This post provides a raw, monthly snapshot of pressures facing the Canadian mining sector. We track the market performance of key mining producers alongside equities in critical supply sectors—steel, energy, and power generation—to offer a neutral, ground-level view of industry dynamics. The data is compiled from Monday to Friday and published at the start of the following month.
Why These Metrics?
Input Sector Equities: Values serve as a market-based indicators for steel, fuel, and electricity costs critical to mining operations.
Sector Support: Equipment & industrial suppliers provide insight into capital expenditure and the operational health of the mining sector.
Producer Equities: The stock performance of major miners shows market valuation against these underlying input sector pressures.
Commodity Markets: Spot prices for metals reflect global demand and the revenue potential for mining operations.
Macro-Financial: The exchange rate between the Canadian and U.S. dollar is critical, as it directly impacts the revenue of Canadian mining companies, which typically sell their products in USD.
Macro-Financial
August
$1CAD in USD
3
No Data
4
0.7108
5
0.7130
6
0.7134
7
0.7172
10
0.7173
11
0.7180
12
0.7179
13
0.7175
14
0.7207
17
0.7212
18
0.7200
19
0.7234
20
0.7254
21
0.7267
24
0.7224
25
0.7226
26
0.7207
27
0.7214
28
0.7200
31
0.7212
Input Sector Equities
August
Algoma
Suncor
TransAlta
3
No Data
No Data
No Data
4
5.92
90.79
17.99
5
6.23
88.12
17.74
6
5.57
86.04
17.48
7
5.68
83.83
17.32
10
6.19
87.48
17.10
11
6.13
88.25
17.38
12
6.20
89.12
17.27
13
6.20
91.23
17.54
14
5.94
91.44
17.77
17
5.76
92.59
17.63
18
5.66
94.21
17.36
19
6.60
93.30
17.10
20
6.28
93.82
17.39
21
6.40
94.25
16.81
24
5.55
93.30
16.78
25
5.51
90.49
16.93
26
5.78
91.13
17.55
27
5.95
92.09
17.30
28
5.83
91.09
16.95
31
5.84
92.73
16.77
Mining Producer Equities
August
BARRICK
TECK
HUDBAY
AGNICO
3
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
4
53.74
90.94
34.79
211.83
5
57.63
92.59
36.28
232.25
6
58.08
92.77
36.93
235.39
7
60.96
92.71
38.43
249.37
10
57.03
92.01
38.88
251.51
11
55.81
92.00
38.46
253.20
12
57.47
92.14
38.79
257.82
13
57.08
88.84
36.84
251.52
14
57.80
87.51
36.99
258.85
17
58.97
90.23
38.00
261.67
18
58.45
89.18
36.65
259.53
19
62.36
88.75
37.84
286.84
20
63.84
92.00
38.83
292.11
21
65.56
95.34
41.35
297.82
24
66.63
97.24
41.02
301.17
25
67.58
98.70
42.55
309.98
26
65.17
98.65
41.57
296.80
27
65.59
96.10
42.06
298.24
28
63.54
96.56
40.78
286.76
31
62.16
95.10
39.67
281.23
⚠️ Barrick, Teck, HudBay, Agnico Stock in CAD The above reflects the Toronto Stock Exchange’s closing prices. It is not a pure gold, silver or base metal price indicator (influenced by market). It is not financial advice—only raw data for your independent research. For physical gold/silver & base metal prices, refer to spot and dealer data below.
