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Top 25 Mineral exploration companies worldwide

RevenueBase identified 4,333 mineral exploration companies worldwide as of September 2026 and tracks 75,041 professional contacts across them, including 13,102 with verified work emails. Canada is the largest market and Vancouver the largest hub.

This list covers mineral exploration companies worldwide, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 20, 2026. Country and city lists for mineral exploration companies follow the table.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

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The 25 largest mineral exploration companies worldwide

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 4,333 mineral exploration companies worldwide, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to mineral exploration companies: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Indirect evidenceVancouver, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026n/a1,357 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Copper Creek Gold (TSX.V-CPV) is exploring for Gold just 6km away from the world class Eskay Creek Mine of Barrick Gold Corp.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
2Indirect evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 20261,001-5,0001,218 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We are a U.S-based, well-diversified, growing precious metals producer with seven wholly-owned operations: the New Afton gold-copper mine in British Columbia, Canada, the Rainy…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
3Partial evidenceMiami, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 20261,001-5,0001,175 contacts →

Partial evidence

“We are Aura Minerals and we think differently about mining.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
4Partial evidenceMauritius, AustriaHQ checked Sep 20, 20261,001-5,000994 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Capital Limited is a leading service provider for the exploration and mining industry.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
5Indirect evidenceEast Jakarta, IndonesiaHQ checked Sep 20, 20265,001-10,000924 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“PT Kalimantan Prima Persada (KPP) is a subsidiary of PT Pama Persada Nusantara (PAMA), one of the largest mining contractors in Southeast Asia.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
6Strong evidencePerth, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 20261,001-5,000897 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Iluka is a global critical minerals company with expertise in exploration, development, mining, processing, marketing and rehabilitation.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
7Partial evidenceJakarta, IndonesiaHQ checked Sep 20, 20265,001-10,000889 contacts →

Partial evidence

“To be an industry leading producer of gold, silver, copper and other minerals in Indonesia.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
8Indirect evidenceSimpang Empat, MalaysiaHQ checked Sep 20, 202610001+819 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
9Indirect evidencePerth, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026501-1,000707 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“With more than 600 years of collective geoscience expertise, provided by more than 40 experts, we deliver unparalleled tenure and expertise across the global mining technology…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
10Partial evidenceRio De Janeiro, BrazilHQ checked Sep 20, 20261,001-5,000696 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Com 18 anos de experiência, atualmente estamos presentes em todas as regiões do país, com um portfólio diversificado que engloba uma ampla gama de minerais, tais como minério de…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
11Indirect evidenceAnkara, TürkiyeHQ checked Sep 20, 20261,001-5,000665 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Tüprag, Türkiye'de metalik maden aramaları ve işletmeciliği yapmak için 1986 yılında kurulmuş ve bugüne kadar aldığı yüzlerce maden arama ruhsatıyla aramalar gerçekleştirmiştir.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
12Indirect evidenceVilla El Salvador, PeruHQ checked Sep 20, 20261,001-5,000645 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Explomin del Perú S.A.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
13Partial evidenceJersey, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 20261,001-5,000633 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Randgold Resources Limited is an Africa focused gold mining and exploration company with listings on the London Stock Exchange (RRS) and NASDAQ (GOLD).”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
14Indirect evidenceBhubaneswar, IndiaHQ checked Sep 20, 202610001+611 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Founded in 1991 by Dr.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
15Partial evidencePerth, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026501-1,000529 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Resolute is a successful gold miner with more than 30 years of experience as an explorer, developer and operator of gold mines in Australia and Africa which have produced more…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
16Indirect evidenceAdelaide Airport, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 20, 20261,001-5,000494 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We’re now proudly part of BHP.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
17Indirect evidenceAnkara, TürkiyeHQ checked Sep 20, 2026501-1,000479 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“TÜMAD Madencilik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
18Indirect evidenceNajran, Saudi ArabiaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026501-1,000478 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“The flagship mine, Al Masane Copper Zinc Mine, is located in the South-West of Saudi Arabia at an elevation of 1620m, and approximately 640km South-East to Jeddah.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
19Indirect evidenceVancouver, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 20261,001-5,000465 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Based in Vancouver, Eldorado Gold is a Canadian mid-tier gold and base metals producer with over 30 years of experience building and operating mines in Europe and the Americas.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
20Partial evidenceMarseille, FranceHQ checked Sep 20, 20261,001-5,000458 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Foraco International SA (TSX: FAR) is a leading global mineral drilling services company that provides a comprehensive and reliable service offering in mining and water projects.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
21Indirect evidenceToronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 20261,001-5,000436 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“DPM Metals Inc.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
22Strong evidenceVancouver, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026501-1,000415 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; OTCQX: IVPAF) is a diversified mining company focused on responsible mineral exploration, development and production of its principal projects in Southern…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
23Indirect evidenceToronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 20261,001-5,000407 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“On February 8, 2022 Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (“Agnico Eagle”) and Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd.(“Kirkland Lake Gold”) announced the successful completion of their previously announced…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
24Partial evidenceKewdale, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026201-500407 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Ausdrill is a premium Australian drilling company that provides exploration drilling, production drilling, blasting services and geotechnical services for mining majors through to…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
25Partial evidenceVancouver, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026201-500360 contacts →

Partial evidence

“TSX: OLA NYSE: ORLA Orla’s corporate strategy is to acquire, develop, and operate mineral properties where the Company’s expertise can substantially increase stakeholder value.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026

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Mineral exploration companies worldwide at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026
17.5%Verified-email coverage
17.3Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
11.7%Largest-city concentration · Vancouver
Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
2,183
11-50
1,334
51-200
462
201-500
181
501-1,000
68
1,001-5,000
63
5,001-10,000
11
10001+
12

Email recency is reported on each country list linked below.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among mineral exploration companies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
Coverage
Every country. Country and city lists for mineral exploration companies are linked below.
What qualifies
Companies worldwide whose own description of what they do matches “mineral exploration companies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names mineral exploration companies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among mineral exploration companies, and records with no verified work email.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 13,102 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 20, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Mineral exploration companies by location

16 lists · largest first

Every Mineral exploration companies list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.

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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names mineral exploration companies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many mineral exploration companies are there worldwide?

RevenueBase identified 4,333 mineral exploration companies worldwide as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Copper Creek Gold Corp Tsx.V CPV, headquartered in Vancouver, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which country has the most mineral exploration companies?

Canada leads with 1,036 companies, followed by Australia (703) and the United States (248). Every mineral exploration companies list by country and city is linked on this page.

Which city has the most mineral exploration companies?

Vancouver leads with 507 headquartered companies, followed by Toronto (195) and Perth (158).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

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How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 20, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.