Top 25 Australian Resource Companies Based on Market Cap

The Top 25 Australian Resource Companies Based on Market Cap as of September end, 2010 are listed below:

S.No.Company NameMarket Cap. ($000s)Last Price
1BHP Billiton Limited130,585,132$38.91
2RIO Tinto Limited46,586,435$76.77
3Woodside Petroleum34,375,664$43.88
4Newcrest Mining30,327,197$39.67
5Fortescue Metals Grp16,198,934$5.21
6Santos Ltd10,665,436$12.81
7Lihir Gold Limited.(s)10,611,911$4.48
8Coal & Allied9,027,325$104.26
9OIL Search Ltd8,045,918$6.15
10OZ Minerals4,541,550$1.46
11Alumina Limited4,416,756$1.81
12NEW Hope Corporation4,192,665$5.05
13Equinox Minerals Ltd cdi4,105,636$5.80
14Andean Resources Ltd3,444,255$6.34
15Macarthur Coal3,430,827$11.73
16Whitehaven Coal3,040,885$6.16
17Aquila Resources2,647,470$8.20
18Aquarius Platinum.2,607,991$5.63
19Paladin Energy Ltd2,579,140$3.59
20Energy Resources2,536,815$13.30
21Iluka Resources2,512,204$6.00
22Riversdale Mining2,466,553$10.45
23Centennial Coal2,437,930$6.17
24Aneka Tambang cdi2,384,615$1.25
25Lynas Corporation2,261,804$1.37