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Best Mining Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top mining stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best mining stocks to buy now. Learn More.

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Mining is Zen Rated F and is the 141st ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	ROE	ROA	ROCE	ROIC	D/E	Current Ratio	Gross Margin	Profit Margin	Operating Margin
EMX	EMX ROYALTY CORP	$254.75M	-2.80%	-2.10%	2.81%	2.90%	0.36	8.85	60.00%	-12.00%	15.51%
UAMY	UNITED STATES ANTIMONY CORP	$367.97M	-6.60%	-5.70%	-5.65%	-11.60%	0.21	5.16	23.20%	-11.60%	-11.58%
MTRN	MATERION CORP	$1.72B	0.70%	0.30%	3.38%	3.00%	0.95	3.19	19.30%	0.30%	2.95%
RIO	RIO TINTO LTD	$96.65B	21.00%	11.20%	17.97%	17.70%	0.81	1.63	29.70%	21.50%	30.48%
BHP	BHP GROUP LTD	$120.58B	26.20%	11.30%	22.69%	20.40%	1.12	1.70	100.00%	21.20%	37.44%
USAS	AMERICAS GOLD & SILVER CORP	$363.80M	-98.80%	-24.60%	-29.94%	-28.40%	2.60	0.59	17.40%	-44.90%	-36.82%
GSM	FERROGLOBE PLC	$651.32M	2.70%	1.50%	6.03%	6.20%	0.89	1.82	37.50%	1.40%	3.76%
VALE	VALE SA	$42.26B	16.90%	7.10%	12.47%	10.50%	1.37	1.03	36.20%	16.20%	21.97%
USGO	US GOLDMINING INC	$120.14M	-110.70%	-99.40%	-179.37%	-716.30%	0.16	9.80	N/A	N/A	N/A
SKE	SKEENA RESOURCES LTD	$1.29B	-134.30%	-66.20%	-74.34%	-143.10%	2.03	1.44	N/A	N/A	N/A
LZM	LIFEZONE METALS LTD	$283.25M	-69.00%	-31.00%	-39.07%	-46.20%	0.64	0.57	38.20%	-32,952.30%	-27,988.82%
TECK	TECK RESOURCES LTD	$16.93B	1.40%	0.80%	4.38%	4.20%	0.73	3.36	23.00%	3.10%	15.78%
TMC	TMC THE METALS CO INC	$1.09B	N/A	-130.90%	-936.27%	308.90%	-4.68	0.10	N/A	N/A	N/A
MP	MP MATERIALS CORP	$4.00B	-6.00%	-2.80%	-3.24%	-3.20%	1.21	6.29	N/A	N/A	N/A
CMP	COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC	$557.82M	-46.80%	-9.30%	-4.20%	-2.70%	5.54	2.37	14.60%	-14.30%	-5.53%
SLI	STANDARD LITHIUM LTD	$279.38M	39.60%	34.90%	47.75%	52.20%	0.14	5.77	N/A	N/A	N/A
LGO	LARGO INC	$99.37M	-25.70%	-14.90%	-30.23%	-19.40%	0.90	0.82	-16.70%	-40.50%	-49.46%
SGML	SIGMA LITHIUM CORP	$894.59M	-42.20%	-13.20%	-1.97%	-1.20%	2.54	0.85	21.20%	-33.50%	-2.96%
