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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 138th 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 %
VALE	VALE SA	$12.09	1.43%	-1.71%	7.28%	23.24%	25.28%	21.39%	-19.61%	-8.34%	219.00%	$12.60	$8.06	4.05%	50.09%	0.73	42,950,000	37.61%
NEXA	NEXA RESOURCES SA	$6.29	-3.08%	0.64%	15.41%	28.37%	14.78%	-17.45%	25.05%	-20.18%	N/A	$9.61	$4.44	34.55%	41.73%	0.94	138,000	-38.94%
MTRN	MATERION CORP	$117.47	3.42%	0.92%	-9.99%	7.19%	53.06%	3.98%	51.77%	93.18%	311.31%	$135.33	$69.10	13.20%	70.00%	1.21	133,000	24.30%
ALM	ALMONTY INDUSTRIES INC	$5.59	-1.06%	-15.17%	-33.29%	30.61%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$10.68	$3.16	47.66%	76.90%	1.85	1,210,000	-21.38%
CMP	COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC	$17.74	4.23%	-0.22%	-2.10%	-7.12%	-7.41%	20.68%	-56.84%	-71.55%	-78.93%	$22.69	$8.60	21.82%	106.40%	1.06	341,000	1.49%
BHP	BHP GROUP LTD	$53.08	0.95%	-3.89%	-5.16%	-2.61%	7.58%	2.04%	-7.27%	-3.70%	86.70%	$58.92	$39.73	9.91%	33.60%	0.87	2,401,000	-18.28%
LZM	LIFEZONE METALS LTD	$3.81	4.38%	-1.30%	-29.57%	-13.80%	20.95%	-44.46%	-62.90%	N/A	N/A	$7.29	$2.90	47.74%	31.38%	0.41	171,000	-2.84%
IONR	IONEER LTD	$4.28	-6.35%	0.94%	-19.40%	32.30%	21.63%	-24.25%	-70.24%	N/A	N/A	$8.20	$2.30	47.80%	86.09%	0.88	78,000	-34.45%
RIO	RIO TINTO LTD	$69.99	1.76%	-0.91%	2.41%	14.18%	12.92%	11.86%	8.88%	7.05%	104.53%	$73.76	$51.67	5.11%	35.46%	0.74	3,200,000	50.73%
USAS	AMERICAS GOLD & SILVER CORP	$3.63	0.00%	-6.44%	-10.15%	61.62%	145.27%	282.11%	215.65%	-44.37%	N/A	$5.12	$0.87	29.10%	315.33%	1.01	5,361,000	48.09%
NVA	NOVA MINERALS LTD	$7.97	2.57%	-18.92%	16.11%	262.27%	227.98%	395.65%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$16.28	$1.65	51.04%	383.03%	0.47	656,000	-53.41%
SLI	STANDARD LITHIUM LTD	$3.78	-1.56%	15.95%	-10.21%	36.96%	134.78%	127.71%	-8.47%	N/A	N/A	$6.40	$1.08	40.94%	250.00%	1.71	3,387,000	-38.73%
WRN	WESTERN COPPER & GOLD CORP	$2.07	-1.43%	-0.96%	-2.36%	62.99%	78.45%	81.58%	28.57%	86.49%	762.50%	$2.56	$0.90	19.14%	130.00%	0.96	1,241,000	14.27%
USGO	US GOLDMINING INC	$9.00	-0.44%	-1.42%	-28.20%	12.92%	-2.70%	-11.07%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$14.93	$7.26	39.71%	23.97%	0.64	46,500	24.00%
LITM	SNOW LAKE RESOURCES LTD	$2.50	0.40%	-16.11%	-43.44%	-31.51%	-27.11%	-10.39%	-94.10%	N/A	N/A	$24.44	$1.98	89.77%	26.52%	0.89	531,000	-3.10%
SKE	SKEENA RESOURCES LTD	$17.63	-4.34%	0.51%	4.75%	16.91%	39.15%	95.89%	221.72%	N/A	N/A	$20.77	$8.53	15.12%	106.68%	0.79	732,000	25.77%
MP	MP MATERIALS CORP	$55.27	-2.49%	-5.75%	-25.42%	-19.05%	183.44%	195.09%	72.29%	193.99%	N/A	$100.25	$15.56	44.87%	255.21%	1.62	11,059,000	-32.89%
GRO	BRAZIL POTASH CORP	$2.13	6.50%	1.43%	-14.11%	10.94%	61.36%	-84.23%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$15.00	$1.25	85.80%	70.40%	1.14	243,000	-22.61%
UAMY	UNITED STATES ANTIMONY CORP	$5.87	-0.17%	-20.46%	-52.62%	29.30%	134.80%	715.28%	1,706.15%	1,110.31%	1,444.74%	$19.71	$0.71	70.22%	725.60%	1.12	10,320,000	-11.26%
FURY	FURY GOLD MINES LTD	$0.52	2.17%	-6.00%	-20.46%	10.00%	44.01%	27.03%	49.86%	-62.26%	N/A	$0.89	$0.35	41.91%	48.56%	0.72	286,000	-7.74%
