SA Quant rankings of mining stocks as U.S. plans stake increase in minerals companies

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The Trump administration is increasing its investments in critical minerals companies to challenge China's control over these essential resources, Bloomberg reported last week.Over the past year, the administration has invested over $1B in various mining companies, such as MP Materials and Lithium Americas, which has significantly boosted their stock prices.

Amid this development, below is a list of the top diversified metals and mining stocks as ranked by Seeking Alpha’s Quant Ratings. These stocks represent companies operating in the diversified metals and mining industry, covering various market capitalizations and performance metrics.

Santacruz Silver Mining (SCZMF [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/SCZMF]) leads the list with an impressive Quant Rating of 4.98, followed closely by Ivanhoe Electric (IE [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/IE]) at 4.81 and Nexa Resources S.A. (NEXA [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/NEXA]) at 4.73. Other notable companies in the top tier include Hudbay Minerals (HBM [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/HBM]) and Amerigo Resources (ARREF [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/ARREF]), both with Strong Buy ratings above 4.5. The list also includes larger players like Glencore (GLNCY [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/GLNCY]) and Teck Resources (TECK [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/TECK]) with solid Buy ratings.

Here are the top diversified metals and mining stocks according to Seeking Alpha’s Quant Ratings:

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Santacruz Silver Mining (SCZMF [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/SCZMF]), Quant Rating: Strong Buy, 4.98 [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/SCZMF/ratings/quant-ratings]

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Ivanhoe Electric (IE [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/IE]), Quant Rating: Strong Buy, 4.81 [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/IE/ratings/quant-ratings]

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Nexa Resources (NEXA [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/NEXA]), Quant Rating: Strong Buy, 4.73 [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/NEXA/ratings/quant-ratings]

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Hudbay Minerals (HBM [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/HBM]), Quant Rating: Strong Buy, 4.57 [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/HBM/ratings/quant-ratings]

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Amerigo Resources (ARREF [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/ARREF]), Quant Rating: Buy, 4.49 [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/ARREF/ratings/quant-ratings]

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Glencore (GLNCY [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/GLNCY]), Quant Rating: Buy, 3.95 [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/GLNCY/ratings/quant-ratings]

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Teck Resources (TECK [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/TECK]), Quant Rating: Buy, 3.84 [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/TECK/ratings/quant-ratings]

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Nova Minerals (NVA [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/NVA]), Quant Rating: Hold, 3.49 [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/NVA/ratings/quant-ratings]

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Contango Ore (CTGO [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/CTGO]), Quant Rating: Hold, 3.49 [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/CTGO/ratings/quant-ratings]

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Nicola Mining (HUSIF [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/HUSIF]), Quant Rating: Hold, 3.48 [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/HUSIF/ratings/quant-ratings]

ETFs: (XME [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/XME]), (REMX [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/REMX]), (SETM [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/SETM]), (LIT [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/LIT]), (LITP [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/LITP]), (BATT [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/BATT]), (COPP [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/COPP]), (NLR [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/NLR]), (URA [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/URA]), (URNM [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/URNM])

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