NVA	NOVA MINERALS LTD	$3.56B	-9.30%	-7.80%	-7.43%	-7.50%	0.14	1.94	100.00%	339.20%	313.98%
WRN	WESTERN COPPER & GOLD CORP	$221.00M	-3.90%	-3.80%	-3.65%	-4.30%	0.02	22.18	N/A	N/A	N/A
IPX	IPERIONX LTD	$694.23M	-40.70%	-36.80%	-25.02%	-144.30%	0.10	11.80	N/A	N/A	N/A
TMQ	TRILOGY METALS INC	$279.17M	-6.50%	-6.40%	-6.54%	-7.80%	0.01	36.08	N/A	N/A	N/A
CRML	CRITICAL METALS CORP	$144.08M	-303.20%	-175.50%	-139.49%	-195.60%	0.99	0.01	N/A	N/A	N/A
NB	NIOCORP DEVELOPMENTS LTD	$116.58M	-369.30%	-40.90%	-44.92%	-46.30%	1.40	0.19	N/A	N/A	N/A
NAK	NORTHERN DYNASTY MINERALS LTD	$618.46M	-32.20%	-26.10%	-36.07%	-35.70%	0.41	0.46	N/A	N/A	N/A
ABAT	AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY CO	$144.77M	-89.70%	-71.20%	-82.58%	-96.90%	0.25	1.75	-942.60%	-6,676.50%	-6,664.50%
VZLA	VIZSLA SILVER CORP	$607.63M	-1.50%	-1.50%	-1.32%	-2.10%	0.02	37.06	N/A	N/A	N/A
LAR	LITHIUM ARGENTINA AG	$331.96M	-1.80%	-1.40%	-0.08%	-0.10%	0.29	0.49	N/A	N/A	N/A
LAC	LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP	$627.63M	-8.30%	-5.90%	-4.33%	-13.10%	0.31	10.33	N/A	N/A	N/A
WWR	WESTWATER RESOURCES INC	$34.60M	-9.40%	-8.70%	-9.40%	-9.60%	0.10	0.41	N/A	N/A	N/A
GRFX	GRAPHEX GROUP LTD	$56.64M	-34.30%	-13.50%	-23.11%	-63.30%	1.89	0.72	36.40%	-59.30%	-54.41%
FURY	FURY GOLD MINES LTD	$59.11M	69.80%	66.90%	130.17%	70.30%	0.09	5.32	N/A	N/A	N/A
PLL	PIEDMONT LITHIUM INC	$164.14M	-21.70%	-19.10%	-22.02%	-26.90%	0.17	2.23	10.80%	-64.80%	-66.97%
IONR	IONEER LTD	$210.13M	-4.70%	-4.60%	-3.88%	-4.60%	0.02	4.70	N/A	N/A	N/A
XPL	SOLITARIO RESOURCES CORP	$51.02M	-21.90%	-21.40%	-23.68%	-21.80%	0.02	16.28	N/A	N/A	N/A
LITM	SNOW LAKE RESOURCES LTD	$24.53M	-18.30%	-14.90%	-11.92%	-27.80%	0.22	2.69	N/A	N/A	N/A
ELBM	ELECTRA BATTERY MATERIALS CORP	$16.14M	-42.90%	-19.80%	-37.05%	-21.60%	1.36	0.08	N/A	N/A	N/A
NEXA	NEXA RESOURCES SA	$773.44M	-17.50%	-3.40%	6.30%	5.50%	4.09	0.99	20.50%	-5.70%	8.17%
USAR	USA RARE EARTH INC	$861.32M	N/A	-7.30%	-24.81%	-7.30%	0.37	3.22	N/A	N/A	N/A
NMG	NOUVEAU MONDE GRAPHITE INC	$260.37M	-63.50%	-42.50%	-54.91%	-132.10%	0.33	2.43	N/A	N/A	N/A

