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Global mining companies based on number of employees 2018

Leading mining companies worldwide based on number of employees in 2018 (in thousands)

The data displays the 2018 ranking of the leading mining companies worldwide based on the number of employees. At that time, the Indian state-owned Coal India Limited was the world's biggest mining company in terms of the amount of people employed, at more than 310,000 people. Coal India is also the world's biggest coal producer.

Coal India Ltd, India	310.02
Glencore PLC, United Kingdom	145.98
Pingdingshan Tianan Coal Mining Co Ltd, China	90.42
China Shenhua Energy Co Ltd, China	89.06
Anglo American PLC, United Kingdom	69
Yanzhou Coal Mining Co Ltd, China	68.03
Vale S.A., Brazil	65.54
Sibanye Gold Ltd, South Africa	58.64
AngloGold Ashanti Ltd, South Africa	51.48
Rio Tinto Ltd, Australia	47

Global mining companies based on number of employees 2018

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