Buy, hold, sell: Evolution Mining, 29Metals, Rio Tinto shares

S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) mining shares had a ripper year in FY26.

The S&P/ASX 200 Materials Index (ASX: XMJ), dominated by miners, soared 47% and produced a total return of 52%. 

The S&P/ASX 300 Metals & Mining Index (ASX: XMM), which captures more of the smaller