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Best Mining Companies Companies in United States
The 444 best Mining Companies companies in United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Freeport-McMoRan.
By Riya SenguptaFinancials
444companies tracked
$17.4Bdisclosed funding
0unicorns
104have raised
$17.4 billion in disclosed funding across 444 tracked Mining Companies in the United States tells you this sector isn't quiet. This directory ranks those companies by equity funding and recent funding momentum, from Mesabi Metallics at $670M down through Perpetua at $384M and Engineering Planners at $205M, giving you a clear view of where capital is actually concentrating.
The revenue picture is where it gets serious. Across 58 validated filers, the combined pool hits $27.5B, though median revenue sits at just $19M with a -4% YoY drift, so the averages are being pulled hard by a handful of outsized operators. Freeport-McMoran posted $6.3B in revenue, up 12%, while Southern Copper reached $4.3B at a striking +36% YoY. I'd note that Ovintiv's $1.2B net income runs 341 times the sector median of $4M, which is the kind of number that reframes the whole distribution. The global mining market was valued at roughly $163B, driven by copper, gold, lithium and nickel demand, and as analytics adoption accelerates across the industry, the gap between top-quartile operators and the median will likely widen further.
Sources & further reading
- ResearchAndMarkets.com
Ranked: Best Mining Companies companies in United States
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founded | Founder | Market signals (1y) | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Freeport-McMoRan Provider of copper, gold, and molybdenum mining services | $9.5B | 81 mo ago | 30,000 | 1912 | — | 55 signals ▲175% Earnings · Announcements · Lawsuit | 247 patents Automation and control of mining vehicles, ore processing, and real-time positioning systems | — |
| 2 | New Gold Gold mining company | $963M | 15 mo ago | 1,578 | 1996 | Renaud Adams CEO & President | 25 signals ▼42% Earnings · M&A · Regulatory | — | — |
| 3 | Nevada Copper Mineral exploration company | $691M | 43 mo ago | 110 | 2006 | Greg Martin Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President | — | — | — |
| 4 | Mesabi Metallics Develops and operates iron ore pellet | $670M | 2 mo ago | 15 | 2003 | — | 35 signals ▲775% Funding · Capital raise · Acquisition | — | 2 job openings · 1 award |
| 5 | Barrick Provider of gold and copper exploration services | $564M | 70 mo ago | 369 | 1983 | Kelvin Dushnisky CEO & President | 130 signals Acquisition · Leadership · Earnings | — | — |
| 6 | Alpha Metallurgical Resources Provider of mineral exploration and development services | $560M | 34 mo ago | 4,160 | 2016 | — | 7 signals ▼59% Earnings · Leadership · Announcements | — | 1 award |
| 7 | James River Coal Mining & exploration company focused on coal deposits | $403M | 183 mo ago | 55 | 1988 | Peter Socha CEO | — | — | — |
| 8 | Perpetua Producer of gold mining products | $384M | 7 mo ago | 29 | 2011 | Laurel Sayer Sr. Advisor to CEO | 52 signals Leadership · Funding · Contracts | 17 patents Linear fan and cantilever fan technologies for forced-air cooling using wire-spring mechanisms | 1 job opening |
| 9 | NRP Mineral exploration and development company focused on natural resources | $350M | 140 mo ago | 54 | 2002 | Corbin Robertson CEO | — | — | — |
| 10 | Nine Point Energy Exploration and production company focused on the safe and efficient development of oil & gas assets | $325M | 83 mo ago | 67 | 2017 | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | Piedmont Lithium Lithium exploration and development company | $256M | 40 mo ago | 40 | 1983 | Keith P. President and CEO | 4 signals ▼88% M&A | — | — |
| 12 | Ivanhoe Electric Limited information available | $213M | 35 mo ago | 244 | 2020 | Taylor Melvin CEO & President | 9 signals ▼44% Funding · Capital raise · Acquisition | — | 1 award |
