) and Jiangxi Copper Co Ltd ($68,647 million) while Zijin Mining Group Co Ltd (34900 million) stood the lowest. The highest revenue growth was registered by China Coal Energy Co Ltd (63.96%), followed by Anglo American Plc (63.3%), while Zijin Mining Group Co Ltd registered the lowest revenue growth of 31.25%. In terms of the geographical split, 6 out of 10 companies are based in Asia-Pacific, while 3 are based in Europe, and 1 is based in South America. They employed a total of 497,896 people in 2021. Switzerland-based Glencore Plc is one of the top Global Companies in the US in 2021 by Revenue (FY 2021). It is a diversified natural resources company. Its operations include refinement, processing, storage, and transportation of metals and minerals, energy, and agricultural products. Glencore produces and trades zinc, lead, copper, aluminum, nickel, iron ore, oil products, coal, ferroalloys, and cobalt. It reported revenue of $203,751 million with average revenue growth of 43.2%. The company operates more than 150 mining and metallurgical sites, farms, agricultural facilities, and offshore oil production assets in 35 countries across the world and employed a total of 81,284 people. China-based China Minmetals Corp is one of the top Global Companies in the US in 2021 by Revenue (FY 2021). It is a state-owned metals and mining company that focuses on exploring, mining, smelting, processing, and trading metals and minerals, also offer services such as the development of residential and commercial buildings, finance, real estate, property development, specialized construction, and property management. The company generated revenue of $131,784 million. It operates in Asia, Oceania, South America, and Africa.