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