Largest Lithium Mining & Producer Companies by Market Cap
Lithium — the lightest metal on Earth — is sometimes called “white gold” because roughly 80% of global production goes into batteries for electric vehicles, smartphones, laptops, and grid-scale energy storage. The remaining share feeds into ceramics, glass, lubricating greases, and aluminum-lithium alloys used in aerospace.
The world’s lithium supply comes from two main extraction methods: brine deposits, concentrated primarily in the “Lithium Triangle” spanning Chile, Bolivia, and Argentina across 400,000 km², which holds about 60% of known lithium deposits; and hard-rock (spodumene) mining, dominated by Australia, the world’s leading lithium mine producer.
The largest lithium mining companies are listed across several major exchanges:
- Albemarle (NYSE: ALB): The world’s largest publicly listed lithium producer by production capacity, headquartered in the U.S. Operates the only lithium-producing mine in North America and holds joint ventures at the Greenbushes and Wodgina mines in Australia.
- SQM (NYSE: SQM): Chile-based producer extracting lithium from brine in the Salar de Atacama, also developing the Mount Holland hard-rock project in Australia through a joint venture with Wesfarmers.
- Ganfeng Lithium (SZSE / HKEX): Founded in 2000, Ganfeng is the largest producer of lithium metal globally, operating across the entire supply chain from mining and processing to recycling, with assets in Argentina, Australia, China, Mexico, and Mali.
- Pilbara Minerals (ASX: PLS): Owns 100% of the Pilgangoora Project in Western Australia — the world’s largest independent hard-rock lithium operation.
- Mineral Resources (ASX: MIN): The largest producer of spodumene, with stakes in multiple lithium ventures including a joint operation at the Wodgina mine with Albemarle.
China plays a distinct role in the lithium supply chain, controlling around 60% of global lithium refining capacity, while most of Australia’s spodumene output is exported to Chinese refiners.
Regulated brokerThe following table contains a list of the largest lithium mining companies by market capitalization. It includes only publicly traded lithium producers and miners, and all data — including price and market cap — is regularly updated to reflect the current market situation.
| Stock | Price | Change % | Marketcap |
|---|---|---|---|
 Exxon Mobil XOM | $137.81 | 2.08% | 571.22B |
 Chevron CVX | $173.63 | 2.22% | 345.80B |
 BHP Group BHP.AX | AUD61.40 | 5.60% | 311.95B |
 Vale VALE | $15.42 | 0.71% | 65.65B |
 GLENCORE PLC ORD USD0.01 GLEN.L | GBp557.00 | 1.59% | 65.25B |
 Anglo American AAL.L | GBp3,890.00 | 2.63% | 41.68B |
 Freeport-McMoRan FCX | $68.68 | 0.55% | 98.73B |
 Newmont NEM | $103.79 | 1.78% | 110.80B |
Barrick Gold GOLD | $42.25 | 1.08% | 1.23B |
 TOTALENERGIES TTE.PA | €71.07 | 1.04% | 158.00B |
 Shell SHEL.L | GBp2,993.50 | 1.06% | 165.96B |
 CDN NATURAL RES CNQ.TO | $58.66 | 1.23% | 122.35B |
SUNCOR ENERGY INC. SU.TO | $78.32 | 0.18% | 92.48B |
 EOG Resources EOG | $129.98 | 2.45% | 69.23B |
Albemarle ALB | $160.35 | 3.73% | 18.91B |
Cameco CCJ | $106.49 | 0.78% | 46.38B |
Teck Resources TECK | $64.36 | 2.13% | 31.53B |
South32 S32.AX | AUD4.13 | 2.82% | 18.51B |
Antofagasta ANTO.L | GBp3,912.00 | 6.16% | 38.57B |
ConocoPhillips COP | $107.74 | 3.12% | 131.26B |
Equinor EQNR | $32.38 | 4.09% | 80.63B |
 Occidental Petroleum OXY | $51.82 | 2.30% | 51.54B |
Southern Copper SCCO | $192.93 | 0.65% | 160.97B |
First Quantum Minerals FM.TO | $43.01 | 0.69% | 35.62B |
Agnico Eagle Mines AEM | $166.66 | 3.66% | 83.34B |
 Kinross Gold KGC | $26.67 | 2.24% | 31.85B |
 Pan American Silver PAAS | $49.00 | 2.89% | 20.65B |
 Hecla Mining HL | $15.96 | 0.62% | 10.70B |
Sociedad Química y Minera SQM | $79.69 | 3.98% | 22.76B |
 Ganfeng Lithium 002460.SZ | CNY69.36 | 2.75% | 145.43B |
Tianqi Lithium 002466.SZ | CNY62.18 | 2.90% | 106.53B |
 Energy Fuels UUUU | $16.56 | 8.24% | 4.14B |
Peabody Energy BTU | $24.80 | 3.35% | 3.02B |
 Whitehaven Coal WHC.AX | AUD8.16 | 0.62% | 6.72B |
 Lundin Mining LUN.TO | $37.13 | 0.96% | 31.76B |
Northern Star NST.AX | AUD20.87 | 2.93% | 29.79B |