Sectors & IndustriesBasic MaterialsOther Industrial Metals & Mining
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.

Industry: Other Industrial Metals &...
F
Mining is Zen Rated F and is the 131st ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
Learn how the Zen Ratings work
Ticker
Company
Zen Rating
Growth
Market Cap
Revenue
EBITDA
Earnings
EPS
Rev. Y/Y
Rev. 5Y
Earn. Y/Y
Earn. 5Y
Earnings Date
CMP
COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC
$861.13M$1.21B$79.40M-$147.50M-$3.555.81%3.39%N/AN/A2025-07-31
EMX
EMX ROYALTY CORP
$314.30M$21.16M$10.30M$142.14k-$0.01-7.09%46.51%N/AN/A2025-08-18
MTRN
MATERION CORP
$1.84B$1.72B$123.66M$10.18M$0.486.96%8.16%-88.15%-21.40%2025-07-30
UAMY
UNITED STATES ANTIMONY CORP
$439.85M$19.11M$769.61k-$868.61kN/A99.98%20.39%N/AN/A2025-08-20
SGML
SIGMA LITHIUM CORP
$739.95M$147.15M-$1.11M-$40.01M-$0.36-10.93%N/AN/AN/A2025-08-28
RIO
RIO TINTO LTD
$97.68B$53.66B$22.27B$11.55B$7.12-0.71%4.45%14.73%7.69%2025-07-30
BHP
BHP GROUP LTD
$131.07B$53.60B$25.38B$11.39B$4.49-3.13%3.18%53.84%3.89%2025-08-18
VALE
VALE SA
$44.53B$38.06B$8.36B$6.17B$1.44-8.92%0.81%-21.31%N/A2025-07-23
USAS
AMERICAS GOLD & SILVER CORP
$616.64M$104.25M-$17.51M-$49.41M-$0.1311.00%16.85%N/AN/A2025-08-18
LZM
LIFEZONE METALS LTD
$353.66M$140.52k-$37.76M-$46.31M-$0.59-90.49%N/AN/AN/A2025-08-20
GSM
FERROGLOBE PLC
$850.89M$1.56B$67.37M-$40.92M-$0.23-4.98%1.06%N/AN/A2025-08-18
SLI
STANDARD LITHIUM LTD
$506.38M$0.00$94.44M$76.11M$0.44N/AN/AN/AN/A
WRN
WESTERN COPPER & GOLD CORP
$254.00M$0.00-$4.22M-$4.31M-$0.02N/AN/AN/AN/A2025-07-31
LITM
SNOW LAKE RESOURCES LTD
$27.63M$0.00-$4.23M-$4.82M-$2.73N/AN/AN/AN/A
TECK
TECK RESOURCES LTD
$18.95B$8.56B$2.87B$268.12M$0.6324.32%1.19%-73.50%N/A2025-07-22
MP
MP MATERIALS CORP
$9.85B-$48.68M-$35.33M-$104.56M-$0.64N/AN/AN/AN/A2025-07-31
IPX
IPERIONX LTD
$1.11B$0.00N/A-$27.59M-$1.10N/AN/AN/AN/A2025-09-17
WWR
WESTWATER RESOURCES INC
$52.72M$0.00-$11.97M-$12.44M-$0.21N/AN/AN/AN/A2025-08-12
VZLA
VIZSLA SILVER CORP
$942.97M$0.00-$3.16M-$3.38M-$0.01N/AN/AN/AN/A
USGO
US GOLDMINING INC
$110.83M$0.00-$8.62M-$8.82M-$0.70N/AN/AN/AN/A2025-08-19
ABAT
AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY CO
$216.85M$1.86M-$54.59M-$60.11M-$0.92N/AN/AN/AN/A
NB
NIOCORP DEVELOPMENTS LTD
$178.27M$0.00-$8.63M-$8.87M-$0.19N/AN/AN/AN/A
SKE
SKEENA RESOURCES LTD
$1.85B$0.00-$105.65M-$116.26M-$1.10N/AN/AN/AN/A2025-08-07
CRML
CRITICAL METALS CORP
$390.17M$0.00N/A-$160.14M$16.71kN/AN/AN/AN/A
TMQ
TRILOGY METALS INC
$312.06M$0.00-$9.03M-$9.03M-$0.05N/AN/AN/AN/A
USAR
USA RARE EARTH INC
$1.40B$0.00$34.04M$33.18M$0.52N/AN/AN/AN/A2025-08-11
NAK
NORTHERN DYNASTY MINERALS LTD
$876.60M$0.00-$50.07M-$50.85M-$0.10N/AN/AN/AN/A2025-08-19
LAR
LITHIUM ARGENTINA AG
$448.66M$0.00$5.25M-$12.26M-$0.07N/AN/AN/AN/A
TMC
TMC THE METALS CO INC
$2.86B$0.00-$71.70M-$77.34M-$0.10N/AN/AN/AN/A2025-08-18
LAC
LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP
$728.95M$0.00-$47.83M-$47.22M-$0.23N/AN/AN/AN/A
PLL
PIEDMONT LITHIUM INC
$183.25M$106.47M-$55.25M-$56.78M-$2.79100.07%N/AN/AN/A2025-07-31
NVA
NOVA MINERALS LTD
$2.68B-$1.69MN/A-$5.74MN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
LGO
LARGO INC
$98.73M$110.97M-$29.32M-$46.76M-$0.72-39.51%N/AN/AN/A2025-08-06
FURY
FURY GOLD MINES LTD
$80.68M$0.00$76.12M$75.77M$0.51N/AN/A420.83%N/A2025-08-07
ELBM
ELECTRA BATTERY MATERIALS CORP
$18.84M$0.00-$29.11M-$29.17M-$2.05N/AN/AN/AN/A2025-08-12
NEXA
NEXA RESOURCES SA
$639.68M$2.81B$544.60M-$161.08M-$1.2813.20%5.00%N/AN/A2025-07-30
XPL
SOLITARIO RESOURCES CORP
$51.58M$0.00-$5.08M-$5.15M-$0.07N/AN/AN/AN/A2025-08-13
NMG
NOUVEAU MONDE GRAPHITE INC
$333.45M$0.00-$19.12M-$22.38M-$0.17N/AN/AN/AN/A2025-08-07

