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Best Mining Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top mining stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Due Diligence Score. See the best mining stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the other industrial metals & mining industry.

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Performance Score
Market Cap
Revenue
EBITDA
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Earnings Growth 5Y
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VALE
VALE SA
$40.58B$41.78B$12.49B$7.98B$1.83-4.69%2.70%-54.81%6.75%2025-02-20
RIO
RIO TINTO LTD
$99.42B$54.04B$20.19B$10.06B$6.20-2.72%5.93%-18.92%-4.80%2025-02-26
MTRN
MATERION CORP
$2.10B$1.67B$182.12M$74.21M$3.58-0.58%6.76%-29.80%37.07%2025-02-13
GSM
FERROGLOBE PLC
$766.48M$1.65B$174.76M$40.55M$0.21-4.08%-2.02%-59.62%N/A2025-02-19
BHP
BHP GROUP LTD
$127.02B$55.66B$21.13B$7.90B$3.123.42%4.68%-38.95%-0.57%2025-02-17
TECK
TECK RESOURCES LTD
$22.11B$10.74B$3.34B$319.57M$0.6818.38%2.66%-78.05%-20.94%2025-02-20
PLL
PIEDMONT LITHIUM INC
$176.40M$46.98M-$81.03M-$79.02M-$4.10-0.31%N/AN/AN/A2025-02-20
LAAC
LITHIUM AMERICAS (ARGENTINA) CORP
$485.75M$0.00$1.28B$1.25B-$0.07N/AN/AN/AN/A2025-03-18
TMQ
TRILOGY METALS INC
$193.08M$0.00-$9.97M-$9.98M-$0.06N/AN/AN/AN/A2025-02-07
SLI
STANDARD LITHIUM LTD
$310.10M$0.00$135.80M$109.61M$0.61N/AN/AN/AN/A2025-02-06
WRN
WESTERN COPPER & GOLD CORP
$200.21M$0.00-$4.11M-$4.25M-$0.02N/AN/AN/AN/A
SGML
SIGMA LITHIUM CORP
$1.33B$138.74M-$20.04M-$51.19M-$0.4547.34%N/AN/AN/A
VZLA
VIZSLA SILVER CORP
$535.19M$0.00-$3.23M-$3.43M-$0.02N/AN/AN/AN/A2025-03-11
IPX
IPERIONX LTD
$701.25M$0.00-$21.66M-$21.84M-$1.00N/AN/AN/AN/A2025-03-12
EMX
EMX ROYALTY CORP
$192.01M$19.43M$4.81M-$2.67M-$0.0324.61%39.05%N/AN/A2025-03-17
MP
MP MATERIALS CORP
$3.42B$184.07M$11.88M-$59.34M-$0.37-39.74%N/AN/AN/A2025-02-20
LAC
LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP
$760.52M$0.00-$14.78M-$15.31MN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
WWR
WESTWATER RESOURCES INC
$49.32M$0.00-$7.68M-$8.04M-$0.13N/AN/AN/AN/A2025-03-18
NAK
NORTHERN DYNASTY MINERALS LTD
$338.77M$0.00-$11.80M-$12.33M-$0.03N/AN/AN/AN/A
FURY
FURY GOLD MINES LTD
$56.06M$0.00-$9.79M-$9.71M-$0.07N/AN/AN/AN/A
LGO
LARGO INC
$110.91M$144.82M-$31.27M-$51.54M-$0.80-28.31%N/AN/AN/A
XPL
SOLITARIO RESOURCES CORP
$52.93M$0.00-$4.74M-$4.81M-$0.06N/A-100.00%N/AN/A
NMG
NOUVEAU MONDE GRAPHITE INC
$254.43M$0.00-$29.58M-$32.95M-$0.48N/AN/AN/AN/A
ABAT
AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY CO
$149.04M$545.46k-$51.73M-$54.50M-$0.98N/AN/AN/AN/A2025-02-12
UAMY
UNITED STATES ANTIMONY CORP
$178.92M$9.73M-$3.80M-$4.42M-$0.0422.26%2.10%N/AN/A
LZM
LIFEZONE METALS LTD
$511.92M$1.02M-$359.93M-$364.17M$11.29-56.00%N/AN/AN/A
LITM
SNOW LAKE RESOURCES LTD
$22.93M$0.00-$4.94M-$4.96M-$0.25N/AN/AN/AN/A
SKE
SKEENA RESOURCES LTD
$1.01B$0.00-$124.82M-$129.67M-$1.33N/AN/AN/AN/A
IONR
IONEER LTD
$304.07M$0.00-$4.28M-$5.22M-$9.60N/AN/AN/AN/A2025-02-19
USGO
US GOLDMINING INC
$120.59MN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
USAS
AMERICAS GOLD & SILVER CORP
$127.67M$97.12M-$13.53M-$43.31M-$0.1814.41%8.64%N/AN/A
NEXA
NEXA RESOURCES SA
$848.93M$2.66B$373.43M-$179.31M-$1.50-2.49%2.64%N/AN/A
CMP
COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC
$589.04M$1.12B-$13.70M-$206.10M-$4.99-7.25%1.01%N/AN/A2025-02-05
GRFX
GRAPHEX GROUP LTD
$15.00M$30.05MN/A-$15.81MN/A-28.56%N/AN/AN/A
ELBM
ELECTRA BATTERY MATERIALS CORP
$21.65M$0.00-$64.63M-$65.46M-$5.48N/AN/AN/AN/A
NB
NIOCORP DEVELOPMENTS LTD
$68.87M$0.00-$7.90M-$10.32M-$0.27N/AN/AN/AN/A2025-02-11
TMC
TMC THE METALS CO INC
$515.58M$0.00-$109.14M-$113.09M-$0.37N/AN/AN/AN/A
CRML
CRITICAL METALS CORP
$688.45M$0.00-$110.81M-$147.49M-$557.00N/AN/AN/AN/A