| 13 | i-80 Gold Corp Provider of gold exploration and development services | $210M | 12 mo ago | 114 | 2020 | — | 42 signals Announcements · Earnings · Leadership | — | 1 award |
| 14 | Engineering Planners Provider of mining and construction services | $205M | 3 mo ago | — | 1985 | Ibrahim Mahama CEO | — | — | — |
| 15 | Sunshine Silver Mining Operator of silver mining activities, focused on extraction and refinement | $153M | 9 mo ago | — | 2007 | Steve Orr CEO | — | — | — |
| 16 | Arizona Sonoran Provider of copper exploration and development services | $132M | 6 mo ago | 17 | 2018 | — | 30 signals Announcements · Funding · M&A | — | — |
| 17 | Blockcap Provider of mining services | $111M | 61 mo ago | 12 | 2020 | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Blue Moon Minin Mineral exploration and development company | $98M | 13 mo ago | — | 2007 | Patrick McGrath CEO | 48 signals ▲85% Acquisition · Funding · Leadership | — | 1 partnership |
| 19 | ITH Mines Gold mining and exploration company | $93M | 15 mo ago | — | 1978 | Karl Hanneman CEO | 9 signals Funding · Leadership | — | — |
| 20 | Excelsior Mining Mining and exploration company focused on copper deposits | $65M | 30 mo ago | 39 | 2005 | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | USA Rare Earth Provider of heavy rare earth metals exploration & development services | $58M | 13 mo ago | 40 | 2013 | — | 44 signals ▲340% Announcements · Earnings · Leadership | — | — |
| 22 | NioCorp Developer of critical minerals | $55M | 19 mo ago | 4 | 1987 | Mark Smith CEO & President | 49 signals ▲36% Announcements · Leadership · Earnings | — | — |
| 23 | Atlas Lithium Provider of lithium exploration services | $50M | 26 mo ago | 76 76 → 74 (-3%) | 2011 | Marc Fogassa Chairman and CEO | 18 signals ▼33% Announcements · Contracts · Earnings | — | — |
| 24 | Highland Copper Company Mining and exploration company focused on copper and silver deposits | $45M | 57 mo ago | 6 | 2006 | Denis Miville-Deschenes CEO & President | 23 signals ▲667% Announcements · Acquisition · Funding | — | — |
| 25 | Tristar Gold Mining and exploration company focused on gold and base metal deposits | $44M | 0 mo ago | 28 | 2010 | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | Titan Mining Corp Mining company producing zinc concentrate | $41M | 6 mo ago | 143 | 2012 | — | 32 signals ▲113% Funding · Announcements · Leadership | — | 2 partnerships · 1 expansion |
| 27 | American Resources Corporation Supplier of raw materials | $41M | 8 mo ago | 11 | 2006 | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | Liberty Star Uranium & Metals Mining & exploration company focused on gold and copper deposits | $33M | 20 mo ago | 3 | 2001 | Brett Gross CEO & President | — | — | 1 expansion |
| 29 | JRL Coal Provider and processor of thermal and metallurgical coal | $32M | 41 mo ago | — | 2016 | Timothy Lusby Founder & CEO | — | 4 patents Coal tracking systems and high wall mining equipment monitoring technologies | — |
| 30 | Lisbon Valley Copper Company that specializes in copper mining | $25M | 28 mo ago | 105 | 1997 | George Shaw Chief Executive Officer | — | — | — |
| 31 | Dakota Gold Provider of gold mining services | $23M | 23 mo ago | 41 41 → 46 (+12%) | 2021 | — | 5 signals ▼58% Announcements · Funding · Acquisition | — | 1 award |
| 32 | Chilean Cobalt Cobalt and copper resource exploration and development company | $19M | 0 mo ago | 4 | 2018 | — | 10 signals ▲25% Contracts · Acquisition · Funding | — | 1 partnership · 2 expansions |
| 33 | Goldstone Resources Exploration and mining of gold and associated elements | $18M | 26 mo ago | 11 | 2003 | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | Rare Element Resources Developer of rare earth element extraction and separation technology | $15M | 42 mo ago | 2 | 1999 | Randall Scott CEO & President | 10 signals ▲150% Announcements · Funding | 26 patents Hydrometallurgical extraction processes for rare earth elements and other metals | — |
| 35 | Doe Run Provider of metal mining services | $14M | 15 mo ago | 1,200 | 1864 | — | — | — | 2 job openings · 1 partnership |
