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# ![Rio Tinto plc Graphic](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/t:rio-tinto.png) Rio Tinto plc (RIO)

Rio Tinto appoints iron ore boss Simon Trott as CEO, with the company also planning to invest more in US copper mining under new tariffs. Iron ore prices are up, and the company is seeing increased production.

### About Rio Tinto plc
Rio Tinto plc (RIO) is a basic materials company.  
Rio Tinto plc uses the ticker $RIO for trading. Listed in the [Stocks](/list/stocks) and  category within the [Basic Materials](/list/stocks/basic-materials) sectors.

### Insights [#](/topic/rio-tinto/insights)
- Rio Tinto plc (RIO) social dominance is at XXXXX which is XXX% higher than it's daily average.
- Rio Tinto plc (RIO) trading volume is up XXXXX% from the previous week.
- Rio Tinto plc (RIO) social dominance is up XXXXXX% from the previous week.
- Rio Tinto plc (RIO) engagements is up XXXXXXXX% from the previous week.
- Rio Tinto plc (RIO) posts created is up XXXXXXXX% from the previous week.
- Rio Tinto plc Creators hit a high of XXX for the day
- Rio Tinto plc Creators hit an all time of XXX for the day
- Rio Tinto plc Mentions hit a high of XXX for the day
- Rio Tinto plc Mentions hit an all time of XXX for the day
- Rio Tinto plc Engagements hit a high of XXXXXXX for the day
- Rio Tinto plc Engagements hit an all time of XXXXXXX for the day

### Price: $XXXXX [#](/topic/rio-tinto/close)
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![Price Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:rio-tinto/c:line/m:close.svg)  
[Price 24-Hour Chart Data](/topic/rio-tinto/time-series/close.tsv)  
The price action is likely influenced by positive market performance, especially the surge in the FTSE 100, along with the company's potential to benefit from US copper tariffs and Lithium mining investment in Rwanda. The recent news of the new CEO appointment and the focus on US copper mining under tariffs are also contributing factors.  

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

**1-Year High**: $XXXXX on 2024-09-27  
**1-Year Low**: $XXXXX on 2025-04-08  
  
  
### AltRank: XXX [#](/topic/rio-tinto/alt_rank)
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![AltRank Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:rio-tinto/c:line/m:alt_rank.svg)  
[AltRank 24-Hour Chart Data](/topic/rio-tinto/time-series/alt_rank.tsv)  
Rio Tinto plc (RIO) is currently AltRank #838 based on combined combined social and market metrics
**Daily Average**: XXXXX  
**1 Week**: XXX -XXX  
**1 Month**: XXX -XXXXX  
**6 Months**: XXX -XXXXX  
**1 Year**: XXX -XXXXX  
**1-Year High**: XXXXX on 2025-07-03  
**1-Year Low**: XX on 2025-07-12  
  
  
### Galaxy Score: XXXXX [#](/topic/rio-tinto/galaxy_score)
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![Galaxy Score Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:rio-tinto/c:line/m:galaxy_score.svg)  
[Galaxy Score 24-Hour Chart Data](/topic/rio-tinto/time-series/galaxy_score.tsv)  
**Current Value**: XXXXX  
**Daily Average**: XX  
**1 Week**: XX -XX  
**6 Months**: XX +21  
**1 Year**: XX no change  
**1-Year High**: XX on 2025-07-11  
**1-Year Low**: XX on 2024-10-27  
  
  
### Engagements: XXXXXXX [#](/topic/rio-tinto/interactions)
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![Engagements Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:rio-tinto/c:line/m:interactions.svg)  
[Engagements 24-Hour Chart Data](/topic/rio-tinto/time-series/interactions.tsv)  
**Current Value**: XXXXXXX  
**Daily Average**: XXXXXX  
**1 Week**: XXXXXXXXX +4,918%  
**6 Months**: XXXXXXXXX +1,654%  
**1-Year High**: XXXXXXX on 2025-07-15  
**1-Year Low**: X on 2025-02-12  

| Social Network | News  | X       | Reddit | TikTok | YouTube |
| -------------- | ----  | -       | ------ | ------ | ------- |
| Engagements    | XXXXX | XXXXXXX | XX     | XXXXX  | XXXXXX  |
  

  
  
### Mentions: XXX [#](/topic/rio-tinto/posts_active)
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![Mentions Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:rio-tinto/c:line/m:posts_active.svg)  
[Mentions 24-Hour Chart Data](/topic/rio-tinto/time-series/posts_active.tsv)  
**Current Value**: XXX  
**Daily Average**: XX  
**1-Year High**: XXX on 2025-07-16  
**1-Year Low**: X on 2025-01-13  

| Social Network | News | X   | Reddit | TikTok | YouTube |
| -------------- | ---- | -   | ------ | ------ | ------- |
| Mentions       | XX   | XXX | XX     | XX     | XX      |
  

