I'm not quite ready to retire yet, but when I do tap into my superannuation, I already have a few core investments in mind.
With diversification in mind, I plan to invest $50,000 blocks of my super balance into various baskets of ASX stocks covering a broad range of different sectors.
When it comes to the mining sector, I aim to put $50,000 of my superannuation into S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) mining stocks New Hope Corporation Ltd (ASX: NHC), Mineral Resources Ltd (ASX: MIN), and BHP Group Ltd (ASX: BHP) shares.
All three companies are well-established, well-managed, and have very sizeable moats to keep the competition at bay.
And atop the potential for long-term share price gains, all three pay fully-franked dividends, delivering some handy passive income throughout the year.
I've also narrowed my focus to these three because they each offer unique diversity within the mining sector.
BHP shares, for example, derive the majority of their revenue from copper and iron ore.
New Hope shares are solely focused on thermal and coking coal production.
And Mineral Resources shares are exposed to the company's mining services, iron ore, lithium, and energy segments. On the energy front, Mineral Resources has a current gas exploration program running across prospective acreage in the onshore Perth and Carnarvon basins.
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Investing $50,000 of superannuation into top ASX 200 mining stocks
While ASX mining stocks are inherently cyclical, if you're okay holding onto them through the low parts of any cycle, I believe they're an excellent place to invest $50,000 of superannuation savings.
At its FY 2026 results, New Hope reported underlying earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) of $514 million. Net profit after tax (NPAT) came in at $161 million.
And on the passive income front, New Hope declared a final fully-franked dividend of 30 cents per share. New Hope shares trade on a fully-franked trailing dividend yield of 7.1%. The New Hope share price is up 40.3% in a year.
Turning to Mineral Resources, the ASX 200 diversified miner reported record underlying EBITDA of $2.6 billion for FY 2026. On the bottom line, the company achieved an underlying NPAT of $822 million. This saw management restore the dividend, which had been suspended since 2024. Mineral Resources declared a final fully-franked dividend of 83 cents per share.
The Mineral Resources share price is up 25.4% in 12 months.
Which brings us to the third ASX 200 mining stock I'd buy with part of my $50,000 of superannuation, BHP.
For FY 2026, BHP reported underlying EBITDA of US$32.9 billion, with underlying profit of US$13.2 billion. BHP paid a fully-franked final dividend of $1.38 per share. The BHP share price is up 45.5% in 12 months.
