Last week, the S&P/TSX Composite index (INDEXTSI:OSPTX) was up 0.51 percent on Friday, closing at 13,701.47. However, the exchange dropped 1.72 percent, or 240 points, for the week overall.
Statistics Canada reported on Friday that the national unemployment rate remained steady at 7.1 percent,while overall employment went down by 2,100 jobs in April, the Canadian Press reported. Meanwhile, prices for a number of commodities, such as gold, copper and natural gas, saw gains on Friday.
Last week’s top TSX-listed mining stocks were:
- Karnalyte Resources (TSX:KRN)
- Lucara Diamond (TSX:LUC)
- Dalradian Resources (TSX:DNA)
- Alamos Gold (TSX:AGI)
- Arizona Mining (TSX:AZ)
Here’s a look at what moved the share prices of those companies last week.

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Karnalyte Resources
Shares of potash and magnesium producer Karnalyte Resources gained 23.46 percent last week to $2.21. The company is aiming to develop its Wynyard carnalite project utilizing a solution mining process. Ka