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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 +28.50% 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 133rd 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	$12.85	-2.36%	-0.16%	4.98%	-14.96%	1.50%	165.50%	157.52%	54.08%	N/A	$16.89	$4.62	23.92%	178.14%	1.05	308,000	-48.92%
TECK	TECK RESOURCES LTD	$60.24	-3.60%	0.08%	1.31%	3.10%	10.41%	85.58%	35.58%	169.41%	296.32%	$71.25	$30.98	15.45%	94.45%	1.29	3,930,000	-9.36%
SCZM	SANTACRUZ SILVER MINING LTD	$6.46	-4.72%	2.70%	-0.46%	-17.81%	-43.48%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$17.61	$5.61	63.32%	15.15%	3.54	321,000	-5.59%
SGML	SIGMA LITHIUM CORP	$9.87	-1.10%	2.49%	-21.98%	-55.28%	-8.57%	90.17%	-74.71%	N/A	N/A	$24.48	$4.62	59.68%	113.87%	1.45	1,531,000	15.72%
BHP	BHP GROUP LTD	$84.49	-1.64%	0.92%	1.42%	6.54%	21.76%	66.75%	34.86%	7.75%	189.05%	$93.83	$51.13	9.95%	65.25%	0.92	1,937,000	-19.59%
CMP	COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC	$29.34	-1.48%	-0.34%	-5.75%	9.85%	16.71%	47.22%	-22.52%	-56.95%	-57.35%	$34.50	$16.40	14.96%	78.90%	1.10	226,000	-30.67%
VALE	VALE SA	$15.06	0.47%	1.83%	0.13%	-7.95%	-6.69%	58.03%	2.94%	-29.00%	172.83%	$17.94	$9.67	16.05%	55.74%	0.74	28,925,000	27.83%
MTRN	MATERION CORP	$210.84	1.31%	-12.52%	-29.10%	14.71%	50.27%	100.23%	76.97%	197.38%	693.53%	$298.82	$104.34	29.44%	102.07%	1.28	301,000	-10.42%
RIO	RIO TINTO LTD	$96.85	-0.34%	6.17%	2.02%	-3.61%	4.68%	62.04%	45.53%	10.94%	196.36%	$112.58	$59.49	13.97%	62.80%	0.76	2,574,000	-23.32%
USAS	AMERICAS GOLD & SILVER CORP	$3.82	-3.05%	-3.78%	-19.07%	-33.22%	-45.51%	71.61%	274.51%	15.76%	N/A	$10.50	$2.18	63.62%	75.23%	1.22	3,836,000	-6.85%
ALM	ALMONTY INDUSTRIES INC	$11.06	-5.23%	-17.09%	-33.21%	-48.99%	-2.56%	199.73%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$24.41	$3.88	54.69%	184.83%	2.82	9,270,000	14.59%
IONR	IONEER LTD	$3.49	4.80%	8.72%	-19.40%	-8.88%	-19.21%	24.24%	-58.15%	N/A	N/A	$8.20	$2.80	57.44%	24.64%	1.00	122,000	110.34%
ELBM	ELECTRA BATTERY MATERIALS CORP	$0.51	1.58%	1.98%	-14.90%	-15.04%	-43.64%	-55.50%	-91.60%	N/A	N/A	$8.70	$0.49	94.09%	4.90%	1.45	330,000	-12.47%
LAR	LITHIUM ARGENTINA AG	$6.01	1.35%	2.74%	-27.33%	-40.90%	-11.75%	126.79%	-70.22%	-57.32%	N/A	$12.05	$2.52	50.12%	138.49%	1.88	1,891,000	51.77%
NAK	NORTHERN DYNASTY MINERALS LTD	$1.40	0.72%	-11.39%	-27.08%	-33.33%	-30.35%	77.22%	382.76%	218.18%	120.47%	$2.98	$0.76	53.02%	84.21%	1.11	2,751,000	-29.12%
GSM	FERROGLOBE PLC	$3.18	-0.93%	-5.36%	0.00%	-31.47%	-34.84%	-24.82%	-41.33%	-44.89%	-64.78%	$5.74	$3.08	44.60%	3.25%	1.38	930,000	-58.31%
TMCR	METALS ROYALTY CO INC	$5.85	-5.65%	-0.34%	-18.07%	-62.06%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$17.86	$5.18	67.25%	12.93%	1.51	149,000	95.03%
