This statistic shows aggregate operating expense data of the global mining industry represented by the top forty mining companies worldwide, from 2002 to 2019. In 2019, the mining industry's leading companies had operating expenses of approximately 515 billion U.S. dollars.
Total operating expenses of the top mining companies worldwide from 2002 to 2019 (in billion U.S. dollars)*
* This statistic includes the aggregated results of the top 40 companies by market capitalization, as reported in PwC's Mine report in each of the respective years disclosed, except for 2014, which uses the current years’ Top 40’s financial comparative financial results. These companies represent the vast majority of the industry and serve as a proxy for the industry as a whole.
All income statement data presented excludes Glencore marketing and trading revenue and costs.
This statistic was assembled using various editions of the report.
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PwC. (June 10, 2020). Total operating expenses of the top mining companies worldwide from 2002 to 2019 (in billion U.S. dollars)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 12, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/208723/operating-expenses-of-the-top-mining-companies/
PwC. "Total operating expenses of the top mining companies worldwide from 2002 to 2019 (in billion U.S. dollars)*." Chart. June 10, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 12, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/208723/operating-expenses-of-the-top-mining-companies/
PwC. (2020). Total operating expenses of the top mining companies worldwide from 2002 to 2019 (in billion U.S. dollars)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 12, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/208723/operating-expenses-of-the-top-mining-companies/
PwC. "Total Operating Expenses of The Top Mining Companies Worldwide from 2002 to 2019 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/208723/operating-expenses-of-the-top-mining-companies/
PwC, Total operating expenses of the top mining companies worldwide from 2002 to 2019 (in billion U.S. dollars)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/208723/operating-expenses-of-the-top-mining-companies/ (last visited July 12, 2020)
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