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
This post provides a raw, monthly snapshot of key indicators for the Canadian mining sector. We track commodity prices, major producer stock prices, currency data, and sector support equities to offer a neutral, on-the-ground perspective. The data is compiled from Monday to Friday and published at the start of the following month to give a clear view of market activity over that period.
Why These Metrics?
Commodity Prices: Spot prices for gold, silver, copper, nickel, zinc, and lead reflect global supply and demand, investor sentiment, and the health of the broader economy.
Producer Stocks: We track major producers across gold and base metals to gauge the market’s valuation of key industry players.
Sector Support: We track leading equipment and industrial suppliers to provide insight into capital expenditure and the operational health of the mining sector.
Dealer Prices: Gold and silver dealer prices provide insight into the physical retail market, showing what investors are paying to hold the actual metals.
FOREX (CAD/USD): 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.
FOREX CAD / USD
March
$1.00 CAD
USD
2
0.7306
3
0.7308
4
0.7319
5
0.7312
6
0.7346
9
0.7367
10
0.7371
11
0.7360
12
0.7344
13
0.7291
16
0.7313
17
0.7300
18
0.7296
19
0.7284
20
0.7290
23
0.7290
24
0.7290
25
0.7246
26
0.7223
27
0.7207
30
0.7181
31
0.7174
Barrick, Teck, HudBay, Agnico Stock CAD
March
BARRICK
TECK
HUDBAY
AGNICO
2
69.17
78.49
36.56
344.78
3
63.30
75.73
34.10
320.47
4
63.85
76.32
33.83
318.15
5
62.01
74.16
31.48
303.00
6
61.73
69.85
30.28
300.11
9
62.27
69.52
30.55
305.64
10
62.65
72.05
31.26
308.43
11
61.73
75.03
30.56
302.51
12
60.64
71.50
29.74
297.69
13
58.09
68.43
28.42
284.98
16
58.91
68.96
28.90
287.22
17
58.65
68.79
29.05
287.05
18
55.45
67.51
27.25
268.76
19
51.15
65.23
25.58
253.41
20
50.96
62.24
24.75
248.30
23
51.68
66.56
25.83
252.12
24
52.43
67.17
26.03
252.57
25
53.92
70.14
27.67
265.81
26
51.91
67.28
26.05
260.02
27
53.43
67.33
27.01
268.22
30
53.50
67.23
26.53
266.85
31
56.85
71.74
29.13
282.37
⚠️ 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
March
Finning
Toromont
2
97.96
213.79
3
93.34
210.32
4
93.15
207.06
5
88.75
204.27
6
87.62
199.61
9
88.44
200.32
10
89.80
201.68
11
89.66
201.79
12
89.74
196.69
13
89.66
197.65
16
90.05
199.80
17
91.10
199.80
18
88.66
196.20
19
82.95
192.66
20
80.65
190.06
23
86.46
195.90
24
87.16
194.32
25
88.10
193.77
26
86.50
190.54
27
85.35
189.99
30
83.63
189.96
31
86.08
194.76
CAD Spot Gold Silver
March
GOLD
SILVER
2
7,314.53
123.95
3
7,031.17
113.80
4
7,053.45
114.67
5
6,947.37
112.29
6
7,017.63
114.44
9
6,985.25
118.68
10
7,057.92
119.93
11
6,984.38
114.89
12
6,950.05
114.41
13
6,883.03
110.35
16
6,860.38
110.83
17
6,849.13
108.31
18
6,641.11
104.05
19
6,376.78
99.46
20
6,163.47
92.91
23
6,093.42
95.49
24
6,253.60
100.18
25
6,212.62
97.46
26
6,103.10
94.99
27
6,242.80
96.74
30
6,281.89
97.21
31
6,533.97
104.24
Base Metals
March
COPPER
NICKEL
ZINC
LEAD
2
18,202.84
23,700.20
4,564.01
2,636.32
3
17,602.75
23,279.80
4,558.62
2,651.19
4
17,722.59
23,686.04
4,539.92
2,617.03
5
17,484.22
23,686.04
4,461.69
2,591.44