Sector Support Equities
August
Finning
Toromont
3
No Data
No Data
4
99.75
221.93
5
98.76
226.67
6
95.47
222.00
7
95.95
220.31
10
94.35
219.75
11
94.00
219.39
12
93.86
218.77
13
95.36
218.85
14
94.16
215.91
17
95.52
216.88
18
93.93
209.99
19
93.29
206.81
20
92.02
205.64
21
91.61
206.63
24
90.60
202.63
25
90.12
203.22
26
92.12
203.49
27
93.68
205.25
28
90.79
199.59
31
90.93
200.26
Commodity Markets
August
GOLD
SILVER
3
5,693.92
81.69
4
5,727.50
83.45
5
5,990.96
86.97
6
5,958.76
86.22
7
6,052.64
88.47
10
6,133.65
91.59
11
6,084.61
89.98
12
6,153.32
90.89
13
6,067.63
89.76
14
6,071.58
89.61
17
6,138.80
91.37
18
6,022.05
87.26
19
6,230.77
92.30
20
6,237.81
93.86
21
6,335.66
94.79
24
6,476.17
96.30
25
6,440.81
94.98
26
6,415.06
95.52
27
6,364.11
95.63
28
6,194.29
92.13
31
6,167.14
92.15
August
COPPER
NICKEL
ZINC
LEAD
3
19,552.77
23,457.16
5,202.90
2,575.66
4
19,861.20
23,809.01
5,273.45
2,609.61
5
19,939.47
23,691.07
5,309.83
2,582.49
6
20,041.32
23,321.35
5,336.06
2,575.22
7
19,779.41
23,443.27
5,257.36
2,569.26
10
19,995.46
23,226.33
5,271.03
2,592.63
11
19,976.28
23,167.03
5,297.92
2,596.60
12
19,951.59
23,408.66
5,339.59
2,612.70
13
19,982.68
23,182.02
5,321.95
2,586.46
14
19,918.52
23,163.28
5,303.21
2,578.74
17
20,189.25
23,206.49
5,322.39
2,564.63
18
20,099.08
23,157.77
5,271.03
2,560.67
19
19,966.80
22,969.72
5,228.70
2,528.48
20
19,641.84
22,850.45
5,283.15
2,544.35
21
19,572.18
22,998.60
5,386.11
2,544.57
24
19,849.74
23,392.12
5,480.46
2,566.84
25
19,961.29
23,283.65
5,567.11
2,575.88
26
19,945.64
23,277.70
5,646.91
2,591.31
27
20,004.06
23,126.24
5,627.95
2,594.84
28
20,185.06
23,238.90
5,667.20
2,596.60
31
20,437.05
25,575.58
5,633.25
2,853.44
Physical Markets
August
G – 1 oz bar Dealer Buys
G – 1 oz coin Dealer Buys
G – 1 oz bar Dealer Sells
G – 1 oz coin Dealer Sells
S – 1 oz bar Dealer Buys
S – 1 oz coin Dealer Buys
S – 1 oz bar Dealer Sells
S – 1 oz coin Dealer Sells
3
5,407
5,549
5,789
5,817
73.63
78.54
85.66
86.47
4
5,441
5,584
5,825
5,853
75.30
80.32
87.60
88.44
5
5,690
5,840
6,091
6,121
78.45
83.68
91.27
92.14
6
5,653
5,801
6,051
6,081
77.71
82.89
90.40
91.26
7
5,751
5,903
6,157
6,187
79.79
85.11
92.83
93.71
10
5,821
5,974
6,232
6,262
82.52
88.02
96.00
96.92
11
5,780
5,932
6,187
6,218
81.15
86.56
94.41
95.31
12
5,841
5,995
6,253
6,284
81.88
87.34
95.26
96.17
13
5,767
5,918
6,173
6,204
80.98
86.38
94.21
95.11
14
5,768
5,920
6,175
6,205
80.80
86.19
94.00
94.90
17
5,829
5,982
6,234
6,240
82.17
87.65
95.59
95.68
18
5,720
5,871
6,117
6,123
78.51
83.74
91.33
91.42
19
5,919
6,074
6,330
6,336
83.30
88.86
96.91
97.00
20
5,922
6,078
6,334
6,340
84.67
90.32
98.50
98.60
21
6,021
6,179
6,439
6,446
85.50
91.20
99.47
99.56
24
6,151
6,313
6,578
6,585
86.72
92.51
100.89
100.99
25
6,121
6,282
6,547
6,553
85.98
91.71
100.02
100.12
26
6,088
6,248
6,511
6,517
86.16
91.90
100.23
100.33
27
6,045
6,204
6,465
6,471
86.40
92.16
100.51
100.61
28
5,886
6,041
6,295
6,301
83.11
88.65
96.68
96.77
31
5,855
6,010
6,262
6,268
82.92
88.44
96.46
96.55
Sources:
Bank of Canada Investing.com KITCO Canada Gold – Ottawa
This post provides a raw, monthly snapshot of pressures facing the Canadian mining sector. We track the market performance of key mining producers alongside equities in critical supply sectors—steel, energy, and power generation—to offer a neutral, ground-level view of industry dynamics. The data is compiled from Monday to Friday and published at the start of the following month.
