Rio Tinto kicked off number 2 perch, Agnico tops $100 billion for the first time

Going overweight mining stocks. Stock image. Global mining started 2026 the way it ended 2025. With a huge rally. Gold now looks to have $5,000 in sight, silver’s wild swings are getting wilder, and copper is hitting all time highs with regularity. Mining stocks have duly responded and after a blowout 2026, the Top 50 biggest mining stocks’ collective value now sits comfortably above the $2 trillion level reached at the end of last year.You have to scour the corners of the mining world to find something tha ...