Global Top 500 Mining and Metal Companies, 2010

Report Summary

After the impact of international economic crisis in 2008, the global metal & mining industry has recovered from the bottom in early 2009, ever since when, the global metal price has been on the steady rise and it was higher than the long-term trend line during the majority of 2010.

Fueled by the sustained growth of macro-economy and the expansion of domestic demand, China witnessed the exceedingly strong demand for major metal ore products in 2009, the mining market was continuously animated, and the mining economy transformed from weakness to renewal. Meanwhile, Chinese enterprises accelerated the M&A overseas. According to the statistics of MEG, there were 31 projects or companies priced over US$25 million among the M&A of global basic metal enterprises in 2009. Hereinto, all of the Top 3 purchasers were Chinese enterprises. In addition, the 9 acquisitions of Chinese purchasers held 40% of total resource values of the 31 M&As.

Based on the Global Top 500 Mining and Metal Companies in 2009, we sorted out more than 800 mining (excluding coal mine, petroleum, and natural gas) and metal related (excluding metal products) enterprises listed in over 50 major stock exchanges worldwide, downloaded their latest annual reports and financial reports, found the financial data concerning the over 800 mining and metal enterprises, and worked out the global Top 500 mining and metal enterprises in 2010 according to such indices as revenue, net income, and total assets. 

The global Top 500 mining and metal enterprises in 2010 indicated the climbing strength of Chinese metal & mining enterprises. In contrast to the global Top 500 in 2009, Chinese enterprises performed powerfully in 2010 and occupied 25 positions of the global Top 100 in 2010, up 31.6% against the quantity of 19 in 2009. Besides,  Australian metal & mining enterprises also made remarkable achievements in 2010 and accounted for 64 positions of the global Top 500, an increase of 56.1% from the number of 41 in 2009.

Table Of Contents

1 Global Top 500 Mining and Metal Companies
1.1 Research Background and Methods
1.2 Rank

2 Australia
2.1 Overview
2.2 Investment

3 Asia
3.1 Overview
3.2 Investment
3.3 Typical Countries
3.3.1 Indonesia
3.3.2 Viet Nam
3.3.3 Thailand
3.3.4 Philippines
3.3.5 Kazakhstan
3.3.6 Uzbekistan

4 Europe
4.1 Overview
4.2 Investment
4.3 Typical Countries
4.3.1 Russia
4.3.2 Poland
4.3.3 Sweden
4.3.4 Ukraine

5 Africa
5.1 overview
5.2 Investment
5.3 Typical Countries
5.3.1 South Africa
5.3.2 Zambia
5.3.3 Morocco
5.3.4 Congo
5.3.5 Ghana
5.3.6 Guinea

6 America
6.1 Overview
6.1.1 The North America
6.1.2 The South America
6.2 Investment
6.3 Typical Countries
6.3.1 Brazil
6.3.2 Canada
6.3.3 Chile
6.3.4 Peru
6.3.5 Bolivia
6.3.6 Jamaica

7  Overview of Global Top 500 Mining and Metal Companies

(including company profile, website, stock code, business, revenue and profit in past five years)

A M Castle & Co
Acerinox
Acertec Plc
ACH
Acos Villares SA
Adhunik Metaliks
ADITYA BIRLA
Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd
AHRESTY CORP
AICHI STEEL CORP
Alamos Gold
ALCHA ALUMINIUM
Alcoa
ALCONIX CORP
Allegheny Technologies
Alro SA
ALUMIL MILONAS ALUM. IND. S.A.
Ammtec Ltd
Aneka Tambang Tbk PT
Anglo American PLC
Anglo Platinum Ltd
AngloGold Ashanti Ltd
Ansteel
Antofagasta PLC
Anvil Mining Ltd
Anyang Iron & Steel Inc
SGIS Songshan Co., Ltd.
Brigus Gold Corp
Aquarius Platinum Ltd
Arab Aluminum Company SAE
Arabian American Development Co
ARAYA INDUSTRIAL CO LTD
ArcelorMittal SA
ASEC Company for Mining (ASCOM) SAE
Atlas Consolidated Mining And Development Corp
Aurizon Mines Ltd
Avocet Mining PLC
Azovstal Iron and Steel

Baoji Titanium Industry
Baoshan Iron &Steel Co Ltd
Baotou Steel Rare Earth
Baotou Steel Union
Barrick Gold Corp
BAYI IRON AND STEEL
BE Group AB
Beijing Shougang
Bengang Steel Plates
BHP Billiton
Bhushan Steel Ltd
BlueScope Steel Ltd
Boliden AB
Brush Engineered Materials Inc
BURWILL

Cameco Corp
CAP S.A.
Capral Ltd
Capstone Mining Corp
CARAIBA METAIS
Carpenter Technology Corp
CBH Resources Ltd
CEM S.A.
Central African Gold Plc
Central Sun Mining Inc
Central African Mining & Exploration
Century Aluminum Co
Century Mining Corp
Chemtura Corp
Chengde Xinxin Vanadium And Titanium Co Ltd
Chenzhou Mining
Chihong Zinc&Germanium
China Molybdenum
CHINA ORIENTAL
China Yunnan Tin
Chongqing Iron & Steel Co Ltd
Chugai Mining Co Ltd
Chun Yuan Steel Industry Co Ltd
Chung Hung Steel Corp
Chuo Denki Kogyo Co Ltd
CINTAC S.A.
CITIC Resources Holdings Ltd
Cliffs Natural Resources Inc
China Nonferrous Metal Industry's Foreign Engineering and Construction Co Ltd
China Metro Rural Holdings Ltd

Umicore NV/SA
Universal Stainless & Alloy Products Incorporated
Uruguay Mineral Exploration Inc
USEC Inc
USIMINAS
USS
Uttam Galva

VALE
Valin Iron & Steel
Van Shung Chong Holdings Ltd
Vedanta Resources PLC
Vietnam Industrial Investments Ltd
Vimetco NV
Viohalco SA
Visa Steel
Volcan Compania Minera SAA

Weatherly International Plc
Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd
Western Metal Materials
Western Mining Co Ltd
Wuhan Iron and Steel Co Ltd

XINGFA ALUM SEHK
Xingye Copper International Group Ltd
Xining Special Steel Co Ltd
Xinjiang Joinworld Co Ltd
Xinjiang Xinxin Mining Industry Co Ltd
Xstrata PLC
Xiamen Tungsten Co.,Ltd.

YAMANA GOLD INC
YAMATO KOGYO
Yeun Chyang Industrial Co Ltd
Yieh Phui Enterprise Co Ltd
Yodogawa Steel Works Ltd
Yue Da Mining
Nanjing Welbow Metals Co., Ltd.
Yunnan Aluminum
Yunnan Tin
YunnanCopper

ZCCM Investment Holdings
Zhaojin Mining
Henan Zhongfu Industry Co.,Ltd.
Zhongjin Gold（Zhongjin Gold Corp.,Ltd.）
Shenzhen Zhongjin Lingnan Nonfemet Co.,Ltd.
Zijin Mining
ZIMPLATS
Huludao Zinc Industry Co.,Ltd.