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Operating expenses of the top mining companies 2002-2017

Total operating expenses of the top mining companies worldwide from 2002 to 2017 (Figures expressed in billions of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise specified)

The data displays aggregate operating expense data of the global mining industry represented by the top forty mining companies worldwide, from 2002 to 2017. In 2017, the mining industry's leading companies had operating expenses of approx. 454 billion USD.

2002 72
2003 81
2004 129
2005 141
2006 141
2007 176
2008 208
2009 217
2010 246
2011 487
2012 553
2013 554
2014 531
2015 448
2016 390
2017 454