  
  
### Creators: XXX [#](/topic/rio-tinto/contributors_active)
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![Creators Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:rio-tinto/c:line/m:contributors_active.svg)  
[Creators 24-Hour Chart Data](/topic/rio-tinto/time-series/contributors_active.tsv)  
XXX unique social accounts have posts mentioning Rio Tinto plc (RIO) in the last XX hours which is down XXXX% from XXX in the previous XX hours
**Daily Average**: XX  
**1-Year High**: XXX on 2025-07-16  
**1-Year Low**: X on 2025-01-13  

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

| Creator                                              | Rank | Followers   | Posts | Engagements |
| -------                                              | ---- | ---------   | ----- | ----------- |
| [@ReutersBiz](/creator/twitter/ReutersBiz)           | X    | XXXXXXXXX   | X     | XXXXXX      |
| [@business](/creator/twitter/business)               | X    | XXXXXXXXXXX | X     | XXXXX       |
| [@CommSec](/creator/twitter/CommSec)                 | X    | XXXXXX      | X     | XXXXX       |
| [@Reuters](/creator/twitter/Reuters)                 | X    | XXXXXXXXXX  | X     | XXXXX       |
| [@AndreaHotter](/creator/twitter/AndreaHotter)       | X    | XXXXXX      | X     | XXXXX       |
| [@ausbiztv](/creator/youtube/ausbiztv)               | X    | XXXXXX      | X     | XXX         |
| [@RioTinto](/creator/twitter/RioTinto)               | X    | XXXXXX      | X     | XXX         |
| [@TNR_Gold](/creator/twitter/TNR_Gold)               | X    | XXXXX       | X     | XXX         |
| [@IMITAMENWA200PK](/creator/twitter/IMITAMENWA200PK) | X    | XXXXX       | X     | XXX         |

[View More](/list/creators/rio-tinto/100)
  
  
### Sentiment: XX% [#](/topic/rio-tinto/sentiment)
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![Sentiment Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:rio-tinto/c:line/m:sentiment.svg)  
[Sentiment 24-Hour Chart Data](/topic/rio-tinto/time-series/sentiment.tsv)  
**Current Value**: XX%  
**Daily Average**: XX%  
**1 Week**: XX% -XX%  
**6 Months**: XX% +28%  
**1-Year High**: XXX% on 2025-01-18  
**1-Year Low**: XX% on 2025-07-10  

**Most Supportive Themes**
- **Investment & Expansion:** (45%) Positive sentiment surrounds Rio Tinto's potential benefits from US copper tariffs and lithium mining investments in Rwanda.
- **Market Performance & Sector Strength:** (25%) Mining stocks performing well, contributing to a surge in the FTSE 100, driven by mineral demand and optimism around AI and clean energy.
- **Lithium Mining in Rwanda:** (25%) Significant interest in Rio Tinto's involvement in lithium mining in Rwanda, viewed as a positive development.
  
**Most Critical Themes**
- **Liquidity Concerns & Government Intervention:** (5.6%)  Concerns about potential liquidity issues at Rio Tinto, fueled by government comments.
  
Network engagement breakdown:  
| Network | Positive | %   | Neutral | %   | Negative | %   |
| ------- | -------- | -   | ------- | -   | -------- | -   |
| News    | XXXXX    | X%  | XXXXX   | X%  | XXX      | X%  |
| X       | XXXXXX   | XX% | XXXXXX  | XX% | XXXXX    | X%  |
| Reddit  | XX       | X%  | XX      | X%  | X        | X%  |
| TikTok  | XXX      | X%  | XXXXX   | X%  | XXX      | X%  |
| YouTube | XXX      | X%  | XXXXXX  | XX% | XXXXXX   | XX% |
|         |          |     |         |     |          |     |
| Total   | XXXXXX   | XX% | XXXXXX  | XX% | XXXXXX   | XX% |
  

  
  
### Social Dominance: XXXXX% [#](/topic/rio-tinto/social_dominance)
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![Social Dominance Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:rio-tinto/c:line/m:social_dominance.svg)  
[Social Dominance 24-Hour Chart Data](/topic/rio-tinto/time-series/social_dominance.tsv)  
**Current Value**: XXXXX%  
**Daily Average**: XXXXX%  
**1 Week**: XXXX% +0.052%  
**6 Months**: XXXXX% +0.106%  
**1-Year High**: XXXXX% on 2025-07-17  
**1-Year Low**: XXXXXX% on 2025-01-13  
  
