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
April
$1CAD in USD
1
0.7200
2
0.7185
3
No Data
6
0.7186
7
0.7191
8
0.7220
9
0.7235
10
0.7233
13
0.7240
14
0.7269
15
0.7275
16
0.7294
17
0.7315
20
0.7321
21
0.7324
22
0.7320
23
0.7306
24
0.7311
27
0.7345
28
0.7311
29
0.7309
30
0.7340
Input Sector Equities
April
Algoma
Suncor
TransAlta
1
5.72
90.29
18.50
2
5.77
91.72
18.76
3
No Data
No Data
No Data
6
5.85
91.86
18.97
7
6.13
92.79
18.87
8
6.35
89.24
19.12
9
6.44
87.65
19.13
10
6.50
89.29
19.36
13
6.91
89.41
18.87
14
6.96
87.56
18.50
15
6.76
86.31
18.73
16
6.55
87.37
18.49
17
6.50
83.69
17.36
20
6.42
84.11
17.30
21
6.29
85.73
16.64
22
6.46
86.72
16.78
23
6.09
88.48
16.55
24
6.18
87.56
17.03
27
6.40
87.91
17.17
28
6.32
89.13
17.43
29
6.11
91.81
16.45
30
6.37
93.08
16.93
Mining Producer Equities
April
BARRICK
TECK
HUDBAY
AGNICO
1
58.69
74.15
30.55
291.97
2
58.04
73.50
30.09
290.14
3
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
6
57.22
73.67
30.26
290.38
7
57.57
73.21
30.39
290.76
8
58.90
77.77
32.89
297.72
9
58.73
75.40
32.45
298.92
10
60.27
78.17
33.67
302.27
13
59.38
79.04
33.70
300.04
14
60.43
81.11
34.78
302.65
15
59.23
80.23
34.19
294.70
16
58.16
79.55
34.17
294.56
17
59.35
81.83
35.49
301.31
20
58.70
80.25
35.03
295.48
21
55.35
77.21
32.62
277.52
22
55.67
80.97
33.76
278.61
23
55.06
83.29
32.84
272.45
24
56.14
81.69
33.18
273.41
27
55.47
82.24
33.30
270.05
28
53.56
78.43
31.39
258.81
29
52.58
77.98
30.73
251.21
30
53.37
79.59
31.42
255.43
⚠️ 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
April
Finning
Toromont
1
88.50
197.77
2
86.16
195.66
3
No Data
No Data
6
86.14
195.27
7
85.58
200.73
8
86.83
209.65
9
89.77
209.67
10
90.72
210.88
13
90.70
210.72
14
93.12
214.56
15
88.94
207.70
16
92.95
208.53
17
95.44
210.90
20
95.82
207.18
21
96.42
205.37
22
99.66
207.82
23
99.00
210.70
24
99.63
209.56
27
100.15
210.98
28
96.72
208.86
29
96.61
210.88
30
99.48
211.22
Commodity Markets
April
GOLD
SILVER
1
6,639.12
104.40
2
6,510.16
101.50
3
No Data
No Data
6
6,480.68
101.24
7
6,690.56
105.86
8
6,531.79
102.00
9
6,583.35
104.06
10
6,571.31
104.88
13
6,559.01
104.23
14
6,660.37
109.32
15
6,623.46
109.01
16
6,565.48
107.68
17
6,612.66
110.50
20
6,577.89
108.81
21
6,472.34
105.48
22
6,464.63
105.85
23
6,428.74
103.20
24
6,436.69
103.28
27
6,392.81
103.34
28
6,287.25
100.14
29
6,234.20
98.06
30
6,284.68
100.84
April
COPPER
NICKEL
ZINC
LEAD
1
16,938.73
23,499.07
4,518.33
2,622.37
2
16,823.00
23,381.89
4,497.93
2,614.44
3
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
6
16,854.38
23,368.45
4,495.35
2,612.94
7
16,751.42
23,213.80
4,608.47
2,630.64
8
17,186.40
23,583.56
4,564.94
2,641.67
9
17,095.72
23,383.04
4,570.70
2,619.35
10
17,553.65
23,571.44
4,557.41
2,622.92
13
17,393.48
24,103.69
4,536.87
2,591.78
14
17,890.09
24,656.56
4,566.25
2,602.43
15
17,967.31
24,508.27
4,619.98
2,638.55
16
17,985.57
24,581.77
4,643.43
2,617.62
17
18,029.61
25,432.73
4,669.57
2,640.85
20
18,034.06
25,095.88
4,686.06
2,664.93
21
18,014.54
24,780.12
4,698.52
2,665.41
22
18,231.35
24,893.04
4,746.40
2,657.48
23
17,977.24
25,308.92
4,710.48
2,666.77
24
18,027.77
25,139.46
4,730.71
2,647.59
27
17,893.03
25,706.22
4,674.24
2,646.01
28
17,560.69
25,855.11
4,643.84
2,650.53
29
17,681.56
26,198.49
4,562.26
2,651.64
30
17,498.74
26,150.47
4,559.16
2,630.53
Physical Markets
April
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
6,306
6,472
6,764
6,797
94.26
100.54
113.32
111.75
2
6,181
6,344
6,630
6,662
91.45
97.55
109.94
108.42
3
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
6
6,152
6,314
6,599
6,632
91.32
97.41
109.79
108.27
7
6,329
6,496
6,789
6,822
94.99
101.32
114.19
112.61
8
6,205
6,368
6,656
6,688
91.88
98.01
110.46
108.93
9
6,253
6,417
6,707
6,740
93.79
100.04
112.76
111.19
10
6,253
6,417
6,707
6,740
94.58
100.89
113.71
112.13
13
6,233
6,397
6,686
6,719
93.96
100.22
112.96
111.39
14
6,324
6,490
6,783
6,816
98.69
105.27
118.65
117.01
15
6,298
6,464
6,756
6,789
98.32
104.87
118.20
116.56
16
6,234
6,398
6,687
6,720
97.05
103.52
116.67
115.05
17
6,302
6,468
6,760
6,793
99.80
106.45
119.98
118.32
20
6,256
6,421
6,711
6,744
98.16
104.71
118.01
116.38
21
6,148
6,310
6,595
6,627
95.05
101.39
114.27
112.69
22
6,132
6,293
6,577
6,609
95.31
101.66
114.58
113.00
23
6,112
6,273
6,556
6,588
93.32
99.54
112.19
110.64
24
6,122
6,283
6,566
6,598
93.12
99.33
111.95
110.40
27
6,075
6,235
6,517
6,549
93.16
99.37
112.00
110.45
28
5,963
6,120
6,396
6,428
90.10
96.11
108.32
106.82
29
5,926
6,082
6,356
6,388
88.31
94.20
106.17
104.69
30
5,973
6,130
6,406
6,438
91.04
97.10
109.44
107.93
Sources:
Bank of Canada Investing.com KITCO Canada Gold – Ottawa