6
17,306.71
23,284.20
4,403.75
2,585.86
9
17,382.53
23,430.54
4,453.94
2,566.37
10
17,620.83
23,581.23
4,516.04
2,566.10
11
17,289.40
23,691.68
4,459.99
2,573.70
12
17,533.36
23,696.36
4,455.74
2,578.28
13
17,573.51
23,357.67
4,462.87
2,560.83
16
17,539.88
23,708.82
4,435.39
2,562.44
17
17,387.77
23,379.00
4,369.43
2,588.11
18
16,978.02
23,333.41
4,271.91
2,562.67
19
16,298.48
22,359.43
4,168.57
2,519.32
20
16,348.24
22,952.97
4,165.16
2,543.00
23
16,546.93
22,820.68
4,189.12
2,565.19
24
16,463.86
23,165.77
4,177.16
2,553.72
25
16,636.52
23,521.50
4,170.65
2,578.96
26
16,642.49
23,620.22
4,264.29
2,558.81
27
16,804.45
23,648.41
4,286.68
2,579.51
30
16,915.19
23,781.04
4,342.41
2,600.71
31
16,829.49
23,446.26
4,437.35
2,592.63
Dealer Prices
March
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
2
6,947
7,130
7,452
7,488
111.74
119.18
134.33
132.47
3
6,669
6,845
7,154
7,189
102.34
109.16
123.03
121.33
4
6,706
6,882
7,193
7,228
103.36
110.25
124.26
122.53
5
6,594
6,768
7,073
7,108
101.30
108.05
121.78
120.09
6
6,674
6,849
7,158
7,193
103.13
110.01
123.99
122.27
9
6,628
6,802
7,109
7,144
106.92
114.05
128.54
126.76
10
6,712
6,888
7,199
7,234
108.05
115.26
129.90
128.10
11
6,659
6,834
7,142
7,177
104.11
111.05
125.17
123.43
12
6,604
6,778
7,084
7,118
103.34
110.23
124.24
122.51
13
6,559
6,732
7,036
7,070
99.76
106.41
119.93
118.27
16
6,511
6,682
6,984
7,018
99.98
106.65
120.20
118.53
17
6,505
6,677
6,978
7,012
97.54
104.04
117.27
115.64
18
6,302
6,468
6,760
6,793
94.12
100.40
113.16
111.59
19
6,044
6,203
6,483
6,515
89.36
95.32
107.43
105.94
20
5,865
6,019
6,291
6,321
83.88
89.47
100.84
99.44
23
5,795
5,948
6,216
6,246
86.06
91.80
103.46
102.03
24
5,934
6,090
6,365
6,396
90.14
96.15
108.37
106.87
25
5,906
6,061
6,335
6,366
87.73
93.58
105.47
104.01
26
5,795
5,947
6,216
6,246
85.72
91.43
103.05
101.62
27
5,939
6,096
6,371
6,402
87.19
93.00
104.82
103.37
30
5,967
6,124
6,400
6,432
87.56
93.40
105.27
103.81
31
6,203
6,366
6,653
6,686
93.96
100.22
112.96
111.39
Sources:
Bank of Canada Investing.com KITCO Canada Gold – Ottawa
This post provides a raw, monthly snapshot of key indicators for the Canadian mining sector. We track commodity prices, major producer stock prices, currency data, and sector support equities to offer a neutral, on-the-ground perspective. The data is compiled from Monday to Friday and published at the start of the following month to give a clear view of market activity over that period.
Why These Metrics?
Commodity Prices: Spot prices for gold, silver, copper, nickel, zinc, and lead reflect global supply and demand, investor sentiment, and the health of the broader economy.
Producer Stocks: We track major producers across gold and base metals to gauge the market’s valuation of key industry players.
Sector Support: We track leading equipment and industrial suppliers to provide insight into capital expenditure and the operational health of the mining sector.
Dealer Prices: Gold and silver dealer prices provide insight into the physical retail market, showing what investors are paying to hold the actual metals.
FOREX (CAD/USD): 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.
