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3 Tips for Smart ASX Mining Investments

How to make money with ASX Mining Stocks

3 tips for investing in mining

The ASX mining sector has created serious wealth. From copper and gold to rare earths and uranium, mining stocks offer big opportunities — and big risks. So how do you get started without getting burned?

Richard Hemming shares 3 essential tips to help you invest smarter in mining — one of the most profitable sectors for Under the Radar Report and our subscribers.

Tip 1: Start Small, Then Build.

When investing in mining, especially single commodity producers, avoid putting in too much capital upfront. These stocks can be extremely volatile.

  • For diversified miners like BHP ($BHP), Rio Tinto ($RIO), and South32 ($S32), you can start with 10%+ of your portfolio.

  • For smaller, single-commodity stocks like Evolution Mining ($EVN), Lynas Rare Earths ($LYC), or Capstone Copper ($CSC), start with less than 5%.

Use your portfolio weightings to guide decisions. Let them act as stabilisers — when a stock grows, take profits, just like we did with Evolution Mining.

Tip 2: Trust the research. Focus on the strategy.
Mining involves complex geology, engineering, and extraction science. You don’t need to master it all. That’s what our team of analysts is for.

Tip 3: Focus on Production, Explorers that only drill rarely turn into profitable investments. Size, production, and cash flow matter.

Diversified miners are a core building block of every Australian investor’s portfolio. In short: invest in producers not just stories.

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Richard Hemming
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ASX Miners we have backed in 2025:

$LYC, $CSC and $EVN, Plus big miners: BHP, Rio Tinto, South32
And over time: uranium, lithium, and other high-growth mining plays.

$LYC: Rare earths

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Lynas Rare Earths is a producer of separated rare earth materials outside of China, Lynas was established as a producer of rare earth materials for global manufacturing supply chains in east Asia, Europe and North America.

$CSC:
Copper

Capstone Copper (CSC) is a premier copper producer operating in the Americas. From exploration to mine development to operations and production.

$EVN: Gold and Copper

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Evolution Mining Limited (EVN) is a gold miner operating six mines, in – Cowal in New South Wales, Ernest Henry and Mt Rawdon in Queensland, Mungari in WA, and Red Lake in Ontario, Canada, and an 80% share of Northparkes in New South Wales.

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$NST

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Northern Star Resources is a global-scale gold producer with world-class projects located in highly prospective and low sovereign risk regions of Western Australia and the Northern Territory.

$EVN

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Evolution Mining Limited (ASX:EVN) owns and operates five gold operations and is a producer. It become the second largest ASX listed gold miner.

$PLS

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Pilbara Minerals Limited is an Australian lithium-tantalum producer aiming to become a major player in the worlds rapidly growing lithium supply chain, through the development of its 100% owned, Pilgangoora Lithium-Tantalum Project in the Pilbara in WA.

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$BHP

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BHP is a diversified natural resources company. It’s engaged in mining of copper, silver, zinc, molybdenum, uranium and gold.

$FMG

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FMG is an iron ore producer and processor. It’s transitioning to be a global green renewables and resources company.

$RIO

RIO is a diversified miner in Iron Ore, Aluminium, Copper, and Minerals. It explores, develops is in production and processing. 

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