Value Emerging in Diversified Miners Despite Headwinds -- Market Talk

Dow Jones
Jul 04, 2025

1858 ET - Value is starting to emerge in ASX-listed diversified miners, says UBS. Still, iron ore and copper prices are a near-term worry. UBS raises estimates for the iron ore price in 2025 and 2026 by 4% and 6% to US$97/ton and US$90/ton, respectively. But it expects the start up of the new Simandou iron-ore mine in Guinea to put pressure on prices, driving them some US$10/ton lower in 2026. "On copper, we are cautious near-term on potential U.S. S232 investigation of copper import tariffs to weigh on LME pricing in the short term," analyst Lachlan Shaw says. It prefers BHP to Rio Tinto, given the latter's exposure to Mongolia and Guinea and geopolitical risk in both of those countries. (david.winning@wsj.com; @dwinningWSJ)

 

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