Mining Stocks FAQ

What are the best mining stocks to buy right now in Jul 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. Compass Minerals International (NYSE:CMP)


Compass Minerals International (NYSE:CMP) is the #1 top mining stock out of 38 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: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Compass Minerals International (NYSE:CMP) has a Due Diligence Score of 12, which is -9 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 5 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Compass Minerals International has seen its stock return 58.54% over the past year, overperforming other mining stocks by 52 percentage points.

Compass Minerals International has an average 1 year price target of $19.00, a downside of -8.17% from Compass Minerals International's current stock price of $20.69.

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.

2. Emx Royalty (NYSEMKT:EMX)


Emx Royalty (NYSEMKT:EMX) is the #2 top mining stock out of 38 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 Emx Royalty (NYSEMKT:EMX) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: D, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Emx Royalty (NYSEMKT:EMX) has a Due Diligence Score of 29, which is 8 points higher than the mining industry average of 21.

EMX passed 9 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Emx Royalty has seen its stock return 46.91% over the past year, overperforming other mining stocks by 41 percentage points.

Emx Royalty has an average 1 year price target of $5.00, an upside of 75.44% from Emx Royalty's current stock price of $2.85.

Emx Royalty stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Emx Royalty, 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.

3. Materion (NYSE:MTRN)


Materion (NYSE:MTRN) is the #3 top mining stock out of 38 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: B, Momentum: D, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Materion (NYSE:MTRN) has a Due Diligence Score of 30, which is 9 points higher than the mining industry average of 21.

MTRN passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Materion has seen its stock lose -24.81% over the past year, underperforming other mining stocks by -31 percentage points.

Materion has an average 1 year price target of $120.00, an upside of 35.39% from Materion's current stock price of $88.63.

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 8.49%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the mining industry average of 3.99%. 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 6.7%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the mining industry average of 3.99%. 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 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 4.8%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the mining industry average of 3.99%. 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 65% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are mining stocks up?

Mining stocks were up 2.41% in the last day, and up 6.58% over the last week. Snow Lake Resources was the among the top gainers in the other industrial metals & mining industry, gaining 11.64% yesterday.

Shares of lithium companies are trading higher after Zangge Mining, a Chinese mining company, halted production of the commodity at a facility in Qinghai province on orders from local government officials.

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 A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Vale Sa has a valuation score of 71, which is 59 points higher than the mining industry average of 12. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Vale Sa's stock has dropped -12.49% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the mining industry by -19 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 17 points higher than the mining industry average of 12. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Rio Tinto's stock has dropped -8.73% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the mining industry by -15 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 2 points higher than the mining industry average of 12. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Bhp Group's stock has dropped -9.3% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the mining industry by -15 percentage points.

Are mining stocks a good buy now?

61.54% of mining stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect mining stocks to rise by 17.35% over the next year.

0% of mining stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 10% of mining stocks are rated B (Buy), 40% are rated C (Hold), 33.33% are rated D (Sell), and 16.67% 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 7.63x.
WallStreetZen does not provide financial advice and does not issue recommendations or offers to buy stock or sell any security.

Information is provided 'as-is' and solely for informational purposes and is not advice. WallStreetZen does not bear any responsibility for any losses or damage that may occur as a result of reliance on this data.