The companies behind the largest mines
59 companies operate or hold a stake in the 145 mines on this site. Each company page lists its operations, its interest in each and the output its operators report, from the companies' own filings. See the mines list for the operations themselves.
| Company | Headquarters | Operations | Commodities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Tinto | United Kingdom | 26 | aluminum, bauxite, copper, iron ore |
| Vale | Brazil | 13 | iron ore, nickel |
| Glencore | Switzerland | 10 | bauxite, cobalt, copper, nickel, zinc |
| Hydro | Norway | 9 | aluminum, bauxite |
| Alcoa | United States | 5 | aluminum, bauxite |
| BHP | Australia | 5 | copper, iron ore, nickel, zinc |
| Hindustan Zinc | India | 5 | zinc |
| Nexa Resources | Luxembourg | 5 | zinc |
| Boliden | Sweden | 4 | zinc |
| South32 | Australia | 4 | aluminum, bauxite |
| Albemarle | United States | 3 | lithium |
| Century Aluminum | United States | 3 | aluminum |
| Chalco | China | 3 | bauxite |
| Cleveland-Cliffs | United States | 3 | iron ore |
| CMOC | China | 3 | cobalt, nickel |
| Freeport-McMoRan | — | 3 | copper |
| MMG | — | 3 | copper, zinc |
| Nickel Industries | Australia | 3 | cobalt, nickel |
| Southern Copper | United States | 3 | copper, zinc |
| Teck | — | 3 | copper, zinc |
| Eramet | France | 2 | nickel |
| Fortescue | Australia | 2 | iron ore |
| Ganfeng Lithium | China | 2 | lithium |
| Gécamines | DR Congo | 2 | cobalt, zinc |
| Huayou Cobalt | China | 2 | cobalt, nickel |
| Ivanhoe Mines | — | 2 | copper, zinc |
| Kumba | South Africa | 2 | iron ore |
| Mineral Resources | Australia | 2 | iron ore, lithium |
| Minsur | Peru | 2 | tin |
| NALCO | India | 2 | aluminum, bauxite |
| Nickel 28 Capital | Canada | 2 | cobalt, nickel |
| NMDC | India | 2 | iron ore |
| Sumitomo Metal Mining | Japan | 2 | nickel |
| Vedanta Aluminium | India | 2 | aluminum |
| Alba | Bahrain | 1 | aluminum |
| Alphamin | Mauritius | 1 | tin |
| Anglo American | United Kingdom | 1 | iron ore |
| Antam | — | 1 | nickel |
| CBG | — | 1 | bauxite |
| Codelco | — | 1 | lithium |
| Huaxi Nonferrous | China | 1 | tin |
| IGO | Australia | 1 | lithium |
| Liontown Resources | Australia | 1 | lithium |
| Lithium Argentina | Switzerland | 1 | lithium |
| Lynas | Australia | 1 | rare earths |
| Metals X | Australia | 1 | tin |
| MP Materials | United States | 1 | rare earths |
| MRN | Brazil | 1 | bauxite |
| Newmont | United States | 1 | zinc |
| Nornickel | Russia | 1 | nickel |
| PLS | Australia | 1 | lithium |
| PT Timah | Indonesia | 1 | tin |
| Qinghai Salt Lake Industry | China | 1 | lithium |
| Sherritt International | Canada | 1 | cobalt |
| SQM | Chile | 1 | lithium |
| Tianqi Lithium | China | 1 | lithium |
| Xingye Silver and Tin | China | 1 | tin |
| Yunnan Tin | China | 1 | tin |
| Zijin Mining | — | 1 | copper |