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Operating expenses of the top mining companies 2002-2018
Total operating expenses of the top mining companies worldwide from 2002 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)*
by M. Garside,
last edited
Jun 11, 2019
This statistic shows aggregate operating expense data of the global mining industry represented by the top forty mining companies worldwide, from 2002 to 2018. In 2018, the mining industry's leading companies had operating expenses of approximately 518 billion U.S. dollars.
Total operating expenses of the top mining companies worldwide from 2002 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)*
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by M. Garside,
last edited
Jun 11, 2019
This statistic shows aggregate operating expense data of the global mining industry represented by the top forty mining companies worldwide, from 2002 to 2018. In 2018, the mining industry's leading companies had operating expenses of approximately 518 billion U.S. dollars.
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- 2002 to 2018
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- Top 40 mining companies
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* 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.
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- Region
- Worldwide
- Survey time period
- 2002 to 2018
- Special properties
- Top 40 mining companies
- Supplementary notes
-
* 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. - Open this statistic in...
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