The 2017 Global Top 40 Mining Companies Ranking! 11 Chinese mining companies made the list.
Release time:
2017-09-19
Source:
2017-06-30 Global Business News
PricewaterhouseCoopers released the “Mine 2017” report, which identified the world’s 40 largest mining companies as of December 31, 2016, based on their market capitalization for that date. Among these companies, 11 were Chinese firms—a decrease of one compared to the previous year. Shenhua Group ranked fourth. This year, the threshold for entering the top 40 mining companies was a market capitalization of 4.5 billion U.S. dollars.
This also marks PwC’s 14th annual Global Mining Report. In 2016, the global mining industry rebounded from the trough it had reached in 2015, with commodity prices rising rapidly and valuations of the world’s top 40 mining companies recovering. The total revenue of the mining companies that made it into this year’s top 40 reached $496 billion, a slight increase of 1% over last year’s $491 billion. The combined adjusted EBITDA profit totaled $107 billion, compared to $92 billion the previous year.
Rank Company Country Traditional/Emerging Fiscal Year-End Date
1. BHP Billiton Limited, Australia/UK, Traditional, June 30

2. Rio Tinto Limited, Australia/UK, Traditional, December 31

3. Glencore plc, Switzerland, Traditional, December 31

4. China Shenhua Energy Company Limited, China, Emerging, December 31

5. Vale S.A. Brazil Emerging December 31

6. Coal India Limited, India, Emerging, March 31

7. Norilsk Nickel (MMC Norilsk Nickel), Russia, Emerging, December 31

8. Grupo Mexico S.A.B. de C.V., Mexico, Traditional, December 31

9. Anglo American plc, UK/South Africa, Traditional, December 31

10. Freeport-McMoRan Inc. Copper and Gold Mine in the Freeport, USA – Traditional December 31

11. Barrick Gold Corporation, Canada, Traditional, December 31
12. Newmont Mining Corporation, U.S., Traditional, December 31
13. Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc. Canada Traditional December 31
14. Polyus Gold International Limited, Russia, Emerging, December 31
15. FMG Group (Fortescue Metals Group Limited), Australia, Traditional, June 30
16. Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma’aden), Saudi Arabia, Emerging, December 31
17. ALROSA, Russia, Emerging, December 31
18. Goldcorp Inc. Canada Traditional December 31
19. Teck Resources Limited, Canada, Traditional, December 31
20. Newcrest Mining Limited, Australia, Traditional, June 30
21. Fresnillo plc, Mexico, Traditional, December 31
22. South32 Limited Australia Traditional December 31
23. The Mosaic Company, United States, Traditional, December 31
24. Shandong Gold Mining Company Limited, China, Emerging, December 31

25. China Coal Energy Company Limited, China, Emerging, December 31

26. Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., China/Hong Kong, Emerging, December 31

27. Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd Canada Traditional December 31
28. Antofagasta (Antofagasta plc), UK, Traditional, December 31
29. China Molybdenum Co., Ltd. China Emerging December 31

30. Randgold Resources Limited, UK, Traditional, December 31
31. Sumitomo Metal Mining Company, Japan, Traditional, March 31
32. Shaanxi Coal Industry, China, Emerging, December 31

33. Jiangxi Copper Company Limited, China/Hong Kong, China, Emerging, December 31

34. First Quantum Minerals Limited, Canada, Traditional, December 31
35. Northern Rare Earth (China Northern Rare Earth (Group) High-Tech Co. Limited), China, Emerging, December 31
