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
May
$1CAD in USD
1
0.7366
4
0.7347
5
0.7344
6
0.7339
7
0.7334
8
0.7307
11
0.7317
12
0.7294
13
0.7298
14
0.7286
15
0.7272
18
No Data
19
0.7269
20
0.7272
21
0.7255
22
0.7242
25
0.7244
26
0.7240
27
0.7230
28
0.7242
29
0.7247
Input Sector Equities
May
Algoma
Suncor
TransAlta
1
6.56
91.83
16.94
4
6.42
93.30
17.15
5
6.59
95.05
17.20
6
6.95
87.91
17.45
7
7.10
87.05
17.45
8
7.04
87.58
17.49
11
7.04
89.08
17.48
12
6.86
91.15
17.26
13
6.86
90.60
17.46
14
7.05
91.69
17.78
15
7.18
93.99
17.63
18
No Data
No Data
No Data
19
7.13
95.81
17.70
20
6.79
93.30
17.85
21
6.51
93.36
18.55
22
6.53
93.02
18.74
25
6.70
90.27
18.86
26
6.86
90.56
19.51
27
7.37
88.50
19.14
28
7.68
87.26
19.36
29
7.78
86.17
19.65
Mining Producer Equities
May
BARRICK
TECK
HUDBAY
AGNICO
1
52.75
79.04
31.02
249.67
4
52.17
76.94
29.64
244.74
5
52.76
79.07
30.47
243.20
6
56.75
84.44
32.78
259.22
7
57.20
83.11
32.64
256.56
8
59.05
88.75
34.27
264.48
11
64.40
89.23
34.89
269.48
12
62.82
90.37
37.19
270.23
13
61.50
91.80
38.07
268.50
14
59.25
89.92
37.43
264.27
15
55.82
84.36
34.35
247.83
18
No Data
No Data
No Data
No Data
19
54.28
81.50
32.89
238.35
20
56.23
84.06
33.65
244.83
21
56.88
86.90
34.06
244.94
22
56.21
86.55
33.68
242.94
25
58.57
90.84
36.69
254.03
26
58.06
90.02
36.64
249.60
27
57.08
90.40
36.79
242.09
28
57.55
91.30
38.91
245.50
29
58.90
91.19
40.31
253.48
⚠️ 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
May
Finning
Toromont
1
99.40
217.38
4
98.88
217.80
5
97.68
217.44
6
100.71
222.67
7
97.75
217.29
8
97.47
217.30
11
97.58
216.24
12
96.57
219.00
13
104.97
222.73
14
103.17
225.53
15
102.24
223.89
18
No Data
No Data
19
95.80
219.92
20
95.45
214.79
21
96.41
214.55
22
100.90
222.66
25
103.45
225.57
26
103.04
223.87
27
104.25
225.98
28
105.38
226.83
29
104.13
227.39
Commodity Markets
May
GOLD
SILVER
1
6,269.38
102.22
4
6,155.51
98.82
5
6,249.65
100.38
6
6,407.16
105.55
7
6,426.00
108.05
8
6,448.11
109.73
11
6,521.70
119.02
12
6,461.98
119.28
13
6,436.77
120.09
14
6,381.31
114.28
15
6,242.08
104.29
18
6,293.19
107.89
19
6,171.67
101.82
20
6,250.38
104.26
21
6,246.94
105.39
22
6,231.42
104.20
25
6,296.54
107.12
26
6,240.00
106.64
27
6,157.15
103.01
28
6,196.34
104.21
29
6,262.63
103.70
May
COPPER
NICKEL
ZINC
LEAD
1
17,572.15
26,130.31
4,543.19
2,641.34
4
17,421.71
26,195.69
4,554.56
2,642.96
5
17,682.46
26,369.04
4,591.17
2,676.59
6
18,058.77
25,940.03
4,646.34
2,692.66
7
18,194.52
25,632.70
4,631.94
2,710.99
8
18,353.29
25,934.48
4,692.07
2,707.85
11
18,663.82
26,042.70
4,669.82
2,703.92
12
18,778.57
25,658.72
4,760.22
2,726.42
13
19,121.25
25,943.70
4,809.04
2,765.87
14
19,165.51
25,898.67
4,837.35
2,761.77
15
18,761.50
25,504.88
4,855.01
2,742.05
18
18,598.71
25,192.72
4,852.23
2,740.51
19
18,438.53
25,437.04
4,835.88
2,715.39
20
18,484.39
25,662.52
4,855.22
2,720.40
21
18,378.41
25,654.39
4,820.43
2,739.32
22
18,610.38
25,694.14
4,863.32
2,761.63
25
18,592.87
25,669.97
4,858.75
2,759.03
26
18,689.04
25,251.78
4,899.07
2,777.75
27
18,719.62
25,802.48
4,875.47
2,775.73
28
18,453.05
25,856.97
4,801.53
2,755.39
29
18,821.00
25,970.63
4,890.66
2,775.31
Physical Markets
May
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
5,954
6,111
6,387
6,418
92.17
98.31
110.81
109.27
4
5,851
6,005
6,276
6,307
89.08
95.02
107.10
105.61
5
5,932
6,088
6,363
6,394
90.47
96.50
108.76
107.25
6
6,082
6,242
6,524
6,556
95.23
101.58
114.49
112.90
7
6,095
6,256
6,538
6,570
97.28
103.77
116.95
115.33
8
6,126
6,287
6,571
6,603
98.89
105.48
118.89
117.24
11
6,191
6,354
6,641
6,673
107.24
114.39
128.93
127.14
12
6,141
6,302
6,587
6,619
107.43
114.60
129.16
127.37
13
6,113
6,274
6,557
6,589
108.09
115.30
129.95
128.15
14
6,064
6,224
6,504
6,536
103.19
110.07
124.06
122.34
15
5,934
6,090
6,365
6,396
94.03
100.30
113.05
111.48
18
5,983
6,140
6,417
6,449
97.26
103.75
116.93
115.31
19
5,875
6,030
6,302
6,333
92.04
98.18
110.66
109.12
20
5,936
6,092
6,367
6,398
93.85
100.11
112.83
111.27
21
5,928
6,084
6,358
6,389
95.01
101.35
114.23
112.64
22
5,919
6,074
6,349
6,380
93.99
100.25
112.99
111.43
25
5,985
6,143
6,420
6,451
96.50
102.93
116.01
114.40
26
5,932
6,088
6,362
6,394
96.13
102.54
115.57
113.97
27
5,847
6,001
6,272
6,302
92.68
98.86
111.42
109.88
28
5,875
6,030
6,302
6,333
93.86
100.12
112.84
111.28
29
5,954
6,111
6,386
6,418
93.52
99.75
112.43
110.87
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
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