NAK	NORTHERN DYNASTY MINERALS LTD	$1.50	0.00%	-11.76%	-22.68%	72.41%	51.21%	220.51%	500.00%	77.10%	403.36%	$2.98	$0.44	49.66%	242.47%	0.98	5,614,000	-39.42%
ABAT	AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY CO	$3.37	-3.99%	-6.39%	-44.75%	38.68%	155.30%	343.42%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$11.49	$0.83	70.66%	306.02%	-1.15	6,221,000	-37.97%
LGO	LARGO INC	$0.89	-1.33%	-6.33%	-26.00%	-37.02%	-31.43%	-56.47%	-83.18%	N/A	N/A	$2.70	$0.89	67.11%	0.34%	1.35	672,000	71.43%
NB	NIOCORP DEVELOPMENTS LTD	$5.19	-0.58%	-11.82%	-38.46%	24.04%	116.95%	281.25%	N/A	757.02%	1,143.41%	$12.58	$1.30	58.78%	298.85%	-7.08	4,015,000	-35.70%
CRML	CRITICAL METALS CORP	$7.13	-1.38%	-21.65%	-56.18%	21.47%	378.52%	21.67%	-29.65%	N/A	N/A	$32.15	$1.23	77.82%	479.67%	0.54	6,519,000	-12.79%
GSM	FERROGLOBE PLC	$3.96	3.66%	2.86%	-22.96%	-5.26%	4.21%	-12.39%	-16.46%	184.89%	-58.71%	$5.74	$2.97	31.01%	33.33%	1.49	2,302,000	-32.87%
NEXM	NEXMETALS MINING CORP	$3.57	0.85%	-2.46%	-30.54%	-38.07%	N/A	N/A	242.94%	366.67%	2.00%	$10.35	$3.41	65.51%	4.69%	12.81	21,000	-65.00%
VZLA	VIZSLA SILVER CORP	$4.03	1.00%	-12.39%	-2.18%	16.81%	50.94%	114.36%	255.07%	N/A	N/A	$5.07	$1.67	20.43%	141.32%	1.12	13,737,000	-76.33%
IPX	IPERIONX LTD	$29.08	1.75%	-14.87%	-43.93%	-29.92%	27.38%	2.39%	459.23%	N/A	N/A	$60.90	$12.28	52.25%	136.90%	0.98	219,000	-28.66%
ELVR	ELEVRA LITHIUM LTD	$33.73	-3.24%	1.29%	26.61%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$38.33	$15.55	12.00%	116.91%	1.14	641,000	235.60%
TMQ	TRILOGY METALS INC	$4.27	7.29%	21.31%	-23.20%	158.79%	233.59%	216.30%	676.36%	155.69%	994.87%	$11.29	$0.99	62.18%	331.31%	0.96	10,078,000	49.37%
NMG	NOUVEAU MONDE GRAPHITE INC	$2.51	-1.95%	-14.33%	-15.49%	34.22%	43.43%	100.80%	-47.60%	N/A	N/A	$6.06	$1.22	58.58%	105.74%	1.00	555,000	28.47%
ELBM	ELECTRA BATTERY MATERIALS CORP	$0.85	-4.39%	-9.48%	-48.48%	-10.53%	-20.19%	-57.84%	-91.11%	N/A	N/A	$8.70	$0.77	90.23%	10.39%	1.32	1,328,000	6.50%
LAR	LITHIUM ARGENTINA AG	$4.89	-5.96%	9.40%	19.56%	55.73%	168.68%	45.10%	-80.85%	-52.98%	N/A	$5.66	$1.71	13.60%	185.96%	1.83	3,387,000	-37.88%
SGML	SIGMA LITHIUM CORP	$9.85	4.84%	62.54%	55.85%	65.55%	79.42%	-32.76%	-65.95%	N/A	N/A	$14.42	$4.25	31.69%	131.76%	1.40	13,080,000	-5.49%
WWR	WESTWATER RESOURCES INC	$0.88	0.00%	-10.20%	-51.91%	22.22%	87.23%	62.96%	-19.27%	-85.36%	-99.75%	$3.75	$0.45	76.53%	95.56%	1.05	2,578,000	-37.21%
USAR	USA RARE EARTH INC	$12.24	0.33%	-15.53%	-54.21%	-19.84%	32.90%	14.23%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$43.98	$5.56	72.17%	120.14%	0.03	10,350,000	-27.27%
TMC	TMC THE METALS CO INC	$5.17	-0.77%	1.77%	-33.80%	4.44%	17.77%	486.17%	506.10%	-49.11%	N/A	$11.35	$0.72	54.45%	617.06%	1.31	5,684,000	-39.79%
LAC	LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP	$4.74	-1.04%	6.28%	-31.70%	72.36%	72.99%	22.16%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$10.52	$2.31	54.94%	105.19%	1.47	16,889,000	-19.66%
TECK	TECK RESOURCES LTD	$39.88	4.32%	-2.99%	-6.91%	25.57%	11.90%	-15.53%	23.39%	159.64%	863.29%	$48.47	$28.32	17.72%	40.82%	1.24	5,964,000	30.45%
XPL	SOLITARIO RESOURCES CORP	$0.56	2.18%	-4.75%	-18.90%	-27.95%	-7.11%	-4.75%	3.88%	6.04%	24.89%	$0.90	$0.54	37.56%	4.46%	0.76	122,000	-71.50%

