Xstrata. Xstrata. Xstrata plc (LSE: XTA, SIX: XTAN) was an Anglo-Swiss multinational mining company headquartered in Zug, Switzerland and with its registered office in London, United Kingdom.[3] It was a major producer of coal (and the world's largest exporter of thermal coal), copper, nickel, primary vanadium and zinc and the world's largest producer of ferrochrome.[3] It had operations in 19 countries across Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe, North America and South America.[4] Xstrata had a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange and was a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.
It had a market capitalisation of approximately £29 billion as of 23 December 2011, making it the 16th-largest company on the London Stock Exchange.[5] It had a secondary listing on the SIX Swiss Exchange. On 2 May 2013 ownership of Xstrata was fully acquired by Glencore.[6] Vedanta - Home. Vedanta Resources. Vedanta Resources plc is a global diversified metals and mining company headquartered in London, United Kingdom.
It is the largest mining and non-ferrous metals company in India and also has mining operations in Australia and Zambia.[3] Its main products are copper, zinc, aluminium, lead and iron ore.[3][4] It is also developing commercial power stations in India in Orissa (2,400 MW) and Punjab (1,980 MW).[5] It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. History[edit] Operations[edit] Copper[edit] Sterlite Industries (India) Ltd: Sterlite is registered office headquartered in Tuticorin, India. Konkola Copper Mines: Vedanta owns 79.4% of KCM’s share capital and have management control of the company.
Rio Tinto - Home. Rio Tinto Group. Rio Tinto Group is a dual-listed company traded on both the London Stock Exchange where it is a component of the FTSE 100 Index[8] and the Australian Securities Exchange where it is a component of the S&P/ASX 200 index.[9] Formation[edit] Operating history[edit] Following their purchase of the Rio Tinto Mine, the new ownership constructed a number of new processing facilities, innovated new mining techniques, and expanded mining activities.[11] From 1877 to 1891, the Rio Tinto Mine was the world's leading producer of copper.[14] The open-pit Corta Atalaya mine was part of Rio Tinto's original operations in Spain.
From 1870 through 1925, the company was inwardly focused on fully exploiting the Rio Tinto Mine, with little attention paid to expansion or exploration activities outside of Spain. Pyrite was a major product of Rio Tinto's first mines. Randgold Resources - Home. Randgold Resources. Randgold Resources is a gold mining business operating mainly in Mali.
Headquartered in Jersey, Channel Islands, it is listed on the London and the NASDAQ stock exchanges. Its London-traded shares are a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index and its NASDAQ-traded shares are a constituent of the NASDAQ-100 index. Home – Polymetal. Polymetal International. Coordinates: Polymetal International plc is a precious metals mining company headquartered in St.
Petersburg, Russia and with its registered office in Saint Helier, Jersey. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. History[edit] JSC Polymetal was founded in 1998 in Saint Petersburg by Alexander Nesis of ICT Group.,[3] and since then it has built a portfolio of gold and silver mines in Russia and Kazakhstan. Polymetal International was incorporated in Jersey in July 2010 to become the new holding company of JSC Polymetal. Kazakhmys - Home. Kazakhmys. 100 Victoria Street, Cardinal Place.
Kazakhmys Headquarters in London, UK Kazakhmys Plc (LSE: KAZ, KASE: GB_KZMS, SEHK: 0847) is a UK-registered copper mining company whose main assets are located in Kazakhstan. Glencore International plc. Glencore. Glencore plc is an Anglo–Swiss multinational commodity trading and mining company headquartered in Baar, Switzerland and with its registered office in Saint Helier, Jersey.
The company was created through a merger of Glencore with Xstrata on 2 May 2013.[3] As of 2014[update], it ranked tenth in the Fortune Global 500 list of the world's largest companies.[4] As Glencore International, the company was already one of the world's leading integrated producers and marketers of commodities. Fresnillo. Fresnillo plc. Fresnillo plc is a Mexican-based precious metals mining company incorporated in the United Kingdom and headquartered in Mexico City.
Fresnillo is the world's largest producer of silver from ore (primary silver) and Mexico's second-largest gold miner.[2] The first Mexican firm to have its primary listing on the LSE,[3] Fresnillo is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. History[edit] Formerly a wholly owned operating division of Industrias Peñoles, a minority stake in the company was spun off on the London Stock Exchange in a May 2008 IPO, with a secondary listing on the Mexican Stock Exchange on the same day.[4] On 15 August 2012, Octavio Alvidréz took over as Chief Executive from Jaime Lomelín, following a handover period.[5] Home. Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation. Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation PLC (ENRC) (LSE: ENRC, KASE: GB_ENRC) is a private, Kazakhstan/Central African-focused,[1] multinational leading diversified natural resources company headquartered in London, United Kingdom.
It has activities in integrated mining, processing, energy, logistics and marketing. ENRC was formed in 1994,[ENRC 3] listed on the London Stock Exchange in 2006 delisted after a near six year spell in November 2013. A secondary listing and subsequent de-listing also took place on the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange. BHP Billiton - Home. BHP Billiton. BHP Billiton is an Anglo-Australian multinational mining and petroleum company headquartered in Melbourne and based in Australia.
It is the world's largest mining company measured by 2011 revenues. As of February 2011, BHP Billiton was also the world's third-largest company measured by market capitalization.[3][4] BHP Billiton was created in 2001 through the merger of the Australian Broken Hill Proprietary Company Limited (BHP) and the Anglo–Dutch Billiton plc.[5] The result is a dual-listed company. The Australia-registered BHP Billiton Limited, which has equal financial share in the company, has a primary listing on the Australian Securities Exchange and is the largest company in Australia measured by market capitalisation. Antofagasta PLC. Antofagasta PLC. Antofagasta plc is a Chilean business that operates in various sectors of the economy. It is one of the most important conglomerates of Chile with equity participation in Antofagasta Minerals, the railroad from Antofagasta to Bolivia, Aguas Antofagasta in Chile, Tethian in Australia and other investments in different parts from the world.
Antofagasta is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. It had a market capitalisation of approximately £12.1 billion as of 23 December 2011, making it the 33rd-largest company on the London Stock Exchange.[2] Anglo American. Anglo American plc. Anglo American plc is a British multinational mining company headquartered in London, United Kingdom.[4] It is the world's largest producer of platinum, with around 40% of world output, and a major producer of diamonds, copper, nickel, iron ore and metallurgical and thermal coal.[3][5] It has operations in Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe, North America and South America.[6]