| 36 | Nevada Exploration Developer of strategic uranium assets in North America | $13M | 26 mo ago | 3 | 2005 | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | Silver North Provider of silver exploration and development services | $12M | 5 mo ago | 3 | 2005 | Jason Weber President | 23 signals ▲21% Funding · Leadership · Contracts | — | — |
| 38 | Golden Minerals Precious metals exploration company focused on silver and gold projects | $12M | 1 mo ago | 238 | 2009 | Warren Rehn President and CEO | 12 signals ▼37% Earnings · Acquisition | — | — |
| 39 | Solitario Zinc focused exploration company | $12M | 12 mo ago | — | 1984 | Christopher Herald CEO & President & Director | — | — | — |
| 40 | Revere Resources Provider of mineral exploration and development services | $9M | 21 mo ago | — | 2017 | Andrea Himmel Co-Founder & Managing Director | — | — | — |
| 41 | GreenLight Metals Provider of mineral exploration services | $9M | 6 mo ago | — | 2021 | Matt Filgate CEO | — | — | — |
| 42 | Scout Discoveries Provider of mineral exploration services | $8M | 7 mo ago | — | 2023 | Curtis Johnson President & CEO | — | — | — |
| 43 | Rio Silver Developer of silver-rich precious metal deposits | $6M | 3 mo ago | — | 2000 | Jeffrey Reeder CEO & Director | 9 signals Funding · Acquisition · Regulatory | — | 1 expansion |
| 44 | Modern Mining Provider of metal exploration and development services | $5M | 1 mo ago | 3 | 2002 | — | — | — | — |
| 45 | Endolith Provider of mineral extraction services | $5M | 26 mo ago | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 46 | Athena Gold Provider of gold exploration and development services | $5M | 7 mo ago | 1 | 2003 | — | 17 signals Funding · Acquisition · Announcements | — | 1 expansion |
| 47 | Thunder Mountain Gold Mining and exploration company focused on gold assets | $3M | 7 mo ago | — | 1935 | Eric Jones President and CEO | 12 signals Board · Contracts · Funding | — | — |
| 48 | Taranis Resources Minerals mining and exploration company | $3M | 10 mo ago | — | 2001 | John Gardiner CEO & President | — | — | — |
| 49 | B&N Mining Provider of gold mining services | $2M | 4 mo ago | — | 2023 | Robert Binkele Co-Founder | — | 9 patents Clay crushing and processing equipment; secure communications and satellite mounting technologies. | — |
| 50 | Fortitude Gold Provider of gold mining services | $500K | 4 mo ago | 60 | 2014 | Janet Turner Chief Financial Officer | 8 signals ▼38% Announcements · Earnings · Funding | — | — |
Top 12 Mining Companies companies in United States
#1
Funding Raised · Nashwauk, Minnesota · founded 2003 · 15 employees$670Mraised▾
Funding Raised · Nashwauk, Minnesota · founded 2003 · 15 employees
Develops and operates iron ore pellet
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 8k LinkedIn followers — 4.2% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 2 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +2 · hiring: operators, Process Engineer
Activity: 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Apr 2026Conventional Debt$150M
- Mar 2026Conventional Debt$520M
Investors
Valor Mining Credit Partners II, Breakwall, Macquarie, DSA Investments
Tech stack
All In One SeoApache Http ServerAstraAutoptimizeCore-JsElementor
#2
Public · Scottsdale, Arizona · founded 2010 · 28 employees$44Mraised▾
Public · Scottsdale, Arizona · founded 2010 · 28 employees
Mining and exploration company focused on gold and base metal deposits
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 5k LinkedIn followers — 2.9% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- May 2026Post IPO$5.1M
- May 2025Post IPO$10M
- Feb 2025Post IPO$118.7K
- Jan 2025Post IPO$749.8K
Investors
Auramet Trading, Royal Gold
Tech stack
Core-JsFacebook PixelGodaddyGoogle AnalyticsHstsJsdelivr
#3
Funding Raised · Columbus, Ohio · founded 1985$205Mraised▾
Funding Raised · Columbus, Ohio · founded 1985
Provider of mining and construction services. It specializes in contract mining services for open-cast projects, civil earthworks, road construction, tailings dams, leach pads, and land reclamation.
