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Best Mining Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top mining stocks in 2026 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 134th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Price	1d %	1w %	1m %	3m %	6m %	1y %	3y %	5y %	10y %	52-week High	52-week Low	% off 52-week High	% off 52-week Low	Beta	Volume	Vol 1d %
NEXA	NEXA RESOURCES SA	$15.50	2.58%	7.42%	41.04%	22.43%	172.89%	169.57%	169.57%	53.16%	N/A	$16.75	$4.44	7.46%	249.26%	0.98	1,249,000	32.31%
CMP	COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC	$26.26	-1.68%	3.75%	12.32%	4.46%	52.23%	102.00%	-19.10%	-62.42%	-64.93%	$27.15	$13.53	3.28%	94.14%	1.10	354,000	-40.60%
VALE	VALE SA	$16.18	-1.10%	-5.77%	0.81%	0.25%	32.62%	75.11%	13.94%	-19.46%	186.37%	$17.94	$8.97	9.81%	80.38%	0.73	12,473,000	-14.04%
BHP	BHP GROUP LTD	$79.06	-0.30%	-0.95%	7.48%	13.94%	40.80%	65.71%	34.80%	6.68%	153.64%	$83.21	$45.74	4.99%	72.85%	0.89	1,626,000	-20.64%
MTRN	MATERION CORP	$188.22	2.40%	1.25%	27.25%	34.15%	64.43%	123.41%	74.31%	155.42%	564.38%	$191.65	$70.94	1.79%	165.32%	1.23	271,000	-52.95%
RIO	RIO TINTO LTD	$100.58	0.10%	0.97%	6.09%	8.71%	42.93%	71.78%	59.22%	15.68%	200.24%	$101.53	$55.64	0.94%	80.77%	0.75	1,477,000	-42.97%
FURY	FURY GOLD MINES LTD	$0.58	2.65%	-1.69%	-4.75%	-22.61%	2.11%	51.96%	8.79%	-53.81%	N/A	$1.02	$0.36	42.94%	63.94%	0.75	403,000	-26.06%
ALM	ALMONTY INDUSTRIES INC	$20.60	-4.98%	-6.02%	37.15%	81.50%	214.98%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$24.41	$3.16	15.61%	551.90%	2.47	3,398,000	-18.20%
ALOY	REALLOYS INC	$9.85	13.35%	11.17%	8.12%	-13.29%	19.11%	201.22%	218.77%	-11.74%	N/A	$26.89	$2.82	63.37%	249.29%	0.99	2,394,000	46.87%
USAS	AMERICAS GOLD & SILVER CORP	$5.87	2.62%	0.34%	5.01%	-16.26%	52.07%	304.55%	369.60%	-1.76%	N/A	$10.50	$1.33	44.10%	342.02%	1.14	3,867,000	15.26%
SGML	SIGMA LITHIUM CORP	$21.97	-0.45%	11.58%	85.71%	103.52%	310.27%	169.57%	-35.98%	N/A	N/A	$22.76	$4.25	3.47%	416.94%	1.42	1,711,000	-15.21%
MP	MP MATERIALS CORP	$66.63	0.89%	9.72%	37.64%	12.72%	15.56%	173.75%	209.04%	118.10%	N/A	$100.25	$18.64	33.54%	257.46%	1.62	4,930,000	-11.39%
GSM	FERROGLOBE PLC	$4.71	1.51%	3.97%	18.34%	-3.48%	-1.05%	34.57%	15.16%	5.13%	-53.50%	$5.74	$3.04	17.94%	54.99%	1.38	798,000	21.28%
TMCR	METALS ROYALTY CO INC	$15.70	1.82%	8.50%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$16.73	$10.57	6.16%	48.53%	1.13	8,900	-90.73%
