Leading mining companies in Europe 2023, based on revenue

The leading mining company based on revenue in Europe in 2023 was Glencore. The company's revenue in the fiscal year 2023 amounted to approximately 202 billion euros. Not only is Glencore Europe's largest mining company based on revenue, it is also the world's largest.Glencore and other leading European mining companiesGlencore plc is a commodity trading and mining company with its headquarters located in Barr, Switzerland. Although headquartered in Europe, only 29 percent of Glencore’s revenue was attributable to European operations in 2023, with Asia accounting for the largest share of company revenue. Anglo American, with its headquarters in London, UK, is another multinational mining company that ranks highly among European mining companies and global mining companies alike. The company was the eighth-largest mining company worldwide based on revenue in the financial year 2023, while it ranked second among Europe’s mining companies that year.Largest mines in Europe Kiruna Mine located in Sweden and owned by the Swedish mining company Luossavaara-Kiirunavaara AB was the largest underground mine in Europe in 2022, with around 27 million metric tons of iron ore being mined that year. When it comes to surface mines, Aitik Mines, also located in Sweden, was the largest surface mine in Europe based on production volume in 2022. Around 43.2 million metric tons of copper was at the Boliden-owned open pit mine that year.

2023年，以营收计，欧洲最大的采矿企业为嘉能可。该公司在财政年度2023的营收约为2020亿欧元。嘉能可不仅在营收上位居欧洲采矿业的榜首，亦为全球最大的采矿企业。嘉能可公司（Glencore plc）是一家总部位于瑞士巴尔的商品交易和采矿公司。尽管总部设在欧洲，但截至2023年，仅有29%的嘉能可营收可归因于欧洲业务，亚洲占据了公司营收的最大份额。安格鲁阿桑（Anglo American）是一家总部位于英国伦敦的跨国采矿公司，其在欧洲采矿企业及全球采矿企业中均名列前茅。在财政年度2023中，安格鲁阿桑是全球营收第八大的采矿企业，同时在欧洲采矿企业中排名第二。2022年，位于瑞典的基鲁纳矿（Kiruna Mine），由瑞典的洛乌萨瓦拉-基鲁纳公司（Luossavaara-Kiirunavaara AB）拥有，是欧洲最大的地下矿，当年开采的铁矿石约为2700万吨。至于露天矿，位于瑞典的阿伊蒂克矿（Aitik Mines）在2022年以产量计成为欧洲最大的露天矿，当年博利登公司（Boliden）拥有的该露天矿开采了约4320万吨铜。