ELVR	ELEVRA LITHIUM LTD	$52.56	-1.33%	-3.47%	-22.88%	-46.37%	14.26%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$102.80	$15.55	48.87%	238.01%	1.92	60,500	32.39%
LZM	LIFEZONE METALS LTD	$3.39	2.73%	6.27%	-12.63%	-38.14%	-35.92%	-23.13%	-71.68%	N/A	N/A	$6.40	$3.00	47.03%	13.00%	0.61	521,000	31.57%
FNUC	FRONTIER NUCLEAR & MINERALS INC	$1.54	0.00%	-7.51%	0.65%	-32.46%	-50.64%	-58.27%	-94.41%	N/A	N/A	$7.43	$1.35	79.27%	14.07%	1.16	122,000	-56.74%
SBMT	SILVER BOW MINING CORP	$6.49	-5.12%	-4.84%	-3.99%	-39.63%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$11.23	$5.80	42.21%	11.90%	2.36	36,500	-42.06%
GRO	BRAZIL POTASH CORP	$2.04	-0.49%	-5.12%	-5.12%	-32.67%	-15.70%	18.60%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$3.99	$1.45	48.87%	40.69%	1.16	98,000	20.99%
SSMR	SUNSHINE SILVER MINING & REFINING CO	$14.37	0.84%	-0.14%	8.70%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$17.15	$12.51	16.21%	14.87%	3.06	87,500	-52.45%
MP	MP MATERIALS CORP	$41.37	-0.70%	0.17%	-26.14%	-37.36%	-30.01%	-32.73%	73.46%	9.82%	N/A	$100.25	$37.81	58.73%	9.42%	1.65	7,063,000	-1.19%
ALOY	REALLOYS INC	$8.78	-0.40%	24.98%	-39.24%	1.04%	-22.71%	17.85%	216.97%	-8.54%	N/A	$26.89	$5.64	67.35%	55.67%	1.03	4,280,000	-1.97%
NB	NIOCORP DEVELOPMENTS LTD	$4.26	-1.05%	2.78%	-11.72%	-28.73%	-30.93%	50.89%	-10.80%	311.11%	456.21%	$12.58	$3.21	66.18%	32.55%	-6.74	3,320,000	3.27%
NMG	NOUVEAU MONDE GRAPHITE INC	$1.30	-1.52%	3.17%	-13.33%	-41.18%	-43.72%	-28.18%	-54.70%	-81.84%	N/A	$6.06	$1.26	78.55%	3.17%	1.07	277,000	-11.22%
REA	RARE EARTHS AMERICAS INC	$9.94	-1.39%	-5.96%	-34.95%	-47.68%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$30.02	$8.95	66.89%	11.06%	2.01	145,000	-38.03%
TII	TITAN MINING CORP	$1.96	-3.92%	-2.97%	-10.50%	-27.14%	-51.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$5.65	$1.81	65.31%	8.29%	2.22	150,000	6.38%
EMAT	EVOLUTION METALS & TECHNOLOGIES CORP	$3.66	-17.19%	-27.81%	-44.63%	-61.76%	-48.88%	-66.42%	-65.50%	N/A	N/A	$24.09	$3.65	84.80%	0.27%	0.12	183,000	86.73%
LGO	LARGO INC	$0.59	0.68%	-4.84%	-6.94%	-50.00%	-51.24%	-56.30%	-87.61%	-96.44%	N/A	$2.70	$0.55	78.15%	6.88%	1.45	226,000	16.49%
SLI	STANDARD LITHIUM LTD	$2.04	-0.49%	-3.77%	-25.82%	-47.15%	-53.64%	-13.92%	-56.13%	-70.94%	N/A	$6.40	$1.91	68.13%	6.81%	1.74	1,678,000	-13.64%
USAR	USA RARE EARTH INC	$14.95	2.05%	5.65%	-30.72%	-42.43%	-32.38%	17.62%	47.87%	N/A	N/A	$43.98	$11.45	66.01%	30.57%	0.70	11,502,000	7.91%
USGO	US GOLDMINING INC	$7.64	2.55%	2.14%	-6.03%	-42.60%	-40.45%	-1.42%	-36.12%	N/A	N/A	$17.98	$7.16	57.51%	6.66%	0.86	46,000	-6.12%
SKE	SKEENA RESOURCES LTD	$26.58	-2.85%	-1.95%	-0.30%	-8.97%	-8.85%	88.78%	415.12%	N/A	N/A	$38.77	$14.53	31.44%	82.93%	0.91	324,000	-19.00%
