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
