This statistic shows the total assets of the global mining industry represented by the top forty mining companies worldwide, from 2002 to 2018. In 2018, the total assets of the mining industry's leading companies came to approximately 1.1 trillion U.S. dollars.
Total assets of the leading mining companies worldwide from 2002 to 2018 (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 comprative financial results. These companies represent the vast majority of the industry and serve as a proxy for the industry as a whole.
** Figure for 2017 was restated in the 2019 edition of the report.
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 1, 2019). Total assets of the leading mining companies worldwide from 2002 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 23, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/208727/total-assets-of-the-top-mining-companies/
PwC. "Total assets of the leading mining companies worldwide from 2002 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)*." Chart. June 1, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 23, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/208727/total-assets-of-the-top-mining-companies/
PwC. (2019). Total assets of the leading mining companies worldwide from 2002 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 23, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/208727/total-assets-of-the-top-mining-companies/
PwC. "Total Assets of The Leading Mining Companies Worldwide from 2002 to 2018 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/208727/total-assets-of-the-top-mining-companies/
PwC, Total assets of the leading mining companies worldwide from 2002 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/208727/total-assets-of-the-top-mining-companies/ (last visited February 23, 2020)
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