FOREX CAD / USD
February
2026
$1.00 CAD
USD
2
0.7312
3
0.7325
4
0.7316
5
0.7312
6
0.7327
9
0.7366
10
0.7383
11
0.7367
12
0.7350
13
0.7345
16
No Data
17
0.7323
18
0.7311
19
0.7301
20
0.7305
23
0.7305
24
0.7295
25
0.7307
26
0.7306
27
0.7330
Barrick, Teck, HudBay, Agnico Stock CAD
February
2026
BARRICK
TECK
HUDBAY
AGNICO
2
63.37
74.98
32.96
260.96
3
64.85
80.69
35.79
268.89
4
64.83
77.26
34.96
277.33
5
60.13
73.33
32.15
259.39
6
61.75
75.23
33.79
268.94
9
63.27
78.60
35.15
284.42
10
63.74
79.55
34.43
287.23
11
64.79
81.99
35.86
294.65
12
61.84
79.87
34.54
279.62
13
65.32
80.49
35.56
295.07
16
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
17
63.64
78.99
34.31
290.42
18
66.16
81.30
34.19
302.34
19
66.56
81.31
33.86
307.51
20
65.60
81.35
34.19
311.56
23
67.59
81.04
35.74
329.66
24
68.15
81.99
38.12
334.66
25
68.14
83.82
37.90
328.69
26
68.88
83.40
38.35
337.09
27
69.21
80.05
38.65
342.63
⚠️ 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
February
2026
Finning
Toromont
2
87.53
174.94
3
87.35
177.92
4
88.48
179.23
5
86.33
181.19
6
88.90
184.71
9
90.50
183.03
10
89.62
183.25
11
87.81
195.39
12
87.20
197.33
13
89.53
204.93
16
No Data
No Data
17
88.81
206.52
18
89.18
202.07
19
90.08
204.54
20
91.31
201.38
23
88.69
202.35
24
91.75
203.75
25
93.62
204.79
26
91.84
211.80
27
91.96
211.70
CAD Spot Gold Silver
February
2026
GOLD
SILVER
2
6,530.20
112.03
3
6,843.72
117.23
4
6,841.45
122.25
5
6,524.22
95.45
6
6,791.25
106.25
9
6,806.90
110.41
10
6,826.61
110.25
11
6,869.91
111.52
12
6,713.72
102.46
13
6,865.36
105.30
16
6,728.97
101.63
17
6,652.10
98.85
18
6,796.22
104.66
19
6,850.48
107.43
20
6,986.66
115.65
23
7,154.24
119.62
24
7,054.69
119.66
25
7,093.24
122.01
26
7,079.08
121.10
27
7,201.84
127.80
Base Metals
February
2026
COPPER
NICKEL
ZINC
LEAD
2
18,163.17
23,111.16
4,581.89
2,630.57
3
18,639.51
23,571.48
4,524.67
2,634.42
4
18,347.67
23,315.02
4,511.09
2,630.80
5
17,605.49
22,873.31
4,483.46
2,621.05
6
17,754.70
23,138.92
4,497.22
2,604.97
9
17,409.76
22,943.35
4,453.57
2,590.52
10
17,554.72
23,070.77
4,476.42
2,585.05
11
17,863.51
23,941.63
4,583.21
2,610.78
12
17,786.72
23,290.52
4,626.48
2,619.88
13
17,588.57
23,023.64
4,504.77
2,615.20
16
17,290.48
23,178.58
4,452.87
2,596.39
17
17,182.97
22,629.65
4,438.52
2,584.64
18
17,486.99
23,068.41
4,480.26
2,612.64
19
17,325.54
23,100.41
4,493.44
2,597.08
20
17,227.14
23,193.44
4,530.08
2,597.71
23
17,465.36
23,767.31
4,514.97
2,616.43
24
17,751.18
24,367.32
4,586.36
2,606.36
25
17,785.11
24,228.44
4,574.68
2,603.73
26
17,908.83
23,847.67
4,556.17
2,643.81
27
18,184.21
23,896.04
4,496.34
2,612.85
Dealer Prices
February
2026
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
2
6,211
6,374
6,603
6,642
101.60
111.54
119.55
120.34
3
6,498
6,669
7,011
7,045
105.59
115.91
126.94
127.41
4
6,503
6,674
7,016
7,051
110.42
121.22
132.75
133.24
5
6,193
6,356
6,682
6,714
86.43
94.88
103.90
104.29
6
6,454
6,624
6,964
6,997
95.85
105.22
115.23
115.66
9
6,466
6,636
6,977
7,011
99.25
108.96
119.32
119.76
10
6,480
6,651
6,992
7,026
99.29
109.00
119.37
119.81
11
6,526
6,698
7,041
7,076
100.49
110.31
120.81
121.25
12
6,379
6,547
6,883
6,916
92.05
101.05
110.67
111.08
13
6,521
6,693
7,036
7,071
94.84
104.12
114.02
114.44
16
6,415
6,584
6,921
6,955
93.29
102.42
112.16
112.57
17
6,323
6,490
6,823
6,856
89.47
98.22
107.56
107.96
18
6,456
6,626
6,965
6,999
94.44
103.67
113.53
113.95
19
6,506
6,677
7,019
7,053
96.95
106.43
116.55
116.98
20
6,638
6,812
7,162
7,197
104.21
114.40
125.28
125.75
23
6,798
6,977
7,334
7,370
108.45
115.68
130.38
130.86
24
6,703
6,879
7,189
7,225
107.64
114.82
129.41
128.45
25
6,741
6,918
7,230
7,266
109.64
116.95
131.81
130.83
26
6,729
6,907
7,218
7,254
109.16
116.44
131.24
130.27
27
6,832
7,011
7,328
7,364
115.13
122.80
138.41
136.49
Sources:
Bank of Canada Investing.com KITCO Canada Gold – Ottawa
