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Largest Metals & Mining Public Companies in the UK
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Rio Tinto UK, Anglo American, Antofagasta, Endeavour Mining and Greatland Resources.
 | Rio Tinto is a global diversified miner. Iron ore is its major commodity, with lesser contributions from copper and aluminum. Lithium, diamonds, gold, and industrial minerals are more minor contributors. The 1995 merger of RTZ and CRA, via a dual-listed structure, created the present-day company. The two operate as a single business entity, with shareholders in each company having equivalent economic and voting rights. Major assets included the Pilbara iron ore operations, a 30% stake in the Escondida copper mine, 66%-ownership of the Oyu Tolgoi copper mine in Mongolia, the Weipa and Gove bauxite mines in Australia, and six hydro-powered aluminum smelters in Canada. | $103 | +73% | $167B | $183B | 3.2x | 7.4x | ||
| Previously one of the more diversified major miners, in May 2024 Anglo American announced that it will restructure to focus on copper, iron ore, and crop nutrients, while selling or spinning off its other businesses. It sold out of platinum group metals in September 2025, and will likely sell or demerge and spin off its majority-owned De Beers diamonds business, in most years the world's largest supplier and marketer of rough gem diamonds by value. It is again trying to sell its remaining metallurgical coal mines after Peabody pulled out of a deal to buy them. Anglo also plans to move back into the crop nutrients business via its Woodsmith polyhalite project in the UK. In September 2025, it also agreed to merge with Teck, with the deal likely to complete in late 2026 or early 2027. | $51 | +54% | $55B | $65B | 3.5x | 10.1x | ||
| Antofagasta PLC is a Chilean copper mining company. The company operates four copper mines in Chile, two of which produce volumes of by-products. The company also has a portfolio of growth opportunities located mainly in Chile. In addition to mining, the company has a transport division providing rail and road cargo services in northern Chile to mining customers. Geographically, the company's operations are located in the Antofagasta Region of northern Chile except for its flagship operation, Los Pelambres, which is in the Coquimbo Region of central Chile. The operating business segments are Los Pelambres, Centinela, Antucoya, Zaldivar, Exploration and evaluation, Corporate and other items, and Transport division. The Los Pelambres segment drives maximum revenue. | $51 | +116% | $50B | $53B | 6.1x | 10.1x | ||
| Endeavour Mining PLC is a gold producer in West Africa. The Group operates in four principal countries, Burkina Faso (Hounde, and Mana mines), Cote d’Ivoire (Ity mine, Lafigue project), Senegal (Sabodala-Massawa mine) and Mali (Kalana Project). It derives maximum revenue from Ity Mine. | $61 | +103% | $15B | $14B | 3.4x | 6.3x | ||
| Greatland Resources Ltd is a new Australian gold and copper producer, operating the Telfer gold mine, one of Australia’s gold-copper mining complexes. Greatland is concurrently developing the nearby world-class Havieron gold-copper project and exploring across a regional portfolio. | $9 | +148% | $6B | $6B | 3.9x | 7.7x | ||
| EVRAZ PLC is a London-based, vertically integrated steel, mining, and vanadium business. Steel products represent the majority of the company's revenue. Its steel products include semi-finished products, construction products, railway products, flat-rolled products, and others. The company has operations in the Russian Federation, Ukraine, the United States, Canada, Czech Republic, Italy, Kazakhstan, and South Africa. Among these regions, Russia, Europe, and Asia are the three biggest markets for the company and jointly account for the majority of the company's revenue. A significant portion of the company's internal consumption of iron ore and coking coal is covered by its mining operations. | $1 | -- | $2B | $5B | 0.4x | 0.9x | ||
| Critical Metals Corp operates as a mining exploration and development company focused on critical metals and minerals. Its key activities center on lithium and rare earth element deposits, with projects such as the Wolfsberg Lithium Project in Austria and the Tanbreez rare earth deposit in Greenland. Its operations are based prominently in Europe and Greenland, with an outlook on supplying strategic minerals to various countries. | $10 | +610% | $1B | $1B | — | (56.5x) | ||
| Honbridge Holdings Ltd is a Hong Kong-based company mainly involved in mineral resources exploration and lithium battery production. The company reports in three segments that are Mineral resources exploration and trading, which includes research and exploration of mineral resources and trading of copper and steel; Lithium battery production, which is into production and sale of lithium battery; and Online car-hailing and related services segment. The vast majority of the revenue is generated from the Lithium battery production segment. The company operates in China, Belgium, and Sweden, out of which China accounts for the majority of the revenue. | $0 | -36% | $778M | $736M | 24.9x | (125.6x) | ||
| Guardian Metal Resources PLC focuses on metals exploration and development, with a focus on precious metals exploration in North America. The Company has one business segment, which is the exploration and evaluation of mineral resources in Nevada, USA. Its exploration projects comprise the Pilot Mountain Project, Tempiute Project, Golconda Summit Project, Stonewall Project, and Garfield Project, and the Group is the operator of the Golconda Summit Project. | $3 | +501% | $616M | $605M | — | (222.8x) | ||
| Metals Exploration PLC is a natural resource exploration and development company. The company identifies, acquires, and develops mining and processing projects, mining companies, and businesses with a focus on base and precious metals mining opportunities. The main asset of the company is the Runruno gold-molybdenum project in Northern Philippines. The company operates in geographic areas of the UK, Philippines, and Singapore. | $0 | +47% | $516M | $471M | 2.5x | 5.2x | ||
| ACG Metals Ltd operates in the metals industry, with the copper sector. The company intends to become a supplier of copper and other critical metals with ESG and carbon footprint characteristics. | $22 | +277% | $513M | $623M | 4.6x | 130.2x | ||