Funding rounds
- Feb 2026Conventional Debt$205M
Founders & team
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerBootstrapCdnjsCloudflareFancyboxFont Awesome
#4
Public · Donnelly, Idaho · founded 2011 · 29 employees$383.9Mraised▾
Public · Donnelly, Idaho · founded 2011 · 29 employees
Producer of gold mining products
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 13k LinkedIn followers — 7.0% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Perpetua Resources
Funding rounds
- Oct 2025Post IPO$255M
- Jun 2025Post IPO$100M
- May 2025Grant (prize money)$6.9M
- Nov 2024Post IPO$6.3M
Founders & team
Investors
Defense.gov, USAGov, Nac-Dotc, Paulson & Co, Agnico Eagle, JPMorgan Chase
Tech stack
AngularCart FunctionalityCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementComplianzCore-Js
#5
Public · Wayne, Pennsylvania · founded 2018 · 4 employees$18.5Mraised▾
Public · Wayne, Pennsylvania · founded 2018 · 4 employees
Cobalt and copper resource exploration and development company
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 1k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 partnerships · 2 expansions (incl. Glencore and Madesal) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- May 2026Post IPO$2.5M
- Dec 2025Post IPO$3M
- Dec 2024Post IPO$326K
- Apr 2023Series A$1.1M
Investors
Glencore
Tech stack
BootstrapGoogle CloudGoogle Cloud CdnGsapHstsHttp/3
#6
Acquired · Tempe, Arizona · founded 2018 · 17 employees$131.9Mraised▾
Acquired · Tempe, Arizona · founded 2018 · 17 employees
Provider of copper exploration and development services
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 6k LinkedIn followers — 3.2% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Dec 2025Post IPO$7.4M
- Nov 2025Post IPO$61.5M
- Jul 2025Post IPO$4.2M
- Jan 2025Post IPO$15M
Investors
Rio Tinto, Tembo Capital, Nuton, Resource Capital Funds, Hudbay
Tech stack
CdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsFont AwesomeGodaddy
#7
Acquired · Ontario, California · founded 1996 · 1578 employees$963.3Mraised▾
Acquired · Ontario, California · founded 1996 · 1578 employees
Gold mining company
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 45k LinkedIn followers — 24.3% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 2 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Environmental Geoscientist/Engineer, Red Seal Millwright
Activity: 3 partnerships (incl. Coeur Mining) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Mar 2025Conventional Debt$11.1M
- Jan 2025Post IPO$375.7K
- Dec 2023Post IPO—
- Mar 2020Post IPO$300M
Founders & team
Investors
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, RBC Capital Markets, Scotiabank
Tech stack
All In One SeoApache Http ServerApple Icloud MailAstraBugherdCloudflare
#8
Public · Golden, Colorado · founded 2009 · 238 employees$12.2Mraised▾
Public · Golden, Colorado · founded 2009 · 238 employees
Precious metals exploration company focused on silver and gold projects. It holds exploration projects in various locations and has shown potential through drill results at some sites. The company offers investors leverage to gold and silver prices. Information related to capital resources and financial outlook is available on the company website. The company's projects are in various stages of exploration and development.
