Top Mining Stocks To Keep An Eye On - April 17th

Key Points

• MarketBeat's screener flagged seven mining stocks with the highest recent dollar trading volume to watch today: Caterpillar (CAT), IREN, Critical Metals (CRML), Freeport-McMoRan (FCX), Newmont (NEM), TeraWulf (WULF), and Vale (VALE).
• These companies span heavy equipment and base/precious metals producers (Caterpillar, Vale, Freeport, Newmont) to lithium and bitcoin-focused miners (Critical Metals, IREN, TeraWulf), reflecting a mix of traditional commodity exposure and niche/energy-transition plays.
• Mining stocks can offer upside and dividend income from commodity cycles, but investors should be mindful of elevated volatility and risks from production issues, geopolitics, environmental concerns, and regulatory changes.

Caterpillar, IREN, Critical Metals, Freeport-McMoRan, Newmont, TeraWulf, and Vale are the seven Mining stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Mining stocks are shares of publicly traded companies that explore for, extract, and process minerals and metals (and sometimes other natural resources). For investors, they offer exposure to commodity price cycles and can provide upside and dividend income, but they also carry elevated volatility and risks from production issues, geopolitical factors, and environmental or regulatory changes. 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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Critical Metals (CRML)

Critical Metals Corp. engages in the mining, exploration, and development of lithium metals. It owns Wolfsberg Project and Tanbreez Project. The company was founded on October 24, 2022 and is headquartered in British Virgin Islands.

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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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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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TeraWulf (WULF)

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Vale (VALE)

Vale S.A., together with its subsidiaries, produces and sells iron ore and iron ore pellets for use as raw materials in steelmaking in Brazil and internationally. The company operates through Iron Solutions and Energy Transition Materials segments. The Iron Solutions segment produces and extracts iron ore and pellets, manganese, and other ferrous products; and provides related logistic services.

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