Scoop up some mining stocks. Stock image At the end of the fourth quarter the MINING.COM TOP 50* ranking of the world’s most valuable miners had a combined market capitalization of $2.17 trillion, up an astonishing $892 billion in 2025. Most of the gains accumulated in the second half and after three years of stagnation, the market valuation of mining and metals appears to have finally caught up with other sectors.  The building blocks of the global industrial economy are finally seen for what they are: cri ...