WRN	WESTERN COPPER & GOLD CORP	$2.04	-3.32%	-5.12%	-8.93%	-26.88%	-37.99%	65.85%	27.50%	7.37%	119.35%	$4.26	$1.20	52.11%	70.00%	1.05	710,000	-9.44%
LAC	LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP	$2.87	-0.69%	2.14%	-25.45%	-49.91%	-39.71%	11.67%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$10.52	$2.53	72.72%	13.44%	1.70	4,375,000	-41.98%
TMC	TMC THE METALS CO INC	$3.56	-1.66%	-3.00%	-19.64%	-32.06%	-46.26%	-40.07%	117.07%	-64.08%	N/A	$11.35	$3.40	68.63%	4.71%	1.58	3,122,000	-19.10%
CRML	CRITICAL METALS CORP	$5.49	-1.26%	-5.51%	-46.44%	-56.87%	-56.39%	45.62%	-49.17%	N/A	N/A	$32.15	$3.52	82.92%	55.97%	0.85	5,100,000	-20.93%
ABAT	AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY CO	$2.09	2.45%	-5.43%	-26.15%	-38.17%	-46.41%	-3.69%	N/A	33.97%	N/A	$11.49	$1.86	81.80%	12.37%	-0.73	5,534,000	49.12%
VZLA	VIZSLA SILVER CORP	$3.14	-3.09%	-4.85%	-4.85%	-7.10%	-37.70%	6.80%	173.04%	N/A	N/A	$7.19	$2.88	56.33%	9.03%	1.25	5,120,000	102.05%
TMQ	TRILOGY METALS INC	$3.13	-1.57%	3.64%	-10.83%	-29.19%	-36.64%	99.36%	489.45%	44.24%	453.98%	$11.29	$1.43	72.28%	118.88%	1.08	1,067,000	-8.25%
IPX	IPERIONX LTD	$20.75	-3.67%	-3.76%	-30.21%	-38.02%	-57.49%	-46.77%	189.80%	N/A	N/A	$61.45	$20.09	66.23%	3.29%	1.27	139,000	-48.33%
BMM	BLUE MOON METALS INC	$5.16	-1.15%	-3.37%	-19.25%	-29.22%	21.13%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$8.63	$3.47	40.21%	48.70%	2.69	61,000	-14.08%
UAMY	UNITED STATES ANTIMONY CORP	$5.07	-2.87%	-1.93%	-30.17%	-57.79%	-35.50%	65.69%	1,076.33%	428.13%	1,995.04%	$19.71	$3.01	74.28%	68.44%	1.25	4,673,000	12.12%
CUVL	CLINUVEL PHARMACEUTICALS LTD	$6.49	-6.35%	-6.62%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$8.19	$6.21	20.76%	4.51%	-0.08	4,100	173.33%
NEXM	NEXMETALS MINING CORP	$2.17	1.88%	0.00%	-7.86%	-19.63%	-40.55%	-59.36%	104.72%	106.67%	-43.64%	$6.65	$2.03	67.39%	6.90%	12.73	1,700	-50.00%
FURY	FURY GOLD MINES LTD	$0.54	-3.08%	2.88%	-0.93%	-5.64%	-28.86%	6.57%	37.18%	-44.21%	N/A	$1.02	$0.46	47.55%	16.30%	0.77	51,600	-62.06%
NICM	NICOLA MINING INC	$5.55	-1.07%	-3.98%	-11.62%	-15.91%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$10.60	$5.40	47.64%	2.78%	0.84	950	-32.14%
NVA	NOVA MINERALS CORP	$4.42	-3.70%	-5.56%	-6.36%	-24.19%	-46.23%	100.36%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$16.28	$1.94	72.85%	128.07%	0.92	102,000	-16.39%
XPL	SOLITARIO RESOURCES CORP	$0.73	1.10%	0.27%	-2.39%	-9.49%	-8.25%	6.38%	41.15%	26.12%	-12.51%	$0.98	$0.54	24.80%	35.93%	0.66	43,700	-3.53%
WWR	WESTWATER RESOURCES INC	$0.41	0.49%	2.74%	-18.42%	-36.12%	-56.63%	-41.97%	-55.22%	-89.62%	-99.42%	$3.75	$0.38	89.01%	7.57%	1.12	481,000	-20.76%