Funding rounds
- May 2026Post IPO$856.5K
- Jun 2023Post IPO$2.1M
- Apr 2020Post IPO$3M
- Jul 2019Post IPO$2.2M
Founders & team
Investors
Streamline Metals Capital, The Sentient Group
Tech stack
Animate.CssApache Http ServerBluehostBootstrapBootstrap IconsCdnjs
#9
Series C · Denver, Colorado · founded 2007$153.2Mraised▾
Series C · Denver, Colorado · founded 2007
Operator of silver mining activities, focused on extraction and refinement. The company engages in the exploration, development, and processing of silver ore. It utilizes various mining techniques to extract resources. Refinement processes are employed to produce silver. The company adheres to industry standards.
Funding rounds
- Sep 2025Series C$75M
- Jul 2025Series C$48.9M
- Jun 2019Series B$25.2M
- May 2011Series A$4M
Founders & team
Tech stack
Anime.JsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsElementorFlying Pages
#10
Public · Gouverneur, New York · founded 2012 · 143 employees$41.1Mraised▾
Public · Gouverneur, New York · founded 2012 · 143 employees
Mining company producing zinc concentrate
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 2 partnerships · 1 expansions (incl. Teck) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Dec 2025Post IPO$15M
- Sep 2020Post IPO$6M
- Oct 2019Post IPO$376.1K
- Sep 2019Post IPO$4.8M
Investors
Scotiabank
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesApache Http ServerCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#11
Public · Reno, Nevada · founded 2020 · 114 employees$209.6Mraised▾
Public · Reno, Nevada · founded 2020 · 114 employees
Provider of gold exploration and development services
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 10k LinkedIn followers — 5.6% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- May 2025Post IPO$11.1M
- Feb 2025Post IPO$439.6K
- Jan 2025Post IPO$15.6M
- Feb 2024Post IPO—
Investors
OMF Fund, Orion Resource Partners
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesApache Http ServerDiviFont AwesomeGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font Api
#12
Series A · Greenville, North Carolina · founded 2002 · 3 employees$5.4Mraised▾
Series A · Greenville, North Carolina · founded 2002 · 3 employees
Provider of metal exploration and development services
Funding rounds
- Apr 2026Series A$2M
- Dec 2025Series A$85K
- Jun 2024Series A—
- Apr 2022Series A$3.3M
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsDraftpress HfcmElementor
Funding & investor landscape
$17.4Btotal disclosed funding
108companies funded
510disclosed rounds
5rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Notable founders
Ibrahim Mahama
CEO · Engineering Planners
Laurel Sayer
Sr. Advisor to CEO · Perpetua
Renaud Adams
CEO & President · New Gold
Warren Rehn
President and CEO · Golden Minerals
Steve Orr
CEO · Sunshine Silver Mining
Jason Weber
President · Silver North
Jeffrey Reeder
CEO & Director · Rio Silver
Patrick McGrath
CEO · Blue Moon Minin
Karl Hanneman
CEO · ITH Mines
Matt Filgate
CEO · GreenLight Metals
Curtis Johnson
President & CEO · Scout Discoveries
Robert Binkele
Co-Founder · B&N Mining
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Common questions
How many Mining Companies companies are there in United States?
Radar tracks 444 indexable Mining Companies companies headquartered in United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Mining Companies companies in United States?
The Mining Companies companies in United States on this list have raised a combined $17.4B in disclosed equity funding across 108 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Mining Companies company in United States?
Freeport-McMoRan is the highest-funded Mining Companies company in United States, with $9.5B in disclosed equity funding.
How many Mining Companies companies in United States are funded?
108 of the 444 Mining Companies companies in United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Mining Companies unicorns are there in United States?
None of the Mining Companies companies in United States on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in United States Mining Companies companies?
The most active investors in United States Mining Companies companies on this list include Orion Resource Partners, DOE, First Reserve, OSTI, Greenstone Resources.
Riya SenguptaFinancials
Riya reads income statements for fun. She covers the real money in a sector — revenue, growth, who actually earns — and never met a vague claim she didn't want a number for.