The Biggest Mining Companies in the World in 2021
· A 57 billion gap separates the top 3 from the rest of the group. In fourth place comes Glencore (55B) with its mixed operations of trading and mining metals, agricultural products, and oil and gas.. The automotive industry is a big consumer of metals, which explains Norilsk Nickel's (54B) fifth place. The company, owned by the wealthiest man in Russia, is .