Why These Metrics?
Input Sector Equities: Values serve as a market-based indicators for steel, fuel, and electricity costs critical to mining operations.
Sector Support: Equipment & industrial suppliers provide insight into capital expenditure and the operational health of the mining sector.
Producer Equities: The stock performance of major miners shows market valuation against these underlying input sector pressures.
Commodity Markets: Spot prices for metals reflect global demand and the revenue potential for mining operations.
Macro-Financial: The exchange rate between the Canadian and U.S. dollar is critical, as it directly impacts the revenue of Canadian mining companies, which typically sell their products in USD.
Macro-Financial
June
$1CAD in USD
1
No Data
2
0.7052
3
0.7042
6
No Data
7
No Data
8
No Data
9
No Data
10
No Data
13
No Data
14
No Data
15
No Data
16
No Data
17
No Data
20
No Data
21
No Data
22
No Data
23
0.7101
24
0.7096
27
0.7085
28
0.7091
29
0.7101
30
0.7136
31
0.7128
Input Sector Equities
July
Algoma
Suncor
TransAlta
1
No Data
No Data
No Data
2
5.36
78.0
19.11
3
5.51
78.11
19.45
6
No Data
No Data
No Data
7
No Data
No Data
No Data
8
No Data
No Data
No Data
9
No Data
No Data
No Data
10
No Data
No Data
No Data
13
No Data
No Data
No Data
14
No Data
No Data
No Data
15
No Data
No Data
No Data
16
No Data
No Data
No Data
17
No Data
No Data
No Data
20
No Data
No Data
No Data
21
No Data
No Data
No Data
22
No Data
No Data
No Data
23
6.10
93.48
19.88
24
6.09
92.85
19.30
27
6.21
90.47
18.94
28
6.18
90.24
17.99
29
5.97
92.56
17.52
30
5.35
93.53
18.04
31
5.39
94.14
17.56
Mining Producer Equities
July
BARRICK
TECK
HUDBAY
AGNICO
1
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
2
54.25
84.99
32.00
218.10
3
55.56
86.80
32.90
224.00
6
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
7
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
8
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
9
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
10
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
13
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
14
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
15
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
16
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
17
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
20
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
21
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
22
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
23
52.31
84.57
31.83
203.45
24
52.34
84.80
31.54
204.81
27
52.77
84.84
31.57
206.18
28
51.85
84.54
30.76
202.91
29
51.11
81.59
30.90
203.13
30
52.75
87.44
31.84
211.22
31
51.45
84.49
31.81
203.52
⚠️ Barrick, Teck, HudBay, Agnico Stock in CAD The above reflects the Toronto Stock Exchange’s closing prices. It is not a pure gold, silver or base metal price indicator (influenced by market). It is not financial advice—only raw data for your independent research. For physical gold/silver & base metal prices, refer to spot and dealer data below.
