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SSMR vs WPM

Side-by-side comparison of Sunshine Silver Mining & Refining Company (SSMR) and Wheaton Precious Metals Corp (WPM): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both SSMR and WPM operate in Precious Metals (Basic Materials), so they compete in similar markets.
  • WPM is the larger of the two at $61.91B, about 32.5x SSMR ($1.91B).
  • Over the past year, SSMR is down 17.4% and WPM is up 33.3% - WPM leads by 50.6 points.
  • WPM has been more active in the news (4 items in the past 4 weeks vs 3 for SSMR).
  • WPM has more recent analyst coverage (17 ratings vs 0 for SSMR).
PerformanceSSMR-17.38%WPM+6.09%
2026-06-04+0.00%2026-11-06
MetricSSMRWPM
Company
Sunshine Silver Mining & Refining Company
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp
Price
-
-
Market cap
$1.91B
$61.91B
1M return
-9.36%
+0.99%
1Y return
-17.38%
+33.25%
Industry
Precious Metals
Precious Metals
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
2026
News (4w)
3
4
Recent ratings
0
17
SSMR

Sunshine Silver Mining & Refining Company

Sunshine Silver Mining & Refining Company is advancing toward silver production from the Sunshine Mine in Idaho's Silver Valley, the most prolific silver district in U.S. history. The Sunshine Mine is North America's highest-grade primary silver resource. It is characterized by exceptional size, extraordinary growth potential, existing infrastructure, and a history of proven production. Sunshine, the largest holder of mineral rights in the Silver Valley, also controls a consolidated land position with significant exploration potential and is evaluating additional value opportunities through silver/copper refining and antimony production.

WPM

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp., a mining company, primarily sells precious metals in Canada and internationally. The company sells gold, silver, palladium, and cobalt deposits. It has agreements for 24 operating mining assets and 7 development stage projects. The company was formerly known as Silver Wheaton Corp. and changed its name to Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. in May 2017. Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.