After a poor showing yesterday, S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) mining shares are staging a comeback today.
At the time of writing the ASX 200 is up 0.2% while the S&P/ASX 200 Materials Index (ASX: XMJ) is up 1%.
Atop from some likely bargain hunting among the big miners, which offer some juicy trailing dividend yields at current share prices, the ASX 200 miners look to be getting a lift from a 1.8% boost in iron ore prices overnight. The industrial metal, pressured lately by fears of a slowing Chinese economy hamstrung by COVID mitigation efforts, is trading for US$112 per tonne.
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Which ASX 200 mining shares are lifting?
Some of the biggest names in the sector are helping propel the index higher.
Leading the charge is Mineral Resources Limited (ASX: MIN), up 4.2% to $1.78 per share.
BHP Group Ltd (ASX: BHP), among the world's biggest miners, is also marching higher. Shares in the mining giant are up 1.4% to $38.28.
Meanwhile, the Fortescue Metals Group Limited (ASX: FMG) is up 2.3% while rival iron ore miner Rio Tinto Limited (ASX: RIO) has gained 3.2%.
Despite today's welcome reprieve, all four of the ASX 200 mining shares are down more than 20% over the past 12 months as commodity prices have slipped from historic highs.
