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Rio Tinto plc (RIO)

Rio Tinto announces a strategic scandium purchase with a US agency, boosting its profile in critical minerals, while also facing a corruption inquiry at its Mongolian copper mine.

About Rio Tinto plc

Rio Tinto plc is a basic materials company involved in mining and related activities.
Rio Tinto plc uses the ticker $RIO for trading. Listed in the Stocks category within the Basic Materials sectors.

Insights

Rio Tinto plc (RIO) social dominance hit XXXXXX which is XXX% higher than it's daily average.
Rio Tinto plc (RIO) trading volume is up XXXX% from the previous week.
Rio Tinto plc (RIO) social dominance is up 1408.28% from the previous X months.
Rio Tinto plc (RIO) engagements is up XXXXXX% from the previous month.
Rio Tinto plc Price hit a 52-Week high of $XXXXX for the hour
Rio Tinto plc Price hit an all time of $XXXXX for the hour

Price: $XXXXX

Price 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data
Rio Tinto's price has seen a slight 24-hour decrease, influenced by positive sentiment around a US agency's scandium purchase and general mining sector performance, but is likely being limited by ongoing legal and ethical concerns.

24-Hour: XXXX% 7-Day: XXXX% 30-Day: XXXX%

1-Year High: $XXXXX on 2025-12-11
1-Year Low: $XXXXX on 2025-04-08

AltRank: XXX

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AltRank 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data
Rio Tinto plc (RIO) is currently AltRank #342 based on combined combined social and market metrics Daily Average: XXXXX
X Week: XXX +169
X Month: XXX -XX
X Months: XXX -XXXXX
X Year: XXX -XXXXX
1-Year High: XXXXX on 2025-07-03
1-Year Low: XX on 2025-09-25

Galaxy Score: XXXXX

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Galaxy Score 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data
Current Value: XXXXX
Daily Average: XX
X Week: XX -X
X Month: XX -XX
X Year: XX +24
1-Year High: XX on 2025-08-21
1-Year Low: XX on 2025-10-09

Engagements: XXXXXX (24h)

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Current Value: XXXXXX
Daily Average: XXXXXXX
X Week: XXXXXXX +78%
X Month: XXXXXXXXXX +632%
X Months: XXXXXXXXXX +44%
X Year: XXXXXXXXXX +11%
1-Year High: XXXXXXXXX on 2025-12-05
1-Year Low: XXXXX on 2025-01-13

Engagements by network (24h): News: XXX Reddit: XXX TikTok: XXXXXX X: XXXXXX YouTube: XXXXXX

Mentions: XXX (24h)

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Current Value: XXX
Daily Average: XXX
X Week: XXX -XXXX%
X Month: XXXXX -XX%
X Months: XXXXXX -XX%
X Year: XXXXXXX -XX%
1-Year High: XXX on 2025-07-16
1-Year Low: XX on 2025-01-13

Mentions by network (24h): News: XX Reddit: XXX TikTok: XXX X: XXXXX YouTube: XXX

Creators: XXX (24h)

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XXX unique social accounts have posts mentioning Rio Tinto plc (RIO) in the last XX hours which is up XX% from XXX in the previous XX hours Daily Average: XXX
X Week: XXX -XXXX%
X Month: XXXXX -XX%
X Months: XXXXXX -XX%
X Year: XXXXXX -XX%
1-Year High: XXX on 2025-07-16
1-Year Low: XX on 2025-01-13

The most influential creators that mention Rio Tinto plc in the last XX hours

Creator	Rank	Followers	Posts	Engagements
@rai.foodie	X	XXXXX	X	XXXXXX
@Q2Quokka	X	XXXXX	X	XXXXX
@adao_pereira_musica	X	XXXXX	X	XXXXX
@kirillklip	X	XXXXX	XX	XXXXX
@1503carlitos	X	XXXXX	X	XXXXX
@lykeshares	X	XXXXXX	X	XXX
@TNR_Gold	X	XXXXX	XX	XXX
@ktbhonest1	X	XX	X	XXX
@lovetravel07	X	XXXXX	X	XXX
@CommSec	XX	XXXXXX	X	XXX

Sentiment: XX%

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Sentiment 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data
Current Value: XX%
Daily Average: XX%
X Week: XX% -X%
X Month: XX% +12%
X Months: XX% +6%
X Year: XX% +24%
1-Year High: XXX% on 2025-12-05
1-Year Low: XX% on 2025-06-05

Most Supportive Themes:

Strategic Scandium Purchase: (20%) A US agency's plan to buy scandium oxide from Rio Tinto highlights the metal's strategic importance for defense purposes.
Mining Sector Performance: (15%) Positive sentiment surrounds the mining sector, with mentions of rising iron ore and copper prices benefiting companies like Rio Tinto.

Most Critical Themes:

Corruption Inquiry: (10%) Rio Tinto faces a corruption inquiry at its Oyu Tolgoi copper mine in Mongolia, raising ethical and legal concerns.
Ethical Concerns and Legal Setbacks: (10%) Negative sentiments are expressed regarding Rio Tinto's ethical practices, leadership, and legal challenges, including arbitration cases in Mongolia.
China's Steel Production Impact: (10%) Concerns exist about China's steel production cuts potentially affecting iron ore prices and the performance of mining stocks.

Social Dominance: XXXXX%

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Current Value: XXXXX%
Daily Average: XXXXX%
X Week: XXXXX% +0.062%
X Month: XXXXX% +0.208%
X Months: XXXXX% +0.238%
X Year: XXXXX% +0.222%
1-Year High: XXXXX% on 2025-12-12
1-Year Low: XXXXX% on 2025-07-01

Market Dominance: XXXXX%

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Current Value: XXXXX%
Daily Average: X%
1-Year High: XXXX% on 2025-04-09
1-Year Low: XXXXX% on 2025-04-03

Market Cap: $XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

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Market Cap 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data
Current Value: $XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Daily Average: $XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
X Week: $XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX +$4.20%
X Month: $XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX +$9.70%
X Months: $XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX +$33%
X Year: $XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX +$19%
1-Year High: $XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX on 2025-12-12
1-Year Low: $XXXXXXXXXXXXXX on 2025-04-05

Top Rio Tinto plc News

Top news links shared on social in the last XX hours

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"Canada Growth Fund and Rio Tinto announce transaction to advance Canadian production of Scandium an important critical mineral"
News Link @CNWGroup 2025-12-11T16:30Z 228.6M followers, XX engagements

"First China ore shipment rewards Guinea coup leaders push for Simandou alliance South China Morning Post"
News Link @SCMPNews 2025-12-11T05:55Z 228.6M followers, XX engagements

"BHP Sells Pilbara Power Stake to BlackRock Unit for $X Billion"
News Link @YahooFinance 2025-12-09T15:45Z 228.6M followers, XXX engagements

"SA analyst upgrades/downgrades: RIO TTD CMG ORCL Seeking Alpha"
News Link @SeekingAlpha 2025-12-08T19:00Z 228.6M followers, 1864 engagements