RANKINGS
Key list: leading companies by capex
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This month our mining industry key list brings you the 15 largest companies by capex, as ranked by GlobalData's Mining Intelligence Centre. All numbers up to date as of November 2020.
| Company name | Entity type | Number of employees | Capital expenditure ($ Mn, 2019) |
| BHP | Parent | 31,589 | 7,123 |
| Rio Tinto | Parent | 46,000 | 5,488 |
| Anglo American Plc | Parent | 63,000 | 4,744 |
| Glencore Plc | Parent | 160,000 | 4,712 |
| Vale SA | Parent | 71,149 | 4,046 |
| Nippon Steel Corp | Parent | 105,800 | 3,958 |
| ArcelorMittal SA | Parent | 191,000 | 3,572 |
| China Shenhua Energy Co Ltd | Subsidiary (of China Energy Investment Corp Ltd) | 86,856 | 2,874 |
| Freeport-McMoRan Inc | Parent | 27,500 | 2,652 |
| POSCO | Parent | 33,784 | 2,564 |
| Teck Resources Ltd | Parent | 10,100 | 2,151 |
| Barrick Gold Corp | Parent | 21,869 | 1,701 |
| China Coal Energy Co Ltd | Subsidiary (of China National Coal Group Corp) | 42,194 | 1,655 |
| Yanzhou Coal Mining Co Ltd | Subsidiary (of Yankuang Group) | 64,473 | 1,614 |
| JSW Steel Ltd | Subsidiary (of JSW Group) | 11,619 | 1,495 |