LZM	LIFEZONE METALS LTD	$5.67	3.47%	12.28%	59.27%	7.18%	21.94%	61.08%	-47.15%	N/A	N/A	$6.40	$3.06	11.41%	85.29%	0.52	536,000	-49.48%
IONR	IONEER LTD	$4.05	5.74%	4.92%	4.38%	-6.25%	-10.60%	12.91%	-49.25%	N/A	N/A	$8.20	$2.30	50.61%	76.09%	0.93	100,000	-27.01%
TII	TITAN MINING CORP	$2.71	0.74%	3.44%	-14.24%	-32.25%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$5.65	$2.17	52.04%	24.88%	2.15	142,000	-66.27%
ELVR	ELEVRA LITHIUM LTD	$96.56	-1.47%	11.97%	56.93%	109.91%	258.83%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$99.60	$15.55	3.05%	520.96%	1.48	68,000	-6.85%
GRO	BRAZIL POTASH CORP	$2.70	-10.89%	-17.18%	-17.93%	11.57%	20.00%	6.30%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$3.99	$1.25	32.33%	116.00%	1.12	4,111,000	490.66%
FNUC	FRONTIER NUCLEAR & MINERALS INC	$2.26	-0.88%	-2.59%	-9.96%	-27.56%	-39.73%	-40.51%	-93.92%	N/A	N/A	$7.43	$1.89	69.58%	19.58%	1.09	292,000	46.00%
LAR	LITHIUM ARGENTINA AG	$10.33	1.57%	10.96%	46.32%	51.69%	156.97%	408.87%	-46.67%	-24.71%	N/A	$10.46	$1.71	1.24%	504.09%	1.83	2,594,000	-33.52%
XPL	SOLITARIO RESOURCES CORP	$0.83	2.34%	-4.60%	-3.38%	3.75%	32.38%	34.09%	36.07%	20.12%	56.60%	$0.98	$0.54	14.96%	53.70%	0.65	198,000	4.76%
USGO	US GOLDMINING INC	$13.23	-0.60%	0.04%	9.43%	3.12%	18.13%	40.74%	35.14%	N/A	N/A	$17.98	$7.42	26.42%	78.30%	0.81	51,300	-1.35%
NMG	NOUVEAU MONDE GRAPHITE INC	$2.12	-4.07%	2.42%	-10.17%	-8.23%	-13.47%	28.48%	-44.65%	N/A	N/A	$6.06	$1.58	65.02%	34.18%	1.06	1,026,000	-24.39%
NVA	NOVA MINERALS LTD	$5.81	-0.34%	-4.91%	-5.22%	-29.32%	-15.55%	119.25%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$16.28	$1.68	64.31%	245.83%	0.88	323,000	-30.84%
NAK	NORTHERN DYNASTY MINERALS LTD	$2.05	-2.38%	4.06%	38.51%	1.99%	10.22%	91.59%	840.37%	248.05%	357.59%	$2.98	$0.73	31.21%	180.82%	1.04	4,308,000	-44.51%
WRN	WESTERN COPPER & GOLD CORP	$2.85	2.15%	2.15%	8.78%	-13.37%	39.71%	159.09%	67.65%	78.13%	375.00%	$4.26	$1.02	33.10%	179.41%	1.00	1,650,000	-11.91%
ABAT	AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY CO	$3.27	-3.25%	-0.30%	20.22%	-16.15%	-22.70%	109.62%	N/A	99.39%	N/A	$11.49	$1.20	71.53%	172.50%	-1.07	3,391,000	-14.97%
EMAT	EVOLUTION METALS & TECHNOLOGIES CORP	$9.70	1.36%	6.01%	17.86%	35.47%	-19.17%	-19.17%	-7.44%	N/A	N/A	$24.37	$5.50	60.20%	76.36%	0.08	203,000	107.14%
NB	NIOCORP DEVELOPMENTS LTD	$6.05	1.34%	6.89%	33.26%	-1.79%	-7.35%	156.36%	-0.82%	430.70%	728.77%	$12.58	$2.17	51.91%	178.80%	-7.01	4,156,000	-6.86%
