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Leading mining companies by capex

This month our new mining key list brings you the 20 largest mining companies by capexas ranked by GlobalData's Mining Intelligence Centre. All numbers as of January 2020.

Company nameCapital expenditure ($million, 2018)EmployeesHeadquarters location
BHP5,85328,926Australia
Rio Tinto5,43047,500UK
Glencore plc4,687158,000Switzerland
Vale SA3,835

65,539

Brazil
Anglo American plc3,40064,000UK
China Shenhua Energy Co Ltd2,99986,856China
Freeport-McMoRan Inc1,97126,800US
Teck Resources Ltd1,47110,700Canada
Barrick Gold Corp1,40022,100Canada
Aluminium Corporation of China Ltd1,37865,211China
Coal India Ltd1,249285,479India
Yanzhou Coal Mining Co Ltd1,18264,473China
Vedanta Resources Ltd1,104 88,979UK
Tata Steel Ltd1,09575,924India
Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd1,0895,990Canada
Kinross Gold Corp1,0439,135Canada
Industrias Penoles SAB de CV1,03813,792Mexico
Newmont Corp1,03212,400US
Steel Authority of India Ltd990-India
Gold Fields Limited8145,601South Africa

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