Mining Stocks FAQ

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

According to Due Diligence Score, the 3 best mining stocks to buy right now are:

1. Vale Sa (NYSE:VALE)


Vale Sa (NYSE:VALE) is the top mining stock with a Due Diligence Score of 52, which is 31 points higher than the mining industry average of 21. It passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Vale Sa has seen its stock lose -36.42% over the past year, underperforming other mining stocks by -28 percentage points.

Vale Sa has an average 1 year price target of $13.54, an upside of 51.48% from Vale Sa's current stock price of $8.94.

Vale Sa stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Vale Sa, 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.

2. Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO)


Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO) is the second best mining stock with a Due Diligence Score of 49, which is 28 points higher than the mining industry average of 21. It passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Rio Tinto has seen its stock lose -10.41% over the past year, underperforming other mining stocks by -2 percentage points.

Rio Tinto has an average 1 year price target of $73.00, an upside of 19.48% from Rio Tinto's current stock price of $61.10.

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

3. Materion (NYSE:MTRN)


Materion (NYSE:MTRN) is the third best mining stock with a Due Diligence Score of 48, which is 27 points higher than the mining industry average of 21. It passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Materion has seen its stock lose -14.16% over the past year, underperforming other mining stocks by -6 percentage points.

Materion has an average 1 year price target of $135.00, an upside of 33.56% from Materion's current stock price of $101.08.

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 11.28%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the mining industry average of 4.16%. Vale Sa's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% nine times in the last 10 years. Vale Sa's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Vale Sa's dividend payout ratio of 78% 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 7.12%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the mining industry average of 4.16%. 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 64.8% 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 5.83%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the mining industry average of 4.16%. Bhp Group's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% eight 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 97.6% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are mining stocks up?

Mining stocks were up 1.73% in the last day, and up 3.97% over the last week. Critical Metals was the among the top gainers in the other industrial metals & mining industry, gaining 12.14% yesterday.

Shares of stocks in the broader metals and mining sector are trading higher in possible sympathy with Rio Tinto and Glencore who announced discussions regarding a potential merger, the largest in mining industry history.

What are the most undervalued mining stocks?

Based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score, 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 WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Vale Sa has a valuation score of 71, which is 58 points higher than the mining industry average of 13. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Vale Sa's stock has dropped -36.42% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the mining industry by -28 percentage points.

2. Ferroglobe (NASDAQ:GSM)


Ferroglobe (NASDAQ:GSM) is the second most undervalued mining stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. 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 -32.39% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the mining industry by -24 percentage points.

3. Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO)


Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO) is the third most undervalued mining stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. 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 -10.41% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the mining industry by -2 percentage points.

Are mining stocks a good buy now?

48.28% of mining stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect mining stocks to rise by 36.67% over the next year.

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 14.1x.
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