About This Data

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

September	$1CAD in USD
1	0.7196
2	0.7213
3	0.7252
4	0.7225
7	No Data
8	0.7255
9	0.7247
10	0.7235
11	0.7212
14	0.7190
15	0.7185
16	0.7170
17	0.7149
18	0.7142
21	0.7132
22	0.7110
23	0.7094
24	0.7074
25	0.7070
28	0.7058
29	0.7048
30	No Data

Input Sector Equities

September	Algoma	Suncor	TransAlta
1	5.75	95.99	16.40
2	6.07	94.67	16.41
3	6.14	94.21	16.26
4	6.51	93.14	16.55
7	No Data	No Data	No Data
8	6.07	93.71	17.11
9	6.02	95.29	17.06
10	5.94	95.31	16.88
11	5.91	95.30	16.73
14	5.89	95.58	16.39
15	5.83	99.99	16.02
16	5.95	96.46	16.73
17	6.16	97.31	17.18
18	5.96	97.09	17.12
21	6.00	94.49	17.29
22	6.22	94.11	16.81
23	6.14	95.76	16.88
24	5.93	97.01	16.64
25	6.01	96.57	16.30
28	6.16	97.46	16.80
29	5.95	95.82	16.76
30	5.95	96.50	17.22

Mining Producer Equities

September	BARRICK	TECK	HUDBAY	AGNICO
1	59.89	92.70	37.52	268.76
2	61.11	92.94	37.78	272.11
3	63.03	94.69	38.21	285.82
4	61.92	95.63	37.94	283.22
7	No Data	No Data	No Data	No Data
8	60.84	98.91	39.97	278.27
9	61.56	96.62	39.82	280.10
10	60.14	91.31	36.86	272.11
11	60.52	92.26	36.73	278.09
14	58.95	92.29	35.60	274.59
15	59.33	89.91	35.12	273.76
16	59.47	89.90	35.29	273.36
17	61.16	91.43	37.03	282.15
18	60.24	91.74	37.68	278.97
21	59.95	93.58	37.39	277.38
22	61.81	97.11	39.08	286.70
23	59.85	92.71	37.79	275.50
24	59.81	93.77	37.42	273.91
25	60.70	92.01	37.65	275.10
28	58.18	92.21	38.13	261.04
29	58.47	91.56	38.35	263.94
30	57.87	93.80	38.04	260.60

⚠️ 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

September	Finning	Toromont
1	85.13	191.37
2	88.89	193.06
3	90.06	195.08
4	91.56	198.36
7	No Data	No Data
8	94.50	202.74
9	94.00	203.27
10	92.81	202.32
11	93.79	203.44
14	92.08	201.20
15	90.99	198.42
16	92.73	203.50
17	95.25	205.26
18	95.02	204.68
21	98.78	211.23
22	103.68	222.09
23	105.00	225.39
24	104.66	224.78
25	106.19	225.73
28	106.06	226.67
29	108.24	226.12
30	109.04	226.98

Commodity Markets

September	GOLD	SILVER
1	6,008.80	88.93
2	6,071.93	90.32
3	6,177.44	92.20
4	6,129.43	91.46
7	6,102.64	91.73
8	5,992.05	90.23
9	6,065.69	92.62
10	5,969.28	87.63
11	6,032.00	89.31
14	5,961.05	87.60
15	5,963.42	88.47
16	5,975.14	88.36
17	6,080.67	91.37
18	6,121.23	92.48
21	6,130.78	93.38
22	6,138.15	94.63
23	6,048.93	90.52
24	6,033.28	89.82
25	6,059.57	90.76
28	5,850.82	86.02
29	5,938.63	87.15
30	5,916.03	85.79

September	COPPER	NICKEL	ZINC	LEAD
1	20,002.96	22,707.37	5,713.93	2,602.33
2	20,004.72	22,822.89	5,620.90	2,586.02
3	19,967.02	22,786.51	5,591.58	2,577.64
4	19,935.94	22,891.45	5,600.62	2,596.16
7	19,847.97	22,835.01	5,591.14	2,589.99
8	20,199.39	22,878.22	5,674.69	2,576.54
9	20,422.50	23,157.99	5,778.53	2,584.26
10	19,709.52	23,053.27	5,570.19	2,569.71
11	19,760.01	22,583.47	5,605.91	2,573.23
14	19,561.81	22,507.41	5,524.78	2,561.11
15	19,607.89	22,079.27	5,524.78	2,548.32
16	19,763.32	22,476.32	5,491.49	2,576.98
17	20,095.33	22,760.94	5,546.60	2,611.15
18	20,221.22	22,438.62	5,582.32	2,617.77
21	20,652.00	22,726.33	5,614.73	2,645.54
22	20,852.62	23,003.01	5,650.44	2,666.05
23	20,760.25	22,967.29	5,601.50	2,659.65
24	20,917.66	23,134.62	5,679.32	2,690.08
25	20,878.41	22,882.19	5,621.34	2,682.58
28	20,689.70	22,741.76	5,751.41	2,672.22
29	20,843.14	22,494.40	5,609.44	2,660.76
30	20,811.83	22,565.83	5,657.28	2,640.47

Physical Markets

September	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	5,715	5,865	6,112	6,118	80.31	85.66	93.42	93.51
2	5,766	5,918	6,167	6,173	81.47	86.90	94.77	94.86
3	5,864	6,019	6,272	6,278	83.07	88.61	96.64	96.73
4	5,823	5,976	6,227	6,233	82.48	87.97	95.95	96.04
7	5,799	5,952	6,202	6,208	82.72	88.23	96.23	96.32
8	5,695	5,845	6,091	6,097	81.44	86.87	94.74	94.83
9	5,761	5,913	6,162	6,168	83.48	89.05	97.12	97.21
10	5,669	5,819	6,063	6,069	79.02	84.29	91.93	92.01
11	5,727	5,878	6,125	6,131	80.50	85.86	93.64	93.73
14	5,662	5,811	6,055	6,061	78.97	84.23	91.86	91.95
15	5,663	5,812	6,057	6,063	79.80	85.12	92.84	92.93
16	5,677	5,826	6,071	6,077	79.68	84.99	92.69	92.78
17	5,773	5,925	6,175	6,181	82.37	87.86	95.82	95.91
18	5,818	5,971	6,222	6,228	83.45	89.01	97.08	97.17
21	5,824	5,977	6,228	6,234	84.14	89.75	97.88	97.98
22	5,832	6,016	6,237	6,268	85.37	91.06	98.26	98.17
23	5,748	5,899	6,147	6,153	81.65	87.09	93.99	93.90
24	5,742	5,893	6,140	6,147	81.14	86.55	93.41	93.32
25	5,756	5,907	6,156	6,162	81.86	87.31	94.22	94.13
28	5,554	5,700	5,939	5,945	77.50	82.67	89.21	89.12
29	5,640	5,789	6,032	6,038	78.60	83.84	90.47	90.39
30	5,618	5,765	6,008	6,014	77.31	82.46	88.99	88.91

Sources:

Bank of Canada
Investing.com
KITCO
Canada Gold – Ottawa

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About This Data

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

☕ 8pm ET. Every night.
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