Mining stocks captured a record 60% of the 2026 TSX30, with 18 miners on the list and Montage Gold delivering a 2,502% three-year dividend-adjusted share-price gain. Critical mineral names joined the traditional gold and silver leaders, with Faraday Copper up 688%, Aclara Resources 587% and Trilogy Metals 570%, signalling stronger market pricing of copper and rare earth exposure. Eleven of the 18 mining entrants are TSX Venture graduates, reinforcing Canada’s junior-to-main-board funding pathway for projects moving from exploration towards development.

Gold, silver and mining equities have staged a strong rally, but The Technical Traders CEO and chief market strategist Chris Vermeulen warns longer-term charts still show lower highs and lower lows, signalling an intact downtrend. He argues recent inflows into miners look like herd behaviour and expects a pullback, stressing the opportunity cost of holding stagnant precious metals when alternative assets could yield around 10% annually over several years. Bond-market fear and focus on rising yields are driving investors towards gold as a perceived refuge from the US dollar, but Vermeulen remains cautious on timing entry.

New Cat D11 XE electric drive dozer is claimed to cut fuel use by up to 25% per unit of material moved while increasing material moved by 5–10% compared with the conventional D11. The electric drive system is aimed at high-production mining dozing, where lower specific fuel burn directly reduces cost per bank cubic metre and extends refuelling intervals. For mine planners and maintenance teams, the shift to electric drive also changes lifecycle cost profiles and may affect haul road design and push distances due to higher effective productivity.