Top 5 Canadian Mining Stocks This Week: Getty Copper Gains 167 Percent

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Canadian equity markets were down this week.

The S&P/TSX Composite Index (INDEXTSI:OSPTX) lost 4.73 percent over the week to close Friday (March 20) at 31.317.23, while the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index (INDEXTSI:JX) sank 12.56 percent to 911.26.

The CSE Composite Index (CSE:CSECOMP) fell 9.61 percent to 160.06.

Precious metals were also down significantly during the week. The gold price fell 11.37 percent to close at US$4,502.04 per ounce on Friday at 4:00 p.m. EST, while the silver price fared worse, closing the week down 18.48 percent at US$67.93.

In base metals, the Comex copper price sank 9 percent this week to US$5.30.

However, the S&P Goldman Sachs Commodities Index (INDEXSP:SPGSCI) was up 2.52 percent to end Friday at 736.16.

Top Canadian mining stocks this week

How did mining stocks perform against this backdrop?

Take a look at this week’s five best-performing Canadian mining stocks below.

Stocks data for this article was retrieved at 4:00 p.m. EDT on Friday using TradingView's stock screener. Only companies trading on the TSX, TSXV and CSE with market caps greater than C$10 million are included. Mineral companies within the non-energy minerals, energy minerals, process industry and producer manufacturing sectors were considered.

1. Getty Copper (TSXV:GTC)

Weekly gain: 166.67 percent
Market cap: C$50.45 million
Share price: C$0.16

Getty Copper is an exploration company focused on its Getty copper-molybdenum project in British Columbia, Canada.

The property covers 269 square kilometers on a site that’s adjacent to Teck's (TSX:TECK.A,TECK.B,NYSE:TECK) Highland Valley Copper Mine, near Kamloops, BC.

The Getty project hosts two primary deposits, Getty North and Getty South, which both host probable ore reserves. According to a February 2020 fact sheet on the property, the mineral reserve estimate set probable grades at the site of 0.40 percent copper from 86.56 million metric tons of ore. with an additional indicated resource of 0.373 percent copper from 114.41 million metric tons.

Additionally, the company has discovered mineralization below the existing resource. A small exploration program testing the depth of the North zone in 2025 returned a broad interval of 0.27 percent copper and 34.6 parts per million (ppm) molybdenum over 591.3 meters, which included a new mineralized zone of 70.1 meters grading 0.113 percent copper and 16.1 ppm molybdenum.

The company was placed into a trading halt in August 2025 after it announced a strategic restructuring and a merger with company 1390120 B.C. (Numberco), which owns the Dot Matrix copper project, also located near Highland Valley.

At the time, the TSX placed all of Getty’s shares into escrow, with a resumption of trading being dependent on the approval of the merger and debt plan that would pay off creditors.

In December, Getty completed a private placement of C$15 million to pay with funds also being placed in escrow until it developed an approved plan to clear all of Getty’s existing debt.

On March 13, the company announced it had completed the merger with Numberco and satisfied the escrow conditions imposed by the TSX. After clearing its C$3.7 million in debt, the company will also use remaining proceeds from the private placement to restart development activities.

Getty resumed trading on Tuesday (March 17).

2. Lincoln Gold Mining (TSXV:LMG)

Weekly gain: 46.94 percent
Market cap: C$15.08 million
Share price: C$0.72

Lincoln Gold Mining is an exploration and development company advancing a pair of precious metals projects in Nevada, US, to production.

The Bell Mountain project consists of 180 claims, covering 1,453 hectares in Churchill County. The project is fully permitted, and Lincoln has a plan in place for an open-pit heap leach operation with earthworks expected to begin in 2026 to 2027.

A January 2025 technical report demonstrated an economic case for the project with an after-tax net present value of US$24.06 million and a payback period of 11 months at a gold price of US$2,200 per ounce.

Pine Grove, located in Lyon County, is also in the advanced stage, and Lincoln expects it to be fully permitted sometime in 2026 or 2027. The site was discovered in the mid 1800s and hosted historic mining operations until 1887.

Lincoln has completed more than 94,000 feet of exploration drilling across over 280 drill holes. A 2015 resource estimate stated that measured and indicated gold on the property was 123,300 ounces from 2.02 million metric tons with an average grade of 1.9 grams per metric ton (g/t) gold.

