What was Rio Tinto's underlying earnings for the first half of the year, and how does that compare to the same period last year?

Rio Tinto reported underlying earnings of $6.85 billion for the six months ended June 30, compared with $4.81 billion a year earlier — a 43% rise — marking its highest half-year profit in four years.

How did Rio Tinto's copper and iron ore businesses perform in terms of underlying EBITDA in the first half?

Underlying EBITDA for Rio Tinto's copper division surged 84% to $5.7 billion, driven partly by higher output from its Mongolian operations, while underlying EBITDA at its iron ore business eased 1% to $6.8 billion.

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