The Australian share market is home to some of the largest mining companies in the world.
But which ASX 200 mining shares would be great options right now? Listed below are two that analysts at Goldman Sachs are tipping as buys. Here's what they are saying about them:
Allkem Ltd (ASX: AKE)
The first ASX 200 mining share for investors to look at is Allkem. It is one of the world's largest lithium miners with projects across Argentina, Australia, and North America.
From these projects, the company is aiming to grow its production in a way that allows it to command a 10% share of global lithium supply over the long term.
It is for this reason that Goldman believes its shares are a buy even though it is bearish on lithium prices. The broker commented:
Allkem has one of the best production outlooks in our lithium coverage, with broad-based growth optionality, second only to Mineral Resources on an LCE basis when including downstream hydroxide production on an equity basis. This drives our forecast for the company's equity LCE production growth of >4x over five years to FY28E, supporting earnings rebounding to near current record levels despite the declining lithium price environment.
Goldman has a buy rating and $12.90 price target on Allkem's shares.
Rio Tinto Ltd (ASX: RIO)
Another ASX 200 mining share that could be a buy is Rio Tinto. This mining behemoth has a diverse portfolio of operations and projects spanning a number of commodities including aluminium, copper, iron ore, and lithium.
Goldman Sachs is a big fan of the miner due to its valuation, strong free cash flow generation, and production growth outlook, to name just three reasons. It summarised:
We are Buy rated (on CL) on RIO due to: (1) compelling relative valuation vs. peers, (2) Strong FCF and dividend yield with our bullish view on iron ore, aluminium and copper prices, (3) Strong production growth in 2023 & 2024, (4) Pilbara turnaround (~50% of group NAV), (5) Compelling high margin low emission aluminium exposure.
The broker has a buy rating and $136.20 price target on its shares.