Sector Support Equities
July
Finning
Toromont
1
No Data
No Data
2
94.90
218.93
3
97.35
223.98
6
No Data
No Data
7
No Data
No Data
8
No Data
No Data
9
No Data
No Data
10
No Data
No Data
13
No Data
No Data
14
No Data
No Data
15
No Data
No Data
16
No Data
No Data
17
No Data
No Data
20
No Data
No Data
21
No Data
No Data
22
No Data
No Data
23
106.46
227.05
24
107.90
225.77
27
99.80
210.63
28
96.61
209.23
29
90.98
206.81
30
93.61
216.05
31
92.90
210.87
Commodity Markets
July
GOLD
SILVER
1
5,736.75
83.86
2
5,855.89
86.52
3
5,928.89
88.44
6
No Data
No Data
7
No Data
No Data
8
No Data
No Data
9
No Data
No Data
10
No Data
No Data
13
No Data
No Data
14
No Data
No Data
15
No Data
No Data
16
No Data
No Data
17
No Data
No Data
20
No Data
No Data
21
No Data
No Data
22
No Data
No Data
23
5,702.40
80.96
24
5,711.68
81.81
27
5,751.23
82.25
28
5,670.36
80.45
29
5,733.11
81.56
30
5,753.32
82.65
31
5,666.87
80.54
July
COPPER
NICKEL
ZINC
LEAD
1
18,884.11
23,206.71
5,033.37
2,616.66
2
18,811.14
22,902.03
4,965.02
2,619.31
3
18,766.83
22,932.90
5,028.08
2,632.76
6
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
7
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
8
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
9
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
10
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
13
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
14
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
15
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
16
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
17
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
20
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
21
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
22
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
23
19,199.82
24,100.24
5,112.51
2,611.59
24
19,277.86
24,178.29
5,114.72
2,615.78
27
19,496.56
24,185.56
5,184.38
2,642.68
28
19,309.38
23,779.03
5,118.91
2,619.09
29
19,260.66
23,899.62
5,132.13
2,629.89
30
19,361.19
23,741.77
5,151.09
2,609.61
31
19,337.16
23,922.77
5,184.83
2,590.87
Physical Markets
July
G – 1 oz bar Dealer Buys
G – 1 oz coin Dealer Buys
G – 1 oz bar Dealer Sells
G – 1 oz coin Dealer Sells
S – 1 oz bar Dealer Buys
S – 1 oz coin Dealer Buys
S – 1 oz bar Dealer Sells
S – 1 oz coin Dealer Sells
1
5,450
5,593
5,834
5,863
75.74
80.79
88.12
88.96
2
5,561
5,708
5,954
5,983
78.02
83.22
90.76
91.63
3
5,631
5,779
6,028
6,058
79.79
85.10
92.82
93.70
6
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
7
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
8
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
9
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
10
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
13
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
14
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
15
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
16
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
17
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
20
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
21
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
22
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
23
5,417
5,559
5,799
5,827
73.01
77.88
84.93
85.74
24
5,426
5,569
5,809
5,838
73.85
78.77
85.91
86.73
27
5,462
5,605
5,847
5,875
74.21
79.15
86.33
87.15
28
5,391
5,533
5,772
5,800
72.61
77.45
84.47
85.28
29
5,452
5,596
5,837
5,865
73.77
78.69
85.82
86.64
30
5,461
5,605
5,847
5,875
74.48
79.44
86.64
87.47
31
5,384
5,526
5,764
5,792
72.68
77.52
84.55
85.35
Sources:
Bank of Canada Investing.com KITCO Canada Gold – Ottawa
This post provides a raw, monthly snapshot of pressures facing the Canadian mining sector. We track the market performance of key mining producers alongside equities in critical supply sectors—steel, energy, and power generation—to offer a neutral, ground-level view of industry dynamics. The data is compiled from Monday to Friday and published at the start of the following month.
Why These Metrics?
Input Sector Equities: Values serve as a market-based indicators for steel, fuel, and electricity costs critical to mining operations.
Sector Support: Equipment & industrial suppliers provide insight into capital expenditure and the operational health of the mining sector.
Producer Equities: The stock performance of major miners shows market valuation against these underlying input sector pressures.
Commodity Markets: Spot prices for metals reflect global demand and the revenue potential for mining operations.
