- Huge profits incoming for Rio Tinto and BHP but metals prices look set to slow down
- First-half production numbers are strong but leave some question marks for rest of year
In the past year, the top 25 miners around the world have seen their market capitalisations increase by a remarkable four-fifths. The best performers were Freeport-MacMoRan (US:FCX) and Ganfeng Lithium, while BHP (BHP) and Rio Tinto’s (RIO) one-third growth in share price in the past year is equal to the FTSE 100, of which they are key components.