Ranking compiled as of May 13, 2024 based on the latest available revenue figures. The values are based on the Financial Times Equity list of the leading global companies. Not all mining companies have been included for consideration by the source's ranking.
Only companies that had headquarters located in the United Kingdom and which were primarily engaged in mining activities were included in this ranking.
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Revenue of the leading mining companies in the United Kingdom (UK) 2023
At **** billion British pounds, Rio Tinto was by far the largest mining company based in the United Kingdom in terms of revenue in 2023. This was nearly ** billion British pounds more than Anglo American, the company with the second-largest revenue among UK mining companies at that time.
Global mining company comparisons
Rio Tinto was not only the largest mining company in the United Kingdom in 2023. In the same year, this company ranked as the world's fourth largest mining company worldwide based on revenue. Anglo American came eighth in the same ranking. In terms of mining companies' market capitalization, Rio Tinto ranked second in the world as of May 2024, with a market cap of over *** billion U.S. dollars.
UK mining industry turnover in decline
Although companies such as Rio Tinto and Anglo American recorded huge revenues globally, the UK mining and quarrying industry has seen its turnover decrease significantly since 2008. In 2008, the turnover of this sector amounted to ** billion euros, but over the following decade it dropped by nearly half.
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