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Leading companies by market cap
This month our mining industry key list brings you the 15 largest companies globally by market cap, as ranked by GlobalData's Mining Intelligence Centre. All numbers as of August 2020.
| Company name | Market Cap (US$ Mn, Mar 31, 2020) | Headquarters location | Number of employees |
| BHP | 95,458 | Australia | 28,926 |
| Rio Tinto | 79,077 | UK | 46,000 |
| Vale SA | 57,9182 | Brazil | 71,149 |
| MMC Norilsk Nickel | 47,758 | Russia | 75,901 |
| China Shenhua Energy Co Ltd | 45,421 | China | 86,856 |
| Newmont Corp | 36,577 | US | 16,600 |
| Barrick Gold Corp | 34,389 | Canada | 22,200 |
| Anglo American Plc | 24,646 | UK | 91,000 |
| Polyus | 22,083 | Russia | 19,942 |
| Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | 21,407 | Australia | - |
| Glencore Plc | 21,051 | Switzerland | 160,000 |
| Grupo Mexico SAB de CV | 17,699 | Mexico | 31,777 |
| Shandong Gold Mining Co Ltd | 14,159 | China | 16,134 |
| Zijin Mining Group Co Ltd | 12,712 | China | 19,226 |
| Newcrest Mining Ltd | 12,322 | Australia | 7,600 |
Commodities
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| Commodities | Latest (31/07/2020) | Past month value | % change on one month | % change in a year |
| Energy related commodities | ||||
| Crude oil, Brent (US$/bbl) | 39.93 | 31.02 | 28.72 | -36.92 |
| Crude oil, WTI (US$/bbl) | 38.30 | 28.56 | 34.10 | -29.96 |
| Crude oil, Dubai (US$/bbl) | 40.14 | 31.56 | 27.19 | -34.52 |
| Natural gas, US (US$/mmbtu) | 1.61 | 1.75 | -8.24 | -32.90 |
| Natural gas, Europe (US$/mmbtu) | 1.75 | 1.58 | 11.24 | -51.17 |
| Liquefied natural gas, Japan (US$/mmbtu) | 10.08 | 10.08 | 0.00 | 0.33 |
| Coal, Australian (US$/mt) | 52.21 | 52.49 | -0.53 | -27.98 |
| Coal, South African (US$/mt) | 56.81 | 57.42 | -1.06 | -9.74 |
| Minerals and metals | ||||
| Aluminum (US$/mt) | 1,568.57 | 1,466.37 | 6.97 | -10.67 |
| Iron ore, cfr spot (US$/dmtu) | 103.30 | 93.65 | 10.30 | -5.18 |
| Copper (US$/mt) | 5,754.60 | 5,239.83 | 9.82 | -2.17 |
| Lead (US$/mt) | 1,744.84 | 1,626.34 | 7.29 | -8.15 |
| Tin (US$/mt) | 16,837.84 | 15,401.92 | 9.32 | -12.27 |
| Nickel (US$/mt) | 12,727.15 | 12,179.61 | 4.50 | 6.56 |
| Zinc (US$/mt) | 2,025.71 | 1,975.32 | 2.55 | -22.12 |
| Gold (U$/oz.) | 1,732.22 | 1,715.91 | 0.95 | 27.46 |
| Platinum (U$/oz.) | 820.77 | 790.22 | 3.87 | 1.56 |
| Silver (U$/oz.) | 17.71 | 16.26 | 8.96 | 17.80 |
Source: Data compiled by GlobalData sourcing from commodities exchanges and the World Bank
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