INSIGHTS - OCTOBER 2024

UK Metals & Ores Industry

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

260

Annual Sales

£9bn +

Employees

39,874

Economic Contribution 

£4bn

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Location of Metals & Ores Companies

Metals & Ores Companies by Size

62% Micro

24% Small

5% Mid

4% Large

4% Mega

Largest Metals & Ores Companies
Turnover
Metals & Ores Companies by Age

30% Established

28% Young

25% Startup

15% Mature

1% New

Fastest Growing Metals & Ores Companies

43% Declining

29% Rapid

13% Healthy

8% High

7% Low

Metals & Ores Industry Competitive Environment - New Entrants vs Leavers

Metals & Ores Industry Valuation

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Metals & Ores Industry Valuation

Turnover Multiple

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Metals & Ores Industry Valuation

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Note - from March 2020 multiples are calculated monthly, prior to this they were calculated on an annual basis.
UK Mining of metal ores Industry Insights

There are 260 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £9 billion .

The Industry employs around 39,873 people and contributes £4 billion to the economy.

The most popular location for Metals & Ores companies is London with 144 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 (30%) the oldest company is Cornish Chamber Of Mines And Minerals founded in 1917.

Metals & Ores industry has a number of high growth companies (8%), 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 8.95x, Turnover multiple of 2.97x and a Net Asset multiple of 1.80x.