The landscape of mining stocks is often a study in contrasts. There are large, well-heeled multinational companies with established, even somewhat dependable business models, growing mid-tier players aspiring to join the top ranks, and smaller, often volatile mining outfits focused on extracting critical minerals or precious metals. On the really, really speculative side of the ledger, there are companies such as TMC The Metals Company (TMC 5.08%), a Canadian company focusing on deep-sea extraction of small ...