Top 10 Mining Companies in the World in 2021 by Capital Expenditure

Rio Tinto, BHP, Anglo American Plc, Vale SA, and China Shenhua Energy Co Ltd are the 5 mining companies in the world in 2021 by capital expenditure. In total, the top 10 mining companies in the world had capital expenditures of $45,189 million, where Rio Tinto was the highest ($7,384 million) and Yankuang Energy Group Co Ltd was the lowest ($2,772 million). As of FY2021, the top 10 companies generated revenue of $556,881 million with an average revenue growth increase of 48%. The highest revenue increase was posted by Fortescue Metals Group Ltd (73.8%), followed by Anglo American Plc (63.3%), and the lowest revenue increase was posted by Zijin Mining Group Co Ltd (31.3%). In terms of the geographical split, 3 out of the world’s 10 mining companies are based in Europe, while 3 are based in Asia, another 2 are based in Oceania, and the remaining 2 are based in South and North America. They employed a total of 510,413 people in 2021. The United United Kingdom-based Rio Tinto is the top mining company in the world (by capital expenditure). The company reported revenues of $63,495 million for the fiscal year ended December 2021 (FY2021), an increase of 42.3% over FY2020. The company is an international metals and mining company that carries out the mining, exploration, and processing of various mineral resources. It supplies a range of minerals and metals, including aluminum, diamonds, uranium, copper, gold, and iron ore, and employs 49,000 people. BHP is one of the leading mining companies in the world (by capital expenditure). The company reported revenues of $56,921 million for the fiscal year ended June 2021 (FY2021), an increase of 32.6% over FY2020. The company is a natural resources company that carries out the explorations, development, production, and processing of mineral resources. It discovers, acquires, and markets various commodities including iron ore, coal, nickel, copper, lead, silver, potash, molybdenum, uranium, zinc, and gold. BHP employs 37,908 people.