{"id":36410,"date":"2026-07-15T03:26:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T01:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stocks-future.com\/?guid=f78bb60ec7f68042d229b720e23cfa1e"},"modified":"2026-07-15T03:26:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T01:26:00","slug":"rio-tinto-releases-second-quarter-2026-production-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/?p=36410","title":{"rendered":"Rio Tinto releases second quarter 2026 production results"},"content":{"rendered":"

\nDriving performance to achieve 3% YoY CuEq1<\/sup> growth in the first half<\/b><\/p><\/a><\/a>

MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rio Tinto Chief Executive Simon Trott said: \"We are delivering growth as we drive performance across the group, with copper equivalent production up 3 per cent in the first half.<\/p>

\n\u201cOur scale, geographical diversification and sophisticated supply chains continue to underpin our resilience and strong operational performance despite ongoing geopolitical uncertainty throughout the period.<\/p>

\n\u201cIn the Pilbara, we achieved our highest first half iron ore production since we set a record in 2018, through the successful implementation of our ongoing productivity improvement program. In copper, Oyu Tolgoi continued to ramp up on schedule to deliver more than 30 per cent growth for the first half, while our integrated, large-scale aluminium business sustained its strong performance.<\/p>

\n\u201cAt Simandou, we continue to advance at pace. SimFer mine construction and port infrastructure are both now more than three quarters complete, with full rail commissioning achieved in the first quarter. We are progressing our next generation of copper growth options at Resolution and Winu, while in lithium we achieved first production ahead of plan at Sal de Vida and F\u00e9nix 1B.<\/p>

\n\u201cWe are driving a step-change in operational performance to deliver industry leading returns and growth for our shareholders.\"<\/p>

\nExecutive Summary<\/b><\/p>