Top Mining Stocks To Follow Today - September 28th

Key Points

• IREN Limited has seen a remarkable 186% increase year-to-date, driven by its pivot towards AI in its bitcoin mining operations.
• Freeport-McMoRan, a major player in the mining sector, has extensive operations across North and South America, focusing on various minerals including copper and gold.
• MP Materials dominates the rare earth materials market in North America through its Mountain Pass mine, holding vital mineral rights and processing capabilities.

IREN, Freeport-McMoRan, and MP Materials are the three Mining stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Mining stocks are shares of publicly traded companies that explore for, develop and extract mineral resources—such as gold, copper, coal or industrial metals—and often process those materials for sale. For investors, they provide direct exposure to commodity price swings and the broader resources sector, but can carry heightened risks from factors like volatile commodity markets, geopolitical developments and operational hurdles. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Mining stocks within the last several days.

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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Freeport-McMoRan (FCX)

Freeport-McMoRan Inc. engages in the mining of mineral properties in North America, South America, and Indonesia. It primarily explores for copper, gold, molybdenum, silver, and other metals. The company's assets include the Grasberg minerals district in Indonesia; Morenci, Bagdad, Safford, Sierrita, and Miami in Arizona; Chino and Tyrone in New Mexico; and Henderson and Climax in Colorado, North America, as well as Cerro Verde in Peru and El Abra in Chile.

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MP Materials (MP)

MP Materials Corp., together with its subsidiaries, produces rare earth materials. The company owns and operates the Mountain Pass Rare Earth mine and processing facility in North America. It holds the mineral rights to the Mountain Pass mine and surrounding areas, as well as intellectual property rights related to the processing and development of rare earth minerals.

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