UAMY	UNITED STATES ANTIMONY CORP	$12.15	1.17%	24.74%	46.39%	54.58%	72.59%	277.33%	3,473.53%	1,160.37%	3,819.35%	$19.71	$1.94	38.36%	526.29%	1.17	18,312,000	-12.32%
LGO	LARGO INC	$1.15	-2.54%	-10.85%	-8.73%	-4.96%	0.00%	-22.82%	-75.69%	-93.54%	N/A	$2.70	$0.85	57.41%	35.29%	1.44	1,063,000	18.77%
CRML	CRITICAL METALS CORP	$12.44	-2.28%	8.08%	49.70%	-1.19%	13.76%	702.58%	18.59%	N/A	N/A	$32.15	$1.29	61.31%	863.59%	0.76	13,756,000	-30.20%
SKE	SKEENA RESOURCES LTD	$29.68	1.64%	-6.11%	-4.29%	1.78%	82.42%	161.96%	333.92%	N/A	N/A	$38.77	$10.92	23.45%	171.79%	0.83	482,000	17.27%
SLI	STANDARD LITHIUM LTD	$3.96	2.59%	5.32%	14.78%	-10.00%	10.61%	173.10%	18.21%	N/A	N/A	$6.40	$1.37	38.13%	189.05%	1.74	1,521,000	-20.86%
WWR	WESTWATER RESOURCES INC	$0.65	0.93%	-2.84%	-0.15%	-31.47%	-48.74%	32.86%	-18.83%	-84.68%	-99.31%	$3.75	$0.45	82.64%	44.67%	1.07	588,000	-58.62%
LAC	LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP	$5.71	-0.35%	23.06%	44.56%	19.96%	12.18%	96.22%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$10.52	$2.47	45.72%	131.17%	1.62	11,973,000	-56.83%
USAR	USA RARE EARTH INC	$26.33	1.39%	20.45%	77.91%	19.09%	55.71%	172.57%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$43.98	$8.00	40.13%	229.13%	0.43	24,322,000	-19.39%
TMQ	TRILOGY METALS INC	$4.45	0.68%	8.80%	18.04%	-9.92%	8.27%	176.40%	693.23%	96.04%	675.26%	$11.29	$1.13	60.58%	295.56%	1.01	2,170,000	-40.94%
TMC	TMC THE METALS CO INC	$5.40	3.05%	5.68%	19.73%	-18.49%	-15.56%	74.19%	558.54%	-45.45%	N/A	$11.35	$2.81	52.42%	92.10%	1.48	7,580,000	84.03%
BMM	BLUE MOON METALS INC	$7.29	0.00%	-7.72%	14.44%	71.13%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$8.63	$3.47	15.53%	110.09%	2.65	191,000	40.44%
IPX	IPERIONX LTD	$33.46	-0.06%	13.69%	20.97%	-31.45%	-19.72%	63.30%	346.85%	N/A	N/A	$61.45	$19.43	45.55%	72.21%	1.16	224,000	-55.99%
VZLA	VIZSLA SILVER CORP	$3.46	2.37%	3.28%	3.90%	-31.35%	-16.02%	69.61%	148.92%	N/A	N/A	$7.19	$2.09	51.88%	65.55%	1.18	5,515,000	20.60%
ELBM	ELECTRA BATTERY MATERIALS CORP	$0.59	-2.98%	-6.68%	1.03%	-35.64%	-43.56%	-45.65%	-92.07%	N/A	N/A	$8.70	$0.50	93.25%	17.40%	1.41	255,000	-54.87%
NEXM	NEXMETALS MINING CORP	$2.67	-1.11%	13.14%	4.71%	-26.85%	-33.08%	N/A	156.73%	138.39%	-13.87%	$10.35	$2.22	74.20%	20.27%	12.78	20,800	-22.10%
TECK	TECK RESOURCES LTD	$57.95	-0.82%	-3.69%	8.97%	6.21%	35.75%	69.44%	27.33%	169.66%	377.35%	$63.27	$30.98	8.40%	87.06%	1.26	2,268,000	-32.78%

