Compare · RIO vs USAU
RIO vs USAU
Side-by-side comparison of Rio Tinto Plc (RIO) and U.S. Gold Corp. (USAU): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both RIO and USAU operate in Metal Mining (Basic Materials), so they compete in similar markets.
- RIO is the larger of the two at $127.38B, about 522.7x USAU ($243.7M).
- Over the past year, RIO is up 70.5% and USAU is up 12.3% - RIO leads by 58.3 points.
- USAU has been more active in the news (3 items in the past 4 weeks vs 2 for RIO).
- RIO has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 4 for USAU).
- Company
- Rio Tinto Plc
- U.S. Gold Corp.
- Price
- $101.41+0.46%
- $14.75+5.58%
- Market cap
- $127.38B
- $243.7M
- 1M return
- -3.77%
- -13.29%
- 1Y return
- +70.53%
- +12.25%
- Industry
- Metal Mining
- Metal Mining
- Exchange
- NYSE
- NASDAQ
- IPO
- 2002
- News (4w)
- 2
- 3
- Recent ratings
- 25
- 4
Rio Tinto Plc
Rio Tinto Group engages in exploring, mining, and processing mineral resources worldwide. The company offers aluminum, copper, diamonds, gold, borates, titanium dioxide, salt, iron ore, and uranium. It also owns and operates open pit and underground mines, mills, refineries, smelters, power stations, and research and service facilities. The company was founded in 1873 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.
U.S. Gold Corp.
U.S. Gold Corp. operates as a gold and precious metals exploration company. It explores for gold, copper, silver, and zinc deposits. The company holds interest in the CK Gold project located in the Silver Crown mining district of southeast Wyoming. It also holds interests in the Keystone and Maggie Creek exploration properties located on the Cortez and Carlin Trends in Eureka County, Nevada; and the Challis Gold project located in Idaho. The company is based in Elko, Nevada. U.S. Gold Corp. is a subsidiary of Copper King, LLC.
Latest RIO
- Rio Tinto downgraded by RBC Capital Mkts
- Rio Tinto downgraded by BofA Securities
- SEC Form 6-K filed by Rio Tinto Plc
- Rio Tinto downgraded by Analyst
- Rio Tinto downgraded by Barclays
- Rio Tinto downgraded by Goldman
- SEC Form IRANNOTICE filed by Rio Tinto Plc
- Miners Win as China's Export Ban Triggers 54-Nation Pact Reshaping Critical Minerals
- Rio Tinto downgraded by Morgan Stanley
- Rio Tinto upgraded by Erste Group
Latest USAU
- Presenting on Emerging Growth Conference 93 Day 1 on June 10; Register to live stream
- Director Fipke Johanna was granted 2,822 shares, increasing direct ownership by 11% to 28,220 units (SEC Form 4)
- U.S. Gold Corp. filed SEC Form 8-K: Other Events
- U.S. Gold Corp. filed SEC Form 8-K: Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits
- U.S. Gold Corp. to Attend Several Investor Conferences in May and June 2026
- U.S. Gold Corp. to Present at the Market Movers Investor Summit
- U.S. Gold Corp. filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- SEC Form 4 filed by Francis Kevin A.
- SEC Form 4 filed by Fipke Johanna
- SEC Form 4 filed by Norman Luke Anthony