| Pensana PLC is an active Angolan and Saltend focused mineral exploration and development company. Its project includes Longonjo development project and the Saltend development project. The company has a presence in Saltend and Angola. | $1 | +165% | $475M | $466M | — | (40.8x) | ||
| AltynGold PLC is engaged in the exploration and development of mineral resources. It focuses on the development of the underground mine and the processing of high-grade ore. The production of gold ore is carried out from the Sekisovskoye gold and silver deposits, and the mining activities and mining assets are in Kazakhstan. The Teren-Sai Project is an exploration and development project of AltynGold Plc. It is located in the East of Kazakhstan and is adjacent to Altyn's operating Sekisovskoye Mine. The majority of revenue is generated from the sale of gold and silver. | $15 | +177% | $400M | $419M | 2.4x | 4.0x | ||
| Central Asia Metals PLC is a base metals producer with copper operations in Kazakhstan and a zinc and lead mine in North Macedonia. The company's operating segments include Kounrad, sells and distributes its copper cathode product through an off-take arrangement with Traxys, and Sasa, which sells zinc and lead concentrate products to two European smelters through an off-take arrangement with Traxys and CAML X (exploration activities) in Kazakhstan. The company generates the majority of its revenue from the Kounrad segment. The company generates the majority of its revenue Geographically from the Kazakhstan region. | $2 | -5% | $353M | $275M | 1.2x | 2.7x | ||
| Serabi Gold PLC is a gold exploration and production company. It is involved in the evaluation and development of gold deposits in Brazil. The group has only one business activity, namely the conduct of gold mining and exploration in Brazil. The company has two geographical segments, namely Brazil and the UK. It generates maximum revenue from the Brazil region. The company projects include Palito, Sao Chico Gold Mines, Coringa, Jardim do Ouro, and Tapajos Regional Exploration. It derives its majority revenue from the sale of gold. | $5 | +120% | $344M | $301M | 1.9x | 3.8x | ||
| Empire Metals Ltd is an exploration and resource development company with a project portfolio comprising gold interests in Australia and Austria. The company develops a pipeline of projects with its main focus on the high-grade Eclipse and Gindalbie Gold Projects in Western Australia. The company's project portfolio includes the Pitfield Copper-Gold Project and the Walton Copper-Gold Project in Western Australia and the Stavely Copper-Gold Project in the Stavely Arc region of Victoria. | $0 | +218% | $327M | $314M | — | (67.4x) | ||
| Rainbow Rare Earths Ltd aims to be a forerunner in the establishment of an independent and ethical supply chain of the rare earth elements that are driving the green energy transition. It is doing this successfully via the identification and development of secondary rare earth deposits that can be brought into production quicker and at a lower cost than traditional hard rock mining projects, with a focus on the magnet rare earth elements neodymium & praseodymium, dysprosium & terbium. It is focused on the development of the Phalaborwa Project and the earlier stage Uberaba Project. Both projects entail the recovery of rare earths from phosphogypsum stacks that occur as the by-product of phosphoric acid production, with the original source rock for both deposits being a hardrock carbonatite. | $0 | +127% | $244M | $244M | — | (93.8x) | ||
| Kore Potash PLC is an exploration and development company operating in a single segment which is mineral exploration in Central Africa. The principal activity of the Company is exploration for potash minerals prospects and project development at the Group’s Kola Mining and Dougou Mining Permit in the RoC. The primary asset of the company is the Sintoukola Potash SA (SPSA) project in the Republic of Congo. This project comprises of the Kola sylvinite and carnallite deposits, the Dougou Extension sylvinite deposit, and the Dougou carnallite deposit. | $0 | -4% | $229M | $218M | — | (222.6x) | ||
| Ferrexpo PLC is engaged in the mining, processing, and selling of iron ore pellets to the steel industry. It produces blast furnace pellets with iron grade. The company exports all its production to countries in Europe and Asia including Austria, Japan, Germany, South Korea, Slovakia, Turkey, and China, as well as other European and Asian countries. It generates the maximum revenue from the Central Europe region. | $0 | -47% | $226M | $176M | 0.2x | 4.1x | ||
| Jubilee Metals Group PLC is a platinum-focused mining and exploration company. The company's operations include PGM and Chrome, engaged in the processing of PGM and chromium-containing materials; Copper and Cobalt are involved in the processing of materials containing copper and cobalt; Others include administrative and corporate expenses. It has operations in six countries namely South Africa, Australia, Madagascar, Mauritius, Zambia, and the United Kingdom. | $0 | -21% | $129M | $117M | 0.4x | (3146.6x) | ||
| Eurasia Mining PLC is a mineral exploration company. The principal activities of the company and its subsidiaries involve exploring and developing platinum group metals, gold, and other minerals. It is also engaged in developing platinum, palladium, and gold deposits. Its principal projects are the West Kytlim mine located in the Central Urals Mountains in Russia, and the Monchetundra project located on the Kola Peninsula in Russia. | $0 | -28% | $111M | $109M | 12.0x | (10.0x) | ||
| Beowulf Mining PLC is a UK-based multi-commodity, exploration and development company. The company's principal activities are the exploration and development of iron ore, graphite, and other prospective minerals in the Nordic Region. Its key project is the Kallak Iron Ore Project, which is in Jokkmokk Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden. The company's exploration and development activities are focused on three countries: Sweden, Finland, and Kosovo. | $0 | -- | $5M | $5M | — | (2.1x) | ||
| Median | $2 | +109% | $494M | $469M | 3.2x | 1.8x |
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