And lets face it....... I'm employed as a 'Consultant' at a...

And lets face it.......

I'm employed as a 'Consultant' at a teeny weeny Mining Company at the Spec end of the market
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I work for biggest Mining Company in the world based on Market Value.....that's Global

"This statistic shows the top ten mining companies worldwide based on market value as of June 2017. The values are based on the 2017 Financial Times Equity list of the leading global companies. As of June 2017, mining company BHP Billiton (one of the largest coal companies, among other minerals) reached a market value of over 87 billion U.S. dollars."

According to Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/272706/top-10-mining-companies-worldwide-based-on-market-value/ased