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.
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TECK RESOURCES LTD. $45 is a buy for investors seeking long-term gains from the Resources sector of their portfolio. The company (Toronto symbol TECK.B; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 531.1 million; Market cap: $23.9 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.3; Dividend yield: 1.1%; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk;… Read More
NEWMONT CORP. $43.90, remains a buy for long-term growth and as a hedge against inflation. The company (New York symbol NEM; Shares outstanding: 793.7 million; Market cap: $35.3 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 5.0%; www.newmont.com) is the world’s largest gold producer. It also produces copper, silver, lead… Read More
NEWMONT CORP. $42 is a buy for long-term growth and a hedge against inflation. The company (New York symbol NEM; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 793.7 million; Market cap: $33.3 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.6; Dividend yield: 5.2%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.newmont.com) is the world’s largest gold… Read More
China currently dominates rare-earth production due in part to higher labour costs and tighter environmental restrictions in the U.S. However, politicians and government officials in the U.S. are now trying to promote production in the U.S. MP Materials should benefit from that effort—and it already… Read More
TECK RESOURCES LTD. $41 is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol TECK.B; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 531.1 million; Market cap: $21.8 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.1; Dividend yield: 1.2%; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; www.teck.com) is a leading producer of metallurgical coal, a key ingredient in steelmaking… Read More
LUNDIN GOLD, $8.55, is a buy. The miner (Toronto symbol LUG; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (www.lundingold.com; Shares outstanding: 234.7 million; Market cap: $2.0 billion; Dividend yield: 4.7%) now plans to start paying a dividend. That’s a result of its significant cash flow generation.
Under this newly established policy, the company anticipates… Read More
Barrick has moved down—along with gold prices—since earlier this year. Gold does move generally up along with inflation; however, while inflation remains high, interest rate hikes (such as the U.S. Fed’s recent 75 basis-point rise) are aimed at controlling and bring down the inflation rate… Read More
BHP GROUP LTD. (ADR) $56 is a buy. This company (New York symbol BHP; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; ADRs outstanding: 2.5 billion; Market cap: $140.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.3; Dividend yield: 12.5%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.bhp.com) is a leading producer of iron ore (supplying about 75% of… Read More
Demand for Major Drilling’s specialized services, especially from senior gold producers, including Australia’s largest mining companies, is recovering. Meanwhile, Computer Modelling is benefiting from expanding oil and gas drilling in response to higher energy prices. We think there are still gains ahead for both stocks… Read More
GREAT-WEST LIFECO INC. $33 (www.greatwestlifeco.com) is a hold. The company is Canada’s second-largest life insurer, after Manulife Financial. Canada’s banking regulator—the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions—has lifted the restrictions on capital distributions placed on banks and insurers due to COVID-19 uncertainty. As a result, Great-West now… Read More
Nobody can predict trends in inflation or interest rates with any consistency. On the other hand, many investors have done very well over long periods by applying our Successful Investor method to their investments. This includes holding stocks that will do well with inflation—but will… Read More
YAMANA GOLD, $6.37, is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol YRI; Rating: Speculative) (yamana.com; Shares o/s: 961.0 million; Market cap: $6.2 billion; Yield: 2.4%) now plans to seek better terms from its lenders. That’s after an upgrade from debt-rating service S&P Global Ratings. S&P raised Yamana to investment… Read More
NEWMONT CORP. $73.39, remains a buy for long-term growth and as a hedge against inflation. The company (New York symbol NEM; Shares outstanding: 793.7 million; Market cap: $57.3 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 3.0%; www.newmont.com) now expects to spend $2.3 billion on its existing mines and new… Read More
Gold prices are up about 5% since the start of 2022 due to rising inflation and uncertainty caused by the war in Ukraine. We feel the best way to profit from higher gold prices is to buy high-quality producers like Newmont. Most of its mines… Read More
China currently dominates rare-earth production due in part to higher labour costs and tighter environmental restrictions in the U.S. However, politicians and government officials in the U.S. are now trying to promote production in the U.S. MP Materials should benefit from that effort. The stock is… Read More
On November 1, 2016, Arconic spun off its bulk aluminum business as Alcoa. Investors received one Alcoa share for every three Arconic shares they owned.
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HECLA MINING, $6.61, is a buy. The company (New York symbol HL; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (www.hecla-mining.com; Shares o/s: 538.4 million; Market cap: $3.6 billion; Divd yield: 0.2%) produced 3.2 million ounces of silver in the quarter ended December 31, 2021—down 3.7% from 3.5 million a year earlier… Read More
Barrick Gold offers you a great way to prosper from any rise in gold prices because of the war in Ukraine and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. If inflation keeps rising these next few years (a clear possibility), gold stocks will attract new interest to keep… Read More
INNERGEX RENEWABLE ENERGY, $18.39, is a buy. The power generator (Toronto symbol INE; Shares ooutstanding: 192.8 million; Market cap: $3.6 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; Dividend yield: 3.9%; www.innergex.com) operates 40 hydroelectric plants, 32 wind farms and seven solar power fields. They’re spread across Canada, the U.S., France and… Read More
