World Largest and Top Precious Metals Companies List by Market Cap of July 2023

BHP Billiton is Metals, Mining, Petroeum Company with headquarters in Australia. BHP Billiton is trading in London Stock Exchange and Australia Stock Exchange. BHP Group has 80,000 employees as on June 2020.

For year ending June 2020, the annual production of BHP is 248 MT of Iron Ore, 1,724 KT of Copper, 109 MMboe of Petroleum, 41 Mt of Metallurgical Coal. The top 5 markets where BHP business of China is across is 25,576 Million USD in China, 3,904 Million USD in Japan, 2,666 Million USD in South Korea, 2,232 Million USD in Australia and 2,583 Million USD in Rest of Asia.

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Minerals Australia

The Minerals Australia asset group includes operated assets in Western Australia, Queensland, New South Wales and South Australia. Our assets focus on copper, iron ore, coal and nickel.

Rio Tinto Group is UK and Australia based Metals and Mining Company. Company producing major products are aluminum, copper, diamonds, gold, industrial minerals (borates, titanium dioxide and salt), iron ore, and uranium. Headquarters is in UK.

They are strongly represented in Australia and North America, and also have significant businesses in Asia, Europe, Africa and South America.

Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (FCX) is a leading international mining company with headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. FCX has mining assets and will do mining in copper, gold and molybdenum. FCX is the world’s largest publicly traded copper producer. FREEPORT-MCMORAN portfolio of assets includes the Grasberg minerals district in Indonesia, one of the world’s largest copper and gold deposits; and significant mining operations in the Americas, including the large-scale Morenci minerals district in North America and the Cerro Verde operation in South America. The safety and health of all employees is our highest priority.

As on 2022, Freeport-McMoRan Inc. has 25,600 employees.

Freeport-McMoRan Inc. annual revenue generated for period ending Dec-2022 was 22,780 million USD.

VALE is Brazil based Metals and Mining Company having operations in 30 countries. Vale is one of the world’s largest producer of iron ore and nickel. They also produce iron ore pellets, manganese ore, ferroalloys, metallurgical and thermal coal, copper, platinum group metals (PGMs), gold, silver and cobalt.

Vale is the largest producer of Nickel in the World.

In addition to mining, Vale work with logistics like railways, ports, terminals and state-of-the-art infrastructure like energy, and steel making. Headquarters is in Brazil.

Company has 71,149 employees as on 2019.

Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd. ("Zijin" or "the Group") is mainly engaged in the exploration and mining of gold, copper, zinc and other mineral resources. Headquarters is in Xiamen, China.

Newmont Corporation is Mining company and one of largest producer of Gold in the World with headquarters in Colorado, USA.Newmont is the world’s leading gold company and a producer of copper, silver, zinc and lead. The Company is an industry leader in value creation, supported by robust safety standards, superior execution and technical proficiency.Newmont Corporation purpose is to create value and improve lives through sustainable and responsible mining.

Newmont Corporation annual revenue generated for period ending Dec-2021 was 12,222 million USD.

Newmont Corporation annual net income generated for period ending Dec-2021 was 1,166 million USD.

Total Assets as on Dec-2021 was 40,564 Million USD.

Total Liabilities as on Dec-2021 was 18,703 Million USD.

Total Equity as on Dec-2021 was 21,861 Million USD.

Franco-Nevada is the leading gold-focused royalty and stream company by both gold revenue and number of gold assets. The Company has the largest and most diversified portfolio of royalties and streams by commodity, geography, revenue type and stage of project. The portfolio is actively managed with the aim to maintain over 80% of revenue from precious metals (gold, silver & PGM). Headquarters is in Canada.

Agnico Eagle Mines is Canada based Gold Mining Company. Headquarters is in Canada.