As of a 2023 ranking of the leading mining companies in the world based on employee count, the South African company Sibanye-Stillwater was the world's largest mining company employer, at nearly 85,000 people. Sibanye-Stillwater is the world's largest primary platinum producer.
Leading mining companies worldwide based on number of employees in 2023
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Ranking compiled in June 2023 based on the latest available employment figures from selected leading mining companies worldwide. The values are based on the 2022 Financial Times Equity list of the leading global companies.
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Financial Times. (June 7, 2023). Leading mining companies worldwide based on number of employees in 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/726584/largest-mining-companies-worldwide-by-employment/
Financial Times. "Leading mining companies worldwide based on number of employees in 2023 (in 1,000s)." Chart. June 7, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/726584/largest-mining-companies-worldwide-by-employment/
Financial Times. (2023). Leading mining companies worldwide based on number of employees in 2023 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/726584/largest-mining-companies-worldwide-by-employment/
Financial Times. "Leading Mining Companies Worldwide Based on Number of Employees in 2023 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/726584/largest-mining-companies-worldwide-by-employment/
Financial Times, Leading mining companies worldwide based on number of employees in 2023 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/726584/largest-mining-companies-worldwide-by-employment/ (last visited July 16, 2024)
Leading mining companies worldwide based on number of employees in 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Financial Times, June 7, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/726584/largest-mining-companies-worldwide-by-employment/