It's hard to understand the scale of some mining companies... Think about it. The world's largest iron ore producer dug up some 328 million metric tons in 2024.

Imagine 'Owning the Earth' Itself at a Discount By Vic Lederman, editorial director, Chaikin Analytics It's hard to understand the scale of some mining companies... Think about it. The world's largest iron ore producer dug up some 328 million metric tons in 2024. A typical school bus weighs about 13 tons. So that means the company dug up roughly 25 million school buses' worth of iron ore. That's still hard to conceptualize. I can imagine 100 school buses... maybe even 1,000. But 25 million is simply too many to wrap may head around. Here's another way to look at it... In 2020, the global meat industry produced roughly 328 million metric tons of meat. In other words, all of the meat consumed by humanity that year would weigh about the same as the iron ore that one company dug out of the ground. Put simply, companies at this scale own huge chunks of the Earth's natural resources. And through the stock market, you can own a slice of that business. You would think that would be a wildly profitable endeavor. After all, just about everything we build depends on iron ore. Despite that, many of these companies are trading at a discount. And there's one in particular I have my eye on... Recommended Links: TONIGHT: The Most Important Recommendation for 2025 There's a simple, powerful move you can make with your money in 2025 that could more than double your entire portfolio. It's endorsed by the entire team of our corporate affiliate Stansberry Research. And it has already helped thousands of readers. Tonight at 8 p.m. Eastern time, we're unveiling it for the first time in years (with a major update going forward). Get the full story here. Elon's Social Security Shock? New research reveals what Elon Musk could be planning in Washington, D.C. and how it may impact your money. In short, Elon has much bigger plans than simply "draining the swamp." His next big project could bring about nothing short of a revolution in our economy – it could change the way you file and pay your taxes... collect Social Security... and how you travel. To do it, Elon will likely use the same strategy he has applied in every other business. See the playbook here. I'm talking about Vale (VALE). It's the world's largest iron ore producer. And as we just discussed, that means it digs up the stuff on a truly massive scale. However, Vale is headquartered in Brazil. And that market has taken a beating in recent years... We can see the struggles when we look at the iShares MSCI Brazil Fund (EWZ). In the chart below, check out how EWZ and Vale have performed since early 2020... Over the past five years, EWZ has collapsed by about 45%. And along the way, Vale has also tumbled. The stock is down about 25% over the same time frame. But this is where it gets interesting... In the Power Gauge, Vale has a "neutral" overall rating. But digging deeper, it earns a "very bullish" rating in the Financials category... As you can see, Vale has some interesting bright spots here. The company earns "bullish" marks for its price-to-book (P/B) and price-to-sales (P/S) ratios. And it earns a "very bullish" rating for its return on equity. Of those, the P/B ratio particularly stands out to me. After all, a mining company is the sum of the assets it has in the ground multiplied by the price it can sell them for. Today, Vale is trading at a P/B ratio of 0.97. Anything less than a ratio of 1 means that the stock is trading for less than its assets. For Vale, that's incredible. If you bought the stock at these levels, it's like buying a huge chunk of the Earth's most important assets for less than they cost. Now, that doesn't mean you should rush out and buy Vale today... Again, the company earns a "neutral" overall rating from the Power Gauge. And it's still firmly in a downtrend. So our system is flashing caution on Vale right now. That said, I'll be watching this one very closely for a stock price reversal. And I recommend you do the same. It's not every day that you can "own the Earth" like that at a discount. Good investing, Vic Lederman Market View Major Indexes and Notable Sectors     # Hld:     Bullish     Neutral     Bearish Dow 30 +0.68% 11 14 5 S&P 500 -1.41% 103 255 140 Nasdaq -2.91% 26 43 31 Small Caps -0.96% 422 1049 432 Bonds +1.18% Consumer Staples +2.71% 4 12 22 — According to the Chaikin Power Bar, Small Cap stocks and Large Cap stocks remain somewhat Bearish. 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