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
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7
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8
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10
No Data
13
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14
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20
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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
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9
No Data
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10
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13
No Data
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14
No Data
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15
No Data
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No Data
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20
No Data
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21
No Data
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22
No Data
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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
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10
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13
No Data
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14
No Data
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No Data
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20
No Data
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21
No Data
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22
No Data
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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
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No Data
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No Data
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No Data
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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
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No Data
No Data
17
No Data
No Data
20
No Data
No Data
21
No Data
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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
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9
No Data
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10
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13
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14
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20
No Data
No Data
No Data
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21
No Data
No Data
No Data
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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
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10
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22
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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