Mining Stocks FAQ

What are the best mining stocks to buy right now in Aug 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 52 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

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

Nexa Resources Sa (NYSE:NEXA) has a Due Diligence Score of 33, which is 12 points higher than the mining industry average of 21.

NEXA passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Nexa Resources Sa has seen its stock return 165.5% over the past year, overperforming other mining stocks by 123 percentage points.

Nexa Resources Sa has an average 1 year price target of $14.33, an upside of 11.54% from Nexa Resources Sa's current stock price of $12.85.

Nexa Resources Sa stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Nexa Resources Sa, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 83.33% have issued a hold, while 16.67% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Teck Resources (NYSE:TECK)

Teck Resources (NYSE:TECK) is the #2 top mining stock out of 52 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

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

Teck Resources (NYSE:TECK) has a Due Diligence Score of 40, which is 19 points higher than the mining industry average of 21.

TECK passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Teck Resources has seen its stock return 85.58% over the past year, overperforming other mining stocks by 44 percentage points.

Teck Resources has an average 1 year price target of $60.67, an upside of 0.71% from Teck Resources's current stock price of $60.24.

Teck Resources stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Teck Resources, 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. Santacruz Silver Mining (NASDAQ:SCZM)

Santacruz Silver Mining (NASDAQ:SCZM) is the #3 top mining stock out of 52 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Santacruz Silver Mining (NASDAQ:SCZM) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Santacruz Silver Mining (NASDAQ:SCZM) has a Due Diligence Score of 7, which is -14 points lower than the mining industry average of 21. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates SCZM as a "B".

SCZM passed 2 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals.

Santacruz Silver Mining has an average 1 year price target of $10.00, an upside of 54.8% from Santacruz Silver Mining's current stock price of $6.46.

Santacruz Silver Mining stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Santacruz Silver Mining, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% 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 7 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 4.15%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the mining industry average of 1.67%. 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 2.27%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the mining industry average of 1.67%. 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. Ferroglobe (NASDAQ:GSM)

Ferroglobe (NASDAQ:GSM) has an annual dividend yield of 1.82%, which is the same as the mining industry average of 1.67%. Ferroglobe's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Ferroglobe's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Ferroglobe's dividend payout ratio of -9.5% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are mining stocks down?

Mining stocks were down -0.91% in the last day, and down -3.48% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why mining stocks are down.

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 43, which is 33 points higher than the mining industry average of 10. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Nexa Resources Sa's stock has gained 165.5% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the mining industry by 123 percentage points.

2. Santacruz Silver Mining (NASDAQ:SCZM)

Santacruz Silver Mining (NASDAQ:SCZM) 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.

Santacruz Silver Mining has a valuation score of 0, which is -10 points higher than the mining industry average of 10. It passed 0 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates SCZM a Valuation Rating of "B".

3. Vale Sa (NYSE:VALE)

Vale Sa (NYSE:VALE) 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.

Vale Sa has a valuation score of 14, which is 4 points higher than the mining industry average of 10. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Vale Sa's stock has gained 58.03% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the mining industry by 16 percentage points.

Are mining stocks a good buy now?

57.89% of mining stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect mining stocks to rise by 20.86% over the next year.

0% of mining stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 8.89% of mining stocks are rated B (Buy), 42.22% are rated C (Hold), 24.44% are rated D (Sell), and 24.44% 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 16.83x.

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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 +28.50% per year, and are the best mining stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Mining Stocks FAQ

1. Nexa Resources Sa (NYSE:NEXA)

2. Teck Resources (NYSE:TECK)

3. Santacruz Silver Mining (NASDAQ:SCZM)

1. Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO)

2. Vale Sa (NYSE:VALE)

3. Ferroglobe (NASDAQ:GSM)

1. Nexa Resources Sa (NYSE:NEXA)

2. Santacruz Silver Mining (NASDAQ:SCZM)

3. Vale Sa (NYSE:VALE)

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Sectors & IndustriesBasic MaterialsOther Industrial Metals & MiningBest Mining Stocks to Buy Now (2026)Top mining stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +28.50% per year, and are the best mining stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Mining Stocks FAQ

1. Nexa Resources Sa (NYSE:NEXA)

2. Teck Resources (NYSE:TECK)

3. Santacruz Silver Mining (NASDAQ:SCZM)

1. Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO)

2. Vale Sa (NYSE:VALE)

3. Ferroglobe (NASDAQ:GSM)

1. Nexa Resources Sa (NYSE:NEXA)

2. Santacruz Silver Mining (NASDAQ:SCZM)

3. Vale Sa (NYSE:VALE)

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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 +28.50% per year, and are the best mining stocks to buy now. Learn More.