Mining Stocks

Mining stocks are investments in companies that produce or explore for minerals. Some of these minerals include uranium, coal, molybdenum (which is used in steelmaking), copper, silver and gold. They are affected by fluctuating commodity prices in addition to their own business and operating risks.

While sometimes risky, mining stocks can also be strong performers when commodity prices move up. However, due to the volatility of these stocks, Pat McKeough recommends that they only form a modest part of a well-balanced portfolio.

Canadian penny mining stocks are some of the riskiest stocks you can buy. These companies are trying to find mineral deposits that mine at a profit and such a find are exceedingly rare. Because of this, it’s even more important to look for investment quality in penny mines.

For example, we automatically rule out investing in penny mines that promote themselves too aggressively or do so misleadingly. The mine-finding effort is more likely to succeed if the managers focus on finding a mine rather than hyping their stock.

Junior mining stocks are usually smaller companies that typically take on riskier mining projects. However, if a junior mining stock is successful at finding and mining, it can mean huge returns for investors.

No matter what type of mining stocks, or other stocks you invest in, TSI Network recommends following our three-part Successful Investor strategy:

Invest mainly in well-established, mostly dividend-paying companies;
Spread your money out across most if not all of the five main economic sectors (Manufacturing & Industry; Resources & Commodities; Consumer; Finance; and Utilities);
Downplay or avoid stocks in the broker/media limelight.

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Mining Stocks

Lower costs will lift Nutrien earnings

NUTRIEN LTD. $84 is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol NTR; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 485.9 million; Market cap: $40.8 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.1; Dividend yield: 3.6%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.nutrien.com) is the world’s largest producer of agricultural fertilizers, including potash, nitrogen and phosphate. It also sells seeds, fertilizers and agricultural products to farmers through some 1,900 stores spread across the Western Hemisphere and Australia.

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Mining Stocks

Newmont raises more cash

NEWMONT CORP., $85.95, remains a buy for long-term growth and as a hedge against inflation. The company (New York symbol NEM; Shares outstanding: 1.1 billion; Market cap: $94.5 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 1.2%; www.newmont.com) is the world’s largest gold miner, with major mines in North America, South America, Australia, and Africa. In addition to gold, the company produces copper, silver, lead and zinc.

Newmont has now sold its entire 13% ownership stake in gold miner Orla Mining (symbol OLA on Toronto) for $439 million.

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Mining Stocks

BHP shifts to better projects

BHP GROUP LTD. (ADR) $54 is a buy. This Australian company (New York symbol BHP; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; ADRs outstanding: 2.6 billion; Market cap: $140.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.6; Dividend yield: 4.1%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.bhp.com) is a major producer of iron ore, copper, nickel and coal.

BHP is now selling its Carajas copper mines in Brazil for up to $465 million. These projects account for less than 1% of the company’s total copper production.

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Mining Stocks

Our top gold pick is up 125%

NEWMONT CORP. $83 is a buy for long-term growth and as a hedge against inflation. The company (New York symbol NEM; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 1.1 billion; Market cap: $91.3 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 4.7; Dividend yield: 1.2%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.newmont.com) is the world’s largest gold mining company. It also produces copper, silver, lead and zinc.

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Mining Stocks

Barrick Mining sells its last Canadian mine

Barrick Mining is now selling its Hemlo gold mine. The divestiture ends the company’s long history of gold production in Canada.

BARRICK MINING, $40.63 is a buy. The miner (Toronto symbol ABX; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (barrick.com; Shares o/s: 1.7 billion; Market cap: $69.3 billion; Yield: 2.0%) is now selling its last producing Canadian gold mine, Hemlo, to Carcetti Capital for up to $1.09 billion. The deal includes $875 million in cash, $50 million in shares of the renamed Hemlo Mining Corp., and up to $165 million in contingent payments linked to output and gold prices starting in 2027.

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Mining Stocks

Teck to merge with Anglo

TECK RESOURCES LTD. $56 remains a buy. The company (Toronto symbol TECK.B; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 488.9 million; Market cap: $27.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.8; Dividend yield: 0.9%; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; www.teck.com) has agreed to merge with U.K.-based mining company Anglo American PLC (Over-the-counter symbol AAUKF) in an all-stock deal.

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Mining Stocks

Here are updates on two of your buys

Long-time readers know that we aim to keep you informed of important news about the stocks we cover. That means highlighting developments and plans that promise to bolster investor gains. Here are two buys that stand out this month:

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Mining Stocks

Nutrien lifts potash forecast

NUTRIEN LTD. $78 is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol NTR; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 485.9 million; Market cap: $37.9 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.1; Dividend yield: 3.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.nutrien.com) is the world’s largest producer of agricultural fertilizers, including potash, nitrogen and phosphate.

Potash sales volumes in the three months ended June 30, 2025, rose 12.0% to 3.99 million tonnes. That’s due to stronger demand in North America. Selling prices also improved 17.0%.

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Mining Stocks

Here are updates on two of your buys

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Mining Stocks

MP soars on key deals

MP MATERIALS, $58.55, is a buy. The stock (New York symbol MP; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (www.mpmaterials.com; Shares o/s: 163.5 million; Market cap: $9.6 billion; No divids.) has more than doubled since early July 2025. That’s after the U.S. Defense Department took a 15% stake in the company. The government has also committed to investing billions more of dollar in MP and to purchasong its output.

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One of the ways a company can try to unlock its own hidden value is by creating a separate company out of a corporate subsidiary. The parent company can either sell stock in the new company to the public, or spin it off—hand the stock out to its own investors.

Dividend Stocks

Dividend stocks make cash payouts that serve as a way for companies to share the wealth they’ve accumulated. These payouts are drawn from earnings and cash flow and paid to the shareholders of the company. Typically, these dividends are paid quarterly, although they may be paid annually or even monthly as well.

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ETF is an acronym for exchange traded fund. These exchange traded funds are used to track indexes as closely as possible, since investors cannot actually buy an index outright.

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Blue chip stocks are big, well-established, dividend-paying corporations with strong business prospects. These are companies that also have sound management that should be able to make the right moves to keep competing successfully in a changing marketplace.

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A penny stock in general trades for under five dollars a share, and as the name implies, sometimes for pennies. Most of the time they’re young companies, or start-ups in speculative markets like mining or technology.

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Growth stocks are companies that are likely to have sales and earnings growth well above market average. Frequently they pay few, if any, dividends. Instead they typically reinvest any extra cash flow to promote further growth. Chosen wisely—according to Pat McKeough’s advice—high-quality growth-oriented stocks can be worthwhile additions to most well-diversified portfolios.

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Pat McKeough has been making investing for beginners simple—and profitable—by helping investors make big gains for more than 25 years. His advice to beginning investors is the same as it is for all investors: buy high-quality, mostly dividend paying stocks (or ETFs that hold these stocks) and evenly spread your investments over the five main economic sectors (Resources, Manufacturing, Finance, Utilities and Consumer). Pat also believes investors should avoid stocks in the broker/media limelight and focus on those with hidden or little-noticed assets.

Energy Stocks

What are energy stocks?

Businesses that work in the extraction, refining and delivery of energy sources such as natural gas, oil, uranium and coal, are considered energy stocks.