5 Biggest Nickel Mining Companies in the World

4. BHP Group Limited (NYSE:BHP)

Production in 2021: 89 Kilotonnes

BHP Group Limited (NYSE:BHP) is an Australian metals and mining company that also produces natural gas and petroleum products. It is the largest mining company in the world by market capitalization.

BHP Group Limited (NYSE:BHP) produced 89 kilotonnes of nickel in 2021. The company’s nickel production has seen a decline over the years. It produced 176.2 kilotonnes of nickel in 2010 which declined by almost 60% in 2021. In the September quarter, BHP Group Limited (NYSE:BHP) produced 20.7 kilotonnes of nickel, showing a 16% increase from the previous year’s September quarter. BHP Group Limited (NYSE:BHP) also provided its full-year 2023 production guidance which is between 80 to 90 kilotonnes.

According to our database, Fisher Asset Management was the largest shareholder of BHP Group Limited (NYSE:BHP) in the third quarter of 2022. The firm owned 17.6 million company shares, worth $881.244 million.