Lincoln has not released news in 2026.

3. Talent Infinity Resource Developments (CSE:TICO)

Weekly gain: 40 percent
Market cap: C$23.18 million
Share price: C$0.84

Talent Infinity Resource Developments is an exploration company with a portfolio of projects in Canada.

In recent weeks, the company has made several announcements regarding the acquisition of mineral properties.

First, on February 27, it acquired the Silver Giant property near Golden, BC. Silver Giant currently includes a single claim covering 129 hectares, with an additional four claims covering 550 hectares still in the application phase. The site previously hosted mining operations and still contains historic workings and tailings.

Then, on March 10, Talent Infinity announced it acquired the Hatsfield antimony-gold project in Southern New Brunswick. The property covers 745 hectares and is located near the Albright Metals Golden Pike project, which hosts an inferred resource of 214,800 metric tons grading 9.6 g/t gold.

Most recently, Talent announced on Wednesday it acquired the Fredericksburg antimony-gold project. Also located in New Brunswick, the property comprises five blocks totaling 5,623 hectares.

Talent Infinity CEO John Eren stated in the release, “The combination of strong regional antimony anomalies, gold pathfinder geochemistry, and structurally controlled mineralization within a highly prospective geological setting presents a compelling exploration opportunity.”

The company mentioned the acquisitions on February 3, when it announced a non-brokered private placement to raise gross proceeds up to C$1.45 million. All three acquisitions are option agreements that allow the company to earn a 100 percent interest in the properties.

4. Guardian Exploration (TSXV:GX)

Weekly gain: 38.89 percent
Market cap: C$13.49 million
Share price: C$0.25

Guardian Exploration is an explorer and developer whose properties include the Sun Dog gold project, covering an area of 9,415 hectares in the Kivalliq region in Nunavut, Canada. The site is located near the historic Cullaton Lake mine, which produced 100,000 ounces of gold between October 1981 and September 1985.

The company acquired the project in May 2025 from New Break Resources (CSE:NBRK). Under the terms of the deal, Guardian received a 100 percent interest in the property, along with mineral rights and 60 drums of Jet A fuel in exchange for 5 million shares and a cash payment of C$75,000. Guardian also reimbursed New Break C$18,830 for annual rent and granted it the option to buy back a 20 percent interest in the property for C$1.

Guardian reported the results of its 2025 field work program in November, which encountered high-grade gold, and laid out its exploration plans for 2026.

The company has yet to release news in 2026. However, Sun Dog could benefit from recently announced federal plans to improve infrastructure in the region.

On March 13, the Canadian government announced plans to improve the Rankin Inlet airport in Nunavut as part of its Northern Infrastructure and Defense plan. Additionally, in late February, the government launched a study to explore the viability of expanding the port in Churchill, Manitoba, to better serve Canadian industry to reach global markets. Guardian’s project is located between the two towns.

5. Golden Pursuit Resources (TSXV:GDP)

Weekly gain: 38.1 percent
Market cap: C$13.49 million
Share price: C$0.25

Golden Pursuit Resources is a gold exploration company focused on advancing its Golden Lake project in Northwest Territories, Canada.

The property consists of 31 federal and territorial claims and four historic mining leases covering a total area of 6,851.27 hectares. The property has been explored since the 1930s and hosts eight target areas, including the past-producing Camlaren mine.

Exploration work at the site’s Myrt Lake and Kidney Pond areas in 2025 led to the discovery of multiple mineralized target areas.

In November 2025, Golden Pursuit reported assays from rock sampling at the sites, with one sample at Myrt Lake grading 25.2 g/t gold, 133 g/t silver and 3.61 percent lead. At Kidney Pond, one sample graded 16.05 g/t gold, 18.65 g/t silver and 1.51 percent copper.

The most recent release from the company came on Thursday (March 19), when it acknowledged the Canadian government’s March 13 plan to strengthen infrastructure and defense in Canada’s northern regions.

The Gordon property lies within the proposed Arctic Economic and Security Corridor that will establish a 400 kilometer all-season road connecting the Slave geological region to tidewater.

“For companies operating in the Slave Geological Province, including at our Gordon Lake Project, the prospect of year-round road access to tidewater is a compelling development that could materially improve regional accessibility and long-term development conditions,” said Golden Pursuit CEO Brian McClay.

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