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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 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 %
AUGO	AURA MINERALS INC	$34.38	7.56%	7.17%	22.04%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$34.66	$22.24	0.81%	54.57%	0.06	905,000	87.37%
MTRN	MATERION CORP	$120.09	-0.33%	4.81%	5.84%	54.22%	37.04%	12.40%	51.36%	137.10%	296.47%	$123.21	$69.10	2.53%	73.79%	1.18	134,000	-66.08%
VALE	VALE SA	$10.86	0.00%	0.28%	7.31%	18.30%	9.26%	4.42%	-20.38%	2.07%	127.67%	$12.05	$8.06	9.84%	34.82%	0.73	24,582,000	9.34%
CMP	COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC	$18.24	1.22%	-0.98%	-6.32%	-7.93%	89.21%	69.20%	-52.57%	-67.88%	-77.69%	$22.69	$8.60	19.61%	112.22%	1.03	330,000	-73.81%
RIO	RIO TINTO LTD	$63.65	2.04%	-0.11%	1.53%	11.49%	2.38%	-1.44%	15.00%	3.65%	86.99%	$72.08	$51.67	11.70%	23.19%	0.74	3,525,000	1.35%
MP	MP MATERIALS CORP	$73.22	0.00%	11.04%	7.87%	100.27%	176.72%	414.55%	139.67%	413.82%	N/A	$82.50	$14.82	11.25%	394.06%	1.59	10,553,000	-71.76%
BHP	BHP GROUP LTD	$53.15	1.94%	-3.01%	-5.00%	13.50%	7.81%	-2.64%	3.79%	0.49%	61.80%	$63.21	$39.73	15.92%	33.78%	0.87	2,821,000	-21.35%
UAMY	UNITED STATES ANTIMONY CORP	$6.45	-0.62%	27.22%	36.65%	137.13%	189.24%	736.58%	1,553.85%	1,299.13%	1,400.00%	$6.68	$0.49	3.44%	1,216.33%	1.25	6,818,000	-66.22%
WRN	WESTERN COPPER & GOLD CORP	$1.84	4.55%	7.60%	39.39%	49.59%	61.40%	43.75%	47.20%	39.39%	475.00%	$1.85	$0.90	0.54%	104.44%	0.96	991,000	31.61%
LGO	LARGO INC	$1.90	4.12%	8.91%	25.50%	56.61%	2.99%	13.47%	-66.04%	N/A	N/A	$2.84	$1.12	33.27%	69.96%	1.34	368,000	-16.17%
NVA	NOVA MINERALS LTD	$13.69	-0.22%	12.58%	28.67%	8.65%	15.72%	133.42%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$19.00	$4.91	27.95%	178.82%	0.50	85,000	-40.97%
LITM	SNOW LAKE RESOURCES LTD	$4.34	4.83%	4.58%	12.44%	31.52%	-50.17%	9.38%	-85.48%	N/A	N/A	$24.44	$1.98	82.24%	119.64%	0.82	574,000	-43.00%
SLI	STANDARD LITHIUM LTD	$3.15	3.28%	2.61%	10.92%	76.97%	140.46%	87.50%	-32.84%	N/A	N/A	$3.18	$1.08	0.94%	191.67%	1.73	3,780,000	45.38%
USGO	US GOLDMINING INC	$11.80	28.12%	24.87%	45.68%	21.78%	15.12%	107.38%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$14.46	$5.65	18.40%	108.85%	0.66	444,000	1,190.70%
LZM	LIFEZONE METALS LTD	$5.33	2.11%	9.00%	13.65%	21.14%	13.16%	-19.12%	-47.44%	N/A	N/A	$7.29	$2.90	26.89%	83.79%	0.38	205,000	-19.29%
IPX	IPERIONX LTD	$44.50	5.73%	-6.24%	6.36%	61.88%	128.09%	128.91%	609.73%	N/A	N/A	$49.46	$12.28	10.03%	262.53%	0.94	119,000	-80.23%
ABAT	AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY CO	$3.77	14.24%	57.74%	42.80%	206.50%	273.27%	323.60%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$4.11	$0.73	8.27%	416.44%	-1.43	13,229,000	-21.12%
NB	NIOCORP DEVELOPMENTS LTD	$5.99	2.04%	9.51%	44.69%	110.92%	177.31%	254.44%	N/A	835.94%	1,028.06%	$6.46	$1.27	7.28%	371.65%	-6.85	5,787,000	-41.87%
TMQ	TRILOGY METALS INC	$2.15	6.44%	0.94%	34.38%	53.57%	8.04%	336.11%	254.79%	15.59%	419.32%	$2.19	$0.47	1.83%	357.45%	1.02	609,000	38.72%
GSM	FERROGLOBE PLC	$4.20	0.24%	0.24%	-3.89%	15.38%	10.53%	-0.94%	-27.08%	526.87%	-69.48%	$5.12	$2.97	17.97%	41.41%	1.43	1,008,000	-44.55%
CRML	CRITICAL METALS CORP	$6.91	-3.76%	3.29%	5.50%	185.54%	350.16%	-2.68%	-31.38%	N/A	N/A	$9.89	$1.23	30.13%	461.79%	0.47	3,529,000	-26.06%
