Mining Stocks To Watch Now - January 4th

Key Points

• MarketBeat's screener highlights Caterpillar (CAT), IREN (bitcoin mining data centers) and Newmont (NEM) as the three mining stocks to watch today.
• Mining stocks are closely tied to commodity prices, production results and operating costs, making them often more volatile than the broader market while offering exposure to commodity cycles and potential dividend income.
• All three companies recorded the highest dollar trading volume among mining stocks in recent days, indicating elevated investor interest.

Caterpillar, IREN, and Newmont are the three Mining stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Mining stocks are shares in companies that explore for, develop, or extract mineral resources—such as gold, silver, copper, coal, or rare earths—and trade on public exchanges. Their prices are closely tied to commodity prices, production results and operating costs, making them often more volatile than the broader market. Investors use them to gain exposure to commodity cycles, potential leveraged upside to metal prices, and sometimes dividend income from established producers. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Mining stocks within the last several days.

Caterpillar (CAT)

Caterpillar Inc. manufactures and sells construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives in worldwide. Its Construction Industries segment offers asphalt pavers, compactors, road reclaimers, forestry machines, cold planers, material handlers, track-type tractors, excavators, telehandlers, motor graders, and pipelayers; compact track, wheel, track-type, backhoe, and skid steer loaders; and related parts and tools.

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IREN (IREN)

IREN Limited, formerly known as Iris Energy Limited, owns and operates bitcoin mining data centers. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.

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Newmont (NEM)

Newmont Corporation engages in the production and exploration of gold. It also explores for copper, silver, zinc, and lead. The company has operations and/or assets in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Peru, Suriname, Argentina, Chile, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Ecuador, Fiji, and Ghana.

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