Mining Stocks FAQ

What are the best mining stocks to buy right now in May 2025?

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best mining stocks to buy right now are:

1. Emx Royalty (NYSEMKT:EMX)

Emx Royalty (NYSEMKT:EMX) is the #1 top mining stock out of 40 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Emx Royalty (NYSEMKT:EMX) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: D, Financials: C, and AI: A.

Emx Royalty (NYSEMKT:EMX) has a Due Diligence Score of 22, which is 1 points higher than the mining industry average of 21.

EMX passed 7 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Emx Royalty has seen its stock return 24.86% over the past year, overperforming other mining stocks by 39 percentage points.

Emx Royalty has an average 1 year price target of $5.00, an upside of 116.45% from Emx Royalty's current stock price of $2.31.

Emx Royalty stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Emx Royalty, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 100% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. United States Antimony (NYSEMKT:UAMY)

United States Antimony (NYSEMKT:UAMY) is the #2 top mining stock out of 40 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for United States Antimony (NYSEMKT:UAMY) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: D.

United States Antimony (NYSEMKT:UAMY) has a Due Diligence Score of 26, which is 5 points higher than the mining industry average of 21.

UAMY passed 8 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. United States Antimony has seen its stock return 1,359.09% over the past year, overperforming other mining stocks by 1,373 percentage points.

United States Antimony has an average 1 year price target of $2.90, a downside of -9.66% from United States Antimony's current stock price of $3.21.

United States Antimony stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering United States Antimony, 75% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Materion (NYSE:MTRN)

Materion (NYSE:MTRN) is the #3 top mining stock out of 40 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Materion (NYSE:MTRN) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: D, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Materion (NYSE:MTRN) has a Due Diligence Score of 27, which is 6 points higher than the mining industry average of 21.

MTRN passed 10 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Materion has seen its stock lose -27.78% over the past year, underperforming other mining stocks by -14 percentage points.

Materion has an average 1 year price target of $120.00, an upside of 44.56% from Materion's current stock price of $83.01.

Materion stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Materion, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 100% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the mining stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 6 mining stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 mining stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Vale Sa (NYSE:VALE)

Vale Sa (NYSE:VALE) has an annual dividend yield of 8.94%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the mining industry average of 4.26%. Vale Sa's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% eight times in the last 10 years. Vale Sa's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Vale Sa's dividend payout ratio of 57.8% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO)

Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO) has an annual dividend yield of 6.77%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the mining industry average of 4.26%. Rio Tinto's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% ten times in the last 10 years. Rio Tinto's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Rio Tinto's dividend payout ratio of 61.1% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Bhp Group (NYSE:BHP)

Bhp Group (NYSE:BHP) has an annual dividend yield of 5.22%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the mining industry average of 4.26%. Bhp Group's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% nine times in the last 10 years. Bhp Group's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Bhp Group's dividend payout ratio of 65% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are mining stocks down?

Mining stocks were down -2.04% in the last day, and up 1.35% over the last week. Snow Lake Resources was the among the top losers in the other industrial metals & mining industry, dropping -26.38% yesterday.

Snow Lake Resources shares are trading lower after the company announced a 1-for-13 reverse stock split.

What are the most undervalued mining stocks?

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued mining stocks right now are:

1. Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO)

Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO) is the most undervalued mining stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Rio Tinto has a valuation score of 43, which is 30 points higher than the mining industry average of 13. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Rio Tinto's stock has dropped -12.43% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the mining industry by 1 percentage points.

2. Bhp Group (NYSE:BHP)

Bhp Group (NYSE:BHP) is the second most undervalued mining stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Bhp Group has a valuation score of 29, which is 16 points higher than the mining industry average of 13. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Bhp Group's stock has dropped -13.8% in the past year. It has performed in line with other stocks in the mining industry.

3. Ferroglobe (NASDAQ:GSM)

Ferroglobe (NASDAQ:GSM) is the third most undervalued mining stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Ferroglobe has a valuation score of 57, which is 44 points higher than the mining industry average of 13. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Ferroglobe's stock has dropped -33.52% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the mining industry by -20 percentage points.

Are mining stocks a good buy now?

56.67% of mining stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect mining stocks to rise by 44.18% over the next year.

0% of mining stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 3.45% of mining stocks are rated B (Buy), 37.93% are rated C (Hold), 48.28% are rated D (Sell), and 10.34% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the other industrial metals & mining industry?

The average P/E ratio of the other industrial metals & mining industry is 10.61x.

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