VZLA	VIZSLA SILVER CORP	$4.15	4.53%	4.01%	17.90%	37.87%	78.88%	116.15%	270.54%	N/A	N/A	$4.19	$1.67	0.95%	148.50%	1.09	5,011,000	-36.03%
USAR	USA RARE EARTH INC	$16.08	-1.05%	17.03%	1.20%	28.33%	69.26%	49.93%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$20.00	$5.56	19.60%	189.21%	-0.08	3,899,000	-63.56%
WWR	WESTWATER RESOURCES INC	$0.83	12.16%	22.06%	12.16%	43.85%	34.30%	50.91%	-31.40%	-49.08%	-99.83%	$1.32	$0.45	37.07%	84.44%	1.15	3,292,000	223.06%
SKE	SKEENA RESOURCES LTD	$18.77	3.87%	0.37%	22.76%	20.24%	83.66%	118.26%	297.67%	N/A	N/A	$19.33	$7.32	2.90%	156.42%	0.77	875,000	-54.43%
USAS	AMERICAS GOLD & SILVER CORP	$3.13	4.33%	5.56%	22.75%	59.04%	124.86%	358.94%	194.73%	-54.96%	N/A	$3.16	$0.69	0.95%	356.93%	0.99	2,431,000	3.05%
NAK	NORTHERN DYNASTY MINERALS LTD	$0.93	6.90%	6.90%	3.33%	-27.34%	-19.83%	176.79%	279.59%	-16.22%	143.46%	$2.40	$0.30	61.25%	210.00%	0.95	6,521,000	37.86%
NEXM	NEXMETALS MINING CORP	$5.64	-2.42%	-5.05%	-1.57%	N/A	N/A	N/A	370.00%	567.46%	-7.54%	$10.35	$4.82	45.51%	17.01%	12.60	55,500	-19.57%
ELVR	SAYONA MINING LTD	$21.74	-0.05%	34.95%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$24.51	$15.55	11.30%	39.81%	-2.46	152,000	-26.57%
SGML	SIGMA LITHIUM CORP	$6.27	3.47%	7.92%	2.45%	36.01%	-46.18%	-47.22%	-76.19%	N/A	N/A	$15.56	$4.25	59.69%	47.53%	1.37	1,814,000	-46.51%
LAR	LITHIUM ARGENTINA AG	$3.40	3.66%	5.92%	5.59%	74.36%	45.30%	31.78%	-87.49%	-62.39%	N/A	$3.96	$1.71	14.14%	98.83%	1.86	1,453,000	-50.71%
TMC	TMC THE METALS CO INC	$5.77	-0.35%	6.26%	18.72%	-12.04%	224.16%	449.52%	393.16%	-43.98%	N/A	$8.63	$0.72	33.14%	700.28%	1.25	10,697,000	46.11%
GTI	GRAPHJET TECHNOLOGY	$4.17	7.47%	15.83%	-21.91%	-6.84%	-31.19%	-97.75%	-99.31%	N/A	N/A	$227.40	$3.09	98.17%	34.91%	0.42	82,000	10.81%
LAC	LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP	$3.30	1.54%	3.13%	18.28%	28.91%	11.11%	42.86%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$5.20	$2.31	36.54%	42.86%	1.54	4,826,000	-46.50%
NMG	NOUVEAU MONDE GRAPHITE INC	$2.15	-5.29%	0.00%	12.57%	30.30%	27.22%	52.48%	-60.77%	N/A	N/A	$2.58	$1.22	16.50%	76.23%	0.93	112,000	-23.29%
FURY	FURY GOLD MINES LTD	$0.65	-8.06%	-9.09%	32.65%	26.21%	63.73%	43.17%	58.92%	-67.17%	N/A	$0.73	$0.35	10.96%	86.78%	0.58	1,447,000	356.47%
AEC	ANFIELD ENERGY INC	$8.26	16.50%	19.36%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$8.64	$6.00	4.40%	37.67%	-295.46	241,000	197.53%
XPL	SOLITARIO RESOURCES CORP	$0.73	-7.05%	1.68%	-11.59%	15.08%	11.88%	-0.28%	31.82%	56.93%	47.96%	$0.90	$0.54	19.44%	34.76%	0.78	519,000	141.40%
NEXA	NEXA RESOURCES SA	$5.00	0.81%	-1.19%	0.60%	4.60%	-13.19%	-25.60%	-11.50%	-23.31%	N/A	$9.61	$4.44	47.97%	12.66%	0.94	42,500	-6.80%
ELBM	ELECTRA BATTERY MATERIALS CORP	$1.08	0.47%	19.18%	12.57%	-0.56%	-6.52%	-58.11%	-91.83%	N/A	N/A	$2.60	$0.77	58.65%	39.61%	0.78	191,000	-50.65%
EMX	EMX ROYALTY CORP	$4.40	2.33%	4.76%	32.13%	78.86%	127.98%	144.44%	154.34%	61.76%	877.78%	$4.44	$1.65	0.90%	166.67%	0.62	1,175,000	81.61%
IONR	IONEER LTD	$3.67	2.80%	5.86%	12.92%	12.92%	-8.25%	-37.26%	-79.24%	N/A	N/A	$9.35	$2.30	60.75%	59.57%	0.82	10,500	-33.12%
TECK	TECK RESOURCES LTD	$38.75	-1.25%	-7.61%	15.29%	1.41%	-7.54%	-21.06%	23.37%	170.60%	621.60%	$54.13	$28.32	28.41%	36.83%	1.19	4,564,000	12.72%

