62% Micro
25% Small
5% Mid
4% Large
4% Mega
UK Metals & Ores Industry Information
The metals and ore mining industry involves the extraction of metallic minerals from open pits, underground mines or from the seabed.
Active Businesses
261
Annual Sales
£9bn +
Employees
39,891
Economic Contribution
£4bn
Tags
62% Micro
25% Small
5% Mid
4% Large
4% Mega
31% Established
28% Young
25% Startup
15% Mature
1% New
44% Declining
28% Rapid
12% Healthy
10% High
7% Low
Metals & Ores Industry Competitive Environment - New Entrants vs Leavers
Metals & Ores Industry Valuation
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Metals & Ores Industry Valuation
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Metals & Ores Industry Valuation
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There are 261 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £9 billion .
The Industry employs around 39,891 people and contributes £4 billion to the economy.
The most popular location for Metals & Ores companies is London with 145 and the fewest are located in Yorkshire and the Humber with 5.
The largest Metals & Ores company is Antofagasta Plc with a turnover of £5.1bn. 62% of the industry is comprised of Micro companies with only 5% Mid companies.
15% of the Metals & Ores Industry is made up of 15% Mature but the majority are Established businesses (31%) the oldest company is Cornish Chamber Of Mines And Minerals founded in 1917.
Metals & Ores industry has a number of high growth companies (10%), the fastest growing company is Fresnillo Plc with a 3 year growth rate of 953%. Other fast growing companies include Moxico Resources Plc (102%), United Mining Services Limited (101%) and Consolidated Nickel Mines Limited (65%).
The UK Metals & Ores Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 8.49x, Turnover multiple of 2.96x and a Net Asset multiple of 1.80x.