“Todo lo que brilla es, de hecho,, de oro - y en algunos casos, cobre, plata o incluso la arena y la grava.

Debido a que, una vez más, British Columbia’s top companies for the past year are overwhelmingly miners.”

That’s according to the B.C.’s Top 100 Companies survey que el Vancouver Sun recientemente compilado.

Este Top 100 ranking is actually two lists, one rating the province’s strongest companies, the other listing B.C.’s fastest growing businesses.

Among the organizations ranking tops on B.C.’s Strongest Companies lista, many are in the mining industry, including the Top 5:

1. Eldorado Gold
2. Goldcorp
3. Corriente Resources
4. Red Back Mining
5. Quadra Mining

En la lista de B.C.’s Fastest-Growing Companies, where you might expect high technology, telecommunications, or other digital businesses to dominate, the mining companies still top the charts:

1. New Gold
2. Fortuna Silver Mines
3. Eldorado Gold
4. Polaris Minerals
5. First Silver Majestic

Highlights of the top company lists are available here.

¿Quieres learn more about living and working in British Columbia? Download a copy of the British Columbia Newcomers’ Guide to Resources and Services.

And for other “top companies” rankings, see our recent postings on Top de Canadá 100 Los empleadores y Top de Canadá 25 Los empleadores Familiar.

Foto por Marcin Wichary (Flickr)