African mining company ranking based on employment 2021

Based on number of employees, as of a ranking compiled in 2022, Sibanye Stillwater was the largest mining company headquartered in Africa. In that year, the South African company, Sibanye Stillwater, had some 84,980 employees in total. South African mining companies dominate the African mining industry.

Leading mining companies in Africa based on number of employees in 2021

Company (headquarters)	Number of employees
Sibanye Stillwater (South Africa)	84,980
Impala Platinum Holdings (South Africa)	58,000
Harmony Gold Mining Company (South Africa)	37,610
AngloGold Ashanti (South Africa)	30,560
Anglo American Platinum (South Africa)	24,600
Northam Platinum (South Africa)	21,150
African Rainbow Minerals (South Africa)	12,710
Royal Bafokeng Platinum (South Africa)	11,160
Merafe Resources (South Africa)	6,730
Kumba Iron Ore (South Africa)	6,150

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December 2022

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Africa

Survey time period

2021 and 2022

Supplementary notes

This statistic is based on latest available figures as of December 14, 2022. Most of the figures refer to the fiscal year 2021.

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