Rio Tinto’s copper push pays off as first-half copper EBITDA jumps 84% to US$5.7 billion
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Rio Tinto's half-year results highlight a major earnings mix shift toward copper, with copper EBITDA up 84% to US$5.7bn on the Oyu Tolgoi ramp-up and firmer prices, now ~36% of group earnings. The report reinforces improving copper fundamentals and the strategic premium on copper-exposed miners. Strong cash flow and a larger interim dividend add to risk-on sentiment around the copper complex in the near term.
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Rio Tinto reported a strong half-year result, with copper underpinning earnings as copper underlying EBITDA surged 84% year on year to US$5.7 billion, or about 36% of group profit. The lift was driven by the ramp-up of the Oyu Tolgoi mine in Mongolia and firmer copper prices. Iron ore remained the biggest contributor at about 43%, while its EBITDA was broadly flat. The group also posted solid gains in revenue, EBITDA and net profit, while net gearing stayed low.