  
### Market Dominance: XXXXX% [#](/topic/rio-tinto/market_dominance)
---
![Market Dominance Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:rio-tinto/c:line/m:market_dominance.svg)  
[Market Dominance 24-Hour Chart Data](/topic/rio-tinto/time-series/market_dominance.tsv)  
**Current Value**: XXXXX%  
**Daily Average**: X%  
**1-Year High**: XXXX% on 2025-04-09  
**1-Year Low**: XXXXX% on 2025-07-17  
  
  
### Market Cap: $XXXXXXXXXXXXXX [#](/topic/rio-tinto/market_cap)
---
![Market Cap Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:rio-tinto/c:line/m:market_cap.svg)  
[Market Cap 24-Hour Chart Data](/topic/rio-tinto/time-series/market_cap.tsv)  
**Current Value**: $XXXXXXXXXXXXXX  
**Daily Average**: $XXXXXXXXXXXXXX  
**1 Week**: $XXXXXXXXXXXXXX -$22%  
**1 Month**: $XXXXXXXXXXXXXX -$21%  
**6 Months**: $XXXXXXXXXXXXXX -$22%  
**1 Year**: $XXXXXXXXXXXXXX -$30%  
**1-Year High**: $XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX on 2024-09-27  
**1-Year Low**: $XXXXXXXXXXXXXX on 2025-04-05  

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In the posts about Rio Tinto plc in the last XX hours

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### Top News [#](/topic/rio-tinto/news)
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Top news links shared on social in the last XX hours  

*Showing a maximum of X news posts for non-authenticated requests. Use your API key in requests for full results.*  

"Rio Says Trump Tariffs Added $XXX Million in Aluminum Costs"  
[@YahooFinance](/creator/x/YahooFinance) on [X](/post/news/uk.finance.yahoo.com-3190530032) 2025-07-16 08:15:18 UTC 208.1M followers, XXX engagements


"Iron Ore Tops $XXX for First Time Since May on China Sentiment - Bloomberg"  
[@business](/creator/x/business) on [X](/post/news/bloomberg.com-2286946225) 2025-07-16 05:16:52 UTC 208.1M followers, 24.8K engagements


"Rio Says Trump Tariffs Added $XXX Million in Aluminum Costs - Bloomberg"  
[@business](/creator/x/business) on [X](/post/news/bloomberg.com-1103312088) 2025-07-16 03:10:11 UTC 208.1M followers, 23.9K engagements


"Rio Tinto Says Iron Ore Exports Steady After Naming New CEO - Bloomberg"  
[@business](/creator/x/business) on [X](/post/news/bloomberg.com-2674455797) 2025-07-15 22:50:45 UTC 208.1M followers, 20.4K engagements



### Top Social Posts [#](/topic/rio-tinto/posts)
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Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours

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"@SBayar12 Why is there no investigation by Mongolia---Is it because Rio Tinto owes Mongolia"  
[@Quest4Truth562](/creator/x/Quest4Truth562) on [X](/post/tweet/1945743234514227480) 2025-07-17 07:11:51 UTC 1851 followers, XX engagements


"@ryangerritsen Stelco - American Labrador Iron Ore - Rio Tinto Algoma - publicly traded not entirely canadian owned. ArcelorMittal Dofasco - Luxembourg US Steel - American Lemme guess. brookfield buying a steel plant. oh wait that'll be american then too"  
[@stoopidvisor](/creator/x/stoopidvisor) on [X](/post/tweet/1945685108146544804) 2025-07-17 03:20:53 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements


"@eleventysigma @MarkJCarney Diana Fox Carney 4/19/2023 #6 The Clean Industrial Revolution: Strategies for decarbonizing heavy industry : Catherine Cobden President Canadian Steel Producers; Brendan Marshall Rio Tinto ; Sarah Petrevan Vice President Cement Association of Canada;Simon Kennedy Minister"  
[@MV_55_G_Dammit](/creator/x/MV_55_G_Dammit) on [X](/post/tweet/1945673137917419891) 2025-07-17 02:33:19 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements


"BUZZ-Citi keeps PT rating unchanged for Rio Tinto; warns of H2 iron ore market headwinds"  
[@iNews24](/creator/x/iNews24) on [X](/post/tweet/1945580507166642667) 2025-07-16 20:25:14 UTC 2670 followers, XX engagements