Macro-Financial: The exchange rate between the Canadian and U.S. dollar is critical, as it directly impacts the revenue of Canadian mining companies, which typically sell their products in USD.
Macro-Financial
June
$1CAD in USD
1
0.7227
2
0.7229
3
0.7203
4
0.7196
5
0.7182
8
0.7170
9
0.7170
10
0.7179
11
0.7146
12
0.7155
15
0.7152
16
0.7145
17
0.7126
18
0.7077
19
0.7057
22
0.7061
23
0.7042
24
0.7025
25
0.7040
26
0.7049
29
0.7039
30
0.7037
Input Sector Equities
June
Algoma
Suncor
TransAlta
1
8.03
88.25
19.63
2
7.77
90.37
19.83
3
7.70
91.16
20.08
4
7.64
91.01
18.00
5
6.94
86.85
17.69
8
6.91
88.13
17.47
9
6.54
85.32
17.40
10
6.37
86.66
17.27
11
6.55
86.34
18.69
12
6.99
86.01
18.76
15
6.89
83.39
19.02
16
6.88
81.42
18.94
17
6.73
79.39
19.16
18
6.38
78.18
19.43
19
6.29
78.32
19.52
22
6.08
79.47
19.64
23
5.93
80.28
19.51
24
5.68
77.55
19.47
25
5.97
77.10
19.59
26
5.94
76.43
19.57
29
5.74
76.43
19.36
30
5.78
76.30
19.62
Mining Producer Equities
June
BARRICK
TECK
HUDBAY
AGNICO
1
58.55
94.30
42.37
244.47
2
59.72
97.61
44.07
247.75
3
58.21
93.51
42.16
238.71
4
59.45
94.43
41.91
245.74
5
54.91
85.91
35.72
228.02
8
55.06
86.60
36.37
226.00
9
54.53
86.40
35.63
222.81
10
51.82
83.52
34.43
212.41
11
54.55
88.92
37.13
219.94
12
56.25
89.65
38.84
227.41
15
58.62
92.44
40.26
240.24
16
59.98
94.08
40.73
246.41
17
58.43
92.49
39.78
245.00
18
57.08
90.83
39.00
236.06
19
56.19
88.66
39.11
231.28
22
56.84
89.29
39.52
236.28
23
54.21
85.00
36.04
227.52
24
51.86
82.60
32.65
218.26
25
52.09
85.01
33.37
222.09
26
52.90
83.47
33.04
223.07
29
52.47
83.20
33.65
218.31
30
52.15
84.77
33.49
220.36
⚠️ Barrick, Teck, HudBay, Agnico Stock in CAD The above reflects the Toronto Stock Exchange’s closing prices. It is not a pure gold, silver or base metal price indicator (influenced by market). It is not financial advice—only raw data for your independent research. For physical gold/silver & base metal prices, refer to spot and dealer data below.
Sector Support Equities
June
Finning
Toromont
1
105.90
220.51
2
105.63
223.62
3
107.51
223.92
4
108.08
227.64
5
102.38
222.79
8
102.83
222.53
9
101.06
221.68
10
93.47
205.24
11
94.31
209.06
12
96.40
209.49
15
99.86
211.90
16
101.53
214.45
17
97.67
205.71
18
101.34
240.96
19
100.97
239.00
22
102.57
237.46
23
98.33
236.10
24
94.95
228.78
25
96.44
229.05
26
96.13
231.39
29
95.76
229.96
30
100.18
233.22
Commodity Markets
June
GOLD
SILVER
1
6,206.90
103.73
2
6,194.26
103.45
3
6,193.39
101.59
4
6,204.89
102.50
5
6,033.02
94.39
8
6,024.37
94.50
9
5,891.39
90.44
10
5,645.86
86.61
11
5,896.19
94.12
12
5,901.40
95.00
15