Mining Stocks FAQ

What are the best mining stocks to buy right now in May 2026?

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. Nexa Resources Sa (NYSE:NEXA)

Nexa Resources Sa (NYSE:NEXA) is the #1 top mining stock out of 46 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Nexa Resources Sa (NYSE:NEXA) is: Value: A, Growth: A, Momentum: A, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Nexa Resources Sa (NYSE:NEXA) has a Due Diligence Score of 26, which is 5 points higher than the mining industry average of 21.

NEXA passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Nexa Resources Sa has seen its stock return 169.57% over the past year, overperforming other mining stocks by 70 percentage points.

Nexa Resources Sa has an average 1 year price target of $11.75, a downside of -24.19% from Nexa Resources Sa's current stock price of $15.50.

Nexa Resources Sa stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Nexa Resources Sa, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Compass Minerals International (NYSE:CMP)

Compass Minerals International (NYSE:CMP) is the #2 top mining stock out of 46 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 Compass Minerals International (NYSE:CMP) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Compass Minerals International (NYSE:CMP) has a Due Diligence Score of 15, which is -6 points lower than the mining industry average of 21. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates CMP as a "B".

CMP passed 6 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Compass Minerals International has seen its stock return 102% over the past year, overperforming other mining stocks by 2 percentage points.

Compass Minerals International has an average 1 year price target of $22.67, a downside of -13.68% from Compass Minerals International's current stock price of $26.26.

Compass Minerals International stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Compass Minerals International, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 33.33% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Vale Sa (NYSE:VALE)

Vale Sa (NYSE:VALE) is the #3 top mining stock out of 46 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 Vale Sa (NYSE:VALE) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: A, Sentiment: F, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Vale Sa (NYSE:VALE) has a Due Diligence Score of 23, which is 2 points higher than the mining industry average of 21.

VALE passed 8 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Vale Sa has seen its stock return 75.11% over the past year, underperforming other mining stocks by -25 percentage points.

Vale Sa has an average 1 year price target of $16.86, an upside of 4.2% from Vale Sa's current stock price of $16.18.

Vale Sa stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 10 analysts covering Vale Sa, 40% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 60% 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. Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO)

Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO) has an annual dividend yield of 4%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the mining industry average of 1.66%. 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 60.8% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Vale Sa (NYSE:VALE)

Vale Sa (NYSE:VALE) has an annual dividend yield of 2.11%, which is the same as the mining industry average of 1.66%. Vale Sa's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% seven 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 183.6% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Bhp Group (NYSE:BHP)

Bhp Group (NYSE:BHP) has an annual dividend yield of 1.85%, which is the same as the mining industry average of 1.66%. Bhp Group's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% seven times in the last 10 years. Bhp Group's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Bhp Group's dividend payout ratio of 54.1% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are mining stocks up?

Mining stocks were up 0.46% in the last day, and up 3.77% over the last week. Realloys was the among the top gainers in the other industrial metals & mining industry, gaining 13.35% yesterday.

Shares software companies are trading higher following Q1 financial results by peers including Atlassian and Twilio, which have helped buoy investor confidence in legacy software stocks.

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. Nexa Resources Sa (NYSE:NEXA)

Nexa Resources Sa (NYSE:NEXA) is the most undervalued mining stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Nexa Resources Sa has a valuation score of 29, which is 20 points higher than the mining industry average of 9. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Nexa Resources Sa's stock has gained 169.57% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the mining industry by 70 percentage points.

2. Vale Sa (NYSE:VALE)

Vale Sa (NYSE:VALE) 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.

Vale Sa has a valuation score of 14, which is 5 points higher than the mining industry average of 9. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Vale Sa's stock has gained 75.11% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the mining industry by -25 percentage points.

3. Bhp Group (NYSE:BHP)

Bhp Group (NYSE:BHP) 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.

Bhp Group has a valuation score of 0, which is -9 points higher than the mining industry average of 9. It passed 0 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Bhp Group's stock has gained 65.71% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the mining industry by -34 percentage points.

Are mining stocks a good buy now?

54.05% of mining stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect mining stocks to fall by -2.9% over the next year.

2.27% of mining stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 6.82% of mining stocks are rated B (Buy), 40.91% are rated C (Hold), 29.55% are rated D (Sell), and 20.45% 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 13.39x.

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Best Mining Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top mining stocks in 2026 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.

Mining Stocks FAQ

1. Nexa Resources Sa (NYSE:NEXA)

2. Compass Minerals International (NYSE:CMP)

3. Vale Sa (NYSE:VALE)

1. Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO)

2. Vale Sa (NYSE:VALE)

3. Bhp Group (NYSE:BHP)

1. Nexa Resources Sa (NYSE:NEXA)

2. Vale Sa (NYSE:VALE)

3. Bhp Group (NYSE:BHP)

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1. Nexa Resources Sa (NYSE:NEXA)

2. Compass Minerals International (NYSE:CMP)

3. Vale Sa (NYSE:VALE)

1. Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO)

2. Vale Sa (NYSE:VALE)

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1. Nexa Resources Sa (NYSE:NEXA)

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