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TIMELINE

RIO TINTO & BHP

PROFIT AND EARNING CURVES FOR MINING GIANTS

RIO TINTO

Underlying earnings for 2016 : $ 5.1bn

Underlying earnings for 2017 : $ 8.6bn

2016 2017

BHP

BHP Billiton full-year loss 2016 :

$ 6.4bn

Full year attributable profit 2017 : $ 5.9bn

14 March 2021