Mining Stocks FAQ

What are the best mining stocks to buy right now in Nov 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. Vale Sa (NYSE:VALE)

Vale Sa (NYSE:VALE) is the #1 top mining stock out of 41 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: A, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Vale Sa (NYSE:VALE) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 24 points higher than the mining industry average of 22.

VALE passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Vale Sa has seen its stock return 21.39% over the past year, overperforming other mining stocks by 6 percentage points.

Vale Sa has an average 1 year price target of $13.10, an upside of 8.35% from Vale Sa's current stock price of $12.09.

Vale Sa stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Vale Sa, 40% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 20% have issued a Buy, 40% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Nexa Resources Sa (NYSE:NEXA)

Nexa Resources Sa (NYSE:NEXA) is the #2 top mining stock out of 41 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 Nexa Resources Sa (NYSE:NEXA) is: Value: A, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: A.

Nexa Resources Sa (NYSE:NEXA) has a Due Diligence Score of 13, which is -9 points lower than the mining industry average of 22. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates NEXA as a "B".

NEXA passed 5 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Nexa Resources Sa has seen its stock lose -17.45% over the past year, underperforming other mining stocks by -33 percentage points.

Nexa Resources Sa has an average 1 year price target of $6.13, a downside of -2.62% from Nexa Resources Sa's current stock price of $6.29.

Nexa Resources Sa stock has a consensus Sell 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, 75% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 25% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Materion (NYSE:MTRN)

Materion (NYSE:MTRN) is the #3 top mining stock out of 41 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: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Materion (NYSE:MTRN) has a Due Diligence Score of 37, which is 15 points higher than the mining industry average of 22.

MTRN passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Materion has seen its stock return 3.98% over the past year, underperforming other mining stocks by -11 percentage points.

Materion has an average 1 year price target of $123.50, an upside of 5.13% from Materion's current stock price of $117.47.

Materion stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Materion, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 50% 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 5 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 6.66%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the mining industry average of 2.73%. 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 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 5.33%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the mining industry average of 2.73%. Rio Tinto's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% eleven 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. Ferroglobe (NASDAQ:GSM)

Ferroglobe (NASDAQ:GSM) has an annual dividend yield of 1.06%, which is -2 percentage points lower than the mining industry average of 2.73%. 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 -8.6% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are mining stocks up?

Mining stocks were up 0.93% in the last day, and down -2.87% over the last week.

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

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 14, which is 3 points higher than the mining industry average of 11. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Nexa Resources Sa's stock has dropped -17.45% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the mining industry by -33 percentage points.

2. Vale Sa (NYSE:VALE)

Vale Sa (NYSE:VALE) is the second 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.

Vale Sa has a valuation score of 57, which is 46 points higher than the mining industry average of 11. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Vale Sa's stock has gained 21.39% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the mining industry by 6 percentage points.

3. Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO)

Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO) is the third 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 29, which is 18 points higher than the mining industry average of 11. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Rio Tinto's stock has gained 11.86% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the mining industry by -4 percentage points.

Are mining stocks a good buy now?

45.16% of mining stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect mining stocks to rise by 32.09% over the next year.

0% of mining stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 5.13% of mining stocks are rated B (Buy), 35.9% are rated C (Hold), 41.03% are rated D (Sell), and 17.95% 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 8.16x.

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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.

Mining Stocks FAQ

1. Vale Sa (NYSE:VALE)

2. Nexa Resources Sa (NYSE:NEXA)

3. Materion (NYSE:MTRN)

1. Vale Sa (NYSE:VALE)

2. Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO)

3. Ferroglobe (NASDAQ:GSM)

1. Nexa Resources Sa (NYSE:NEXA)

2. Vale Sa (NYSE:VALE)

3. Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO)

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Sectors & IndustriesBasic MaterialsOther Industrial Metals & MiningBest 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.

Mining Stocks FAQ

1. Vale Sa (NYSE:VALE)

2. Nexa Resources Sa (NYSE:NEXA)

3. Materion (NYSE:MTRN)

1. Vale Sa (NYSE:VALE)

2. Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO)

3. Ferroglobe (NASDAQ:GSM)

1. Nexa Resources Sa (NYSE:NEXA)

2. Vale Sa (NYSE:VALE)

3. Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO)

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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.