6,039.68
97.67
16
6,061.71
97.80
17
6,032.14
96.37
18
5,922.66
92.19
19
5,890.95
91.75
22
5,929.49
91.82
23
5,823.94
87.44
24
5,708.98
81.93
25
5,700.40
81.67
26
5,804.18
83.82
29
5,705.52
82.83
30
5,690.96
82.82
June
COPPER
NICKEL
ZINC
LEAD
1
19,024.46
26,180.61
4,892.47
2,785.74
2
19,287.61
26,468.61
4,976.15
2,810.09
3
19,324.89
26,051.27
4,996.93
2,809.41
4
19,289.62
25,797.46
4,970.55
2,803.41
5
19,040.87
25,854.95
4,935.74
2,809.22
8
19,078.87
25,717.07
4,953.39
2,781.83
9
19,115.16
25,171.47
4,974.95
2,765.03
10
18,789.09
24,676.09
4,845.09
2,742.99
11
18,968.99
24,383.98
4,913.66
2,743.87
12
18,927.77
24,435.57
4,950.03
2,744.97
15
19,079.22
24,686.89
4,973.84
2,738.80
16
19,123.54
24,676.31
4,935.70
2,744.53
17
19,258.90
25,110.62
5,033.59
2,760.85
18
19,244.57
24,893.69
5,038.88
2,758.42
19
19,284.47
24,835.71
5,067.54
2,731.08
22
19,239.06
25,028.61
5,123.32
2,741.22
23
18,969.21
24,609.07
4,993.02
2,717.64
24
18,685.48
23,831.06
4,898.45
2,693.60
25
18,772.78
23,654.25
4,889.63
2,687.65
26
18,733.10
23,351.78
4,969.21
2,670.46
29
18,858.32
23,011.16
4,955.77
2,655.69
30
18,946.72
23,130.87
5,034.25
2,623.72
Physical Markets
June
G – 1 oz bar Dealer Buys
G – 1 oz coin Dealer Buys
G – 1 oz bar Dealer Sells
G – 1 oz coin Dealer Sells
S – 1 oz bar Dealer Buys
S – 1 oz coin Dealer Buys
S – 1 oz bar Dealer Sells
S – 1 oz coin Dealer Sells
1
5,897
6,052
6,325
6,356
93.49
99.72
112.40
110.84
2
5,878
6,032
6,305
6,335
92.67
98.85
111.41
109.87
3
5,889
6,044
6,316
6,347
91.33
97.42
109.80
108.28
4
5,897
6,052
6,325
6,356
92.52
98.69
111.23
109.69
5
5,731
5,882
6,147
6,177
85.03
90.70
102.23
100.81
8
5,717
5,867
6,120
6,150
85.29
90.98
99.22
100.17
9
5,595
5,743
5,990
6,019
81.44
86.87
94.74
95.65
10
5,366
5,507
5,744
5,772
78.71
83.96
91.57
92.45
11
5,601
5,748
5,996
6,026
84.91
90.57
98.77
99.72
12
5,608
5,756
6,004
6,033
85.69
91.40
99.68
100.64
15
5,732
5,883
6,136
6,166
87.98
93.85
102.35
103.33
16
5,758
5,910
6,164
6,194
88.16
94.03
102.55
103.53
17
5,724
5,875
6,128
6,158
86.67
92.45
100.83
101.79
18
5,635
5,783
6,033
6,062
83.09
88.63
96.66
97.58
19
5,596
5,744
5,991
6,021
82.67
88.18
96.17
97.09
22
5,630
5,778
6,027
6,057
82.73
88.24
96.24
97.16
23
5,529
5,675
5,919
5,948
78.51
83.74
91.33
92.20
24
5,428
5,571
5,810
5,839
73.91
78.84
85.98
86.80
25
5,419
5,562
5,801
5,830
73.80
78.72
85.85
86.67
26
5,498
5,643
5,886
5,915
75.62
80.66
87.97
88.81
29
5,421
5,564
5,803
5,832
74.79
79.78
87.01
87.84
30
5,407
5,549
5,788
5,817
74.91
79.90
87.14
87.97
Sources:
Bank of Canada Investing.com KITCO Canada Gold – Ottawa