Mining Stocks FAQ

What are the best mining stocks to buy right now in Sep 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. Aura Minerals (NASDAQ:AUGO)

Aura Minerals (NASDAQ:AUGO) is the #1 top mining stock out of 43 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 Aura Minerals (NASDAQ:AUGO) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: A, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Aura Minerals (NASDAQ:AUGO) has a Due Diligence Score of 7, which is -12 points lower than the mining industry average of 19. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates AUGO as a "B".

AUGO passed 3 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals.

Aura Minerals has an average 1 year price target of $40.00, an upside of 16.35% from Aura Minerals's current stock price of $34.38.

Aura Minerals stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Aura Minerals, 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.

2. Materion (NYSE:MTRN)

Materion (NYSE:MTRN) is the #2 top mining stock out of 43 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 Materion (NYSE:MTRN) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Materion (NYSE:MTRN) has a Due Diligence Score of 34, which is 15 points higher than the mining industry average of 19.

MTRN passed 12 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Materion has seen its stock return 12.4% over the past year, overperforming other mining stocks by 19 percentage points.

Materion has an average 1 year price target of $123.50, an upside of 2.84% from Materion's current stock price of $120.09.

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.

3. Vale Sa (NYSE:VALE)

Vale Sa (NYSE:VALE) is the #3 top mining stock out of 43 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 Vale Sa (NYSE:VALE) is: Value: B, Growth: D, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Vale Sa (NYSE:VALE) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 27 points higher than the mining industry average of 19.

VALE passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Vale Sa has seen its stock return 4.42% over the past year, overperforming other mining stocks by 11 percentage points.

Vale Sa has an average 1 year price target of $12.28, an upside of 13.1% from Vale Sa's current stock price of $10.86.

Vale Sa stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Vale Sa, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 16.67% have issued a Buy, 33.33% 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. Vale Sa (NYSE:VALE)

Vale Sa (NYSE:VALE) has an annual dividend yield of 7.41%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the mining industry average of 2.66%. 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 5.86%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the mining industry average of 2.66%. 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. Bhp Group (NYSE:BHP)

Bhp Group (NYSE:BHP) has an annual dividend yield of 1.88%, which is -1 percentage points lower than the mining industry average of 2.66%. 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 69.7% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are mining stocks up?

Mining stocks were up 1.99% in the last day, and up 4.38% over the last week. Us Goldmining was the among the top gainers in the other industrial metals & mining industry, gaining 28.12% yesterday.

Shares of gold-related companies are trading higher after the Fed, last week, lowered interest rates and expects two more cuts this year. Also, the asset may be experiencing strength amid economic uncertainty related to tariffs and the Fed's independence.

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. Vale Sa (NYSE:VALE)

Vale Sa (NYSE:VALE) 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.

Vale Sa has a valuation score of 43, which is 34 points higher than the mining industry average of 9. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Vale Sa's stock has gained 4.42% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the mining industry by 11 percentage points.

2. Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO)

Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO) 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.

Rio Tinto 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.

Rio Tinto's stock has dropped -1.44% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the mining industry by 5 percentage points.

3. Bhp Group (NYSE:BHP)

Bhp Group (NYSE:BHP) 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.

Bhp Group 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.

Bhp Group's stock has dropped -2.64% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the mining industry by 4 percentage points.

Are mining stocks a good buy now?

53.57% of mining stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect mining stocks to rise by 7.84% over the next year.

0% of mining stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 5.88% of mining stocks are rated B (Buy), 41.18% are rated C (Hold), 41.18% are rated D (Sell), and 11.76% 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 1.01x.

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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. Aura Minerals (NASDAQ:AUGO)

2. Materion (NYSE:MTRN)

3. Vale Sa (NYSE:VALE)

1. Vale Sa (NYSE:VALE)

2. Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO)

3. Bhp Group (NYSE:BHP)

1. Vale Sa (NYSE:VALE)

2. Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO)

3. Bhp Group (NYSE:BHP)

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Mining Stocks FAQ

1. Aura Minerals (NASDAQ:AUGO)

2. Materion (NYSE:MTRN)

3. Vale Sa (NYSE:VALE)

1. Vale Sa (NYSE:VALE)

2. Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO)

3. Bhp Group (NYSE:BHP)

1. Vale Sa (NYSE:VALE)

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