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Global mining companies based on number of employees 2023
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.