Largest global mining companies by market cap

Global mining companies form the foundation of industrial civilization, extracting essential metals and minerals for infrastructure, technology, and energy systems. They are primarily traded on exchanges like LSE, ASX, and NYSE, fundamental platforms for commodity investments. Despite cyclical volatility, the global mining sector, led by diversified majors, offers investors exposure to economic development megatrends and resource urbanization.

Commodity exchanges are not just platforms for mining giants; they facilitate capital deployment into the $2T+ global mining industry. The main advantages of investing in mining stocks include:

• Resource diversification: Companies with exposure to multiple commodities including copper, iron ore, gold, and battery metals across economic cycles.
• Operational scale: Mega-projects with 50+ year mine lives and economies of scale reducing production costs.
• Cash flow generation: High-margin operations generating 30-50% EBITDA margins during commodity upswings.

The mining leader BHP operates across 90 global assets producing 300 million tonnes annually – including 10% of global iron ore supply. Together with Rio Tinto (the world’s largest iron ore producer at 320M tonnes), they anchor the sector, with BHP controlling mines representing 5% of global copper reserves. Investing in mining stocks provides exposure to companies supplying 80% of industrial raw materials.

Leading miners are technological pioneers. Rio Tinto operates autonomous haulage systems across Australian mines, while Vale implements AI-driven ore sorting. Glencore’s Katanga mine achieves 99% cobalt recovery rates. This innovation explains why mining equities delivered 15% annual returns over the past decade. Beyond extraction, the sector includes 5 of the world’s 10 largest mines: Escondida (copper), Carajás (iron ore), Grasberg (copper/gold), Collahuasi (copper), and Oyu Tolgoi (copper/gold).

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The following table contains a list of the largest global mining companies by market capitalization, primarily traded on LSE/ASX/global exchanges (including diversified majors with $10B+ revenue). The list includes only publicly traded companies, and the presented data (price, market cap) are regularly updated to reflect the current market situation.