The following stocks were the biggest movers and shakers in the Mining sector today.

Some of the biggest gainers among Mining stocks include:

Northern Oil and Gas (NOG): NOG stock is up 9.43% today.

Summit Materials Inc (SUM): SUM stock is up 7.07% today.

Seabridge Gold (SA): SA stock is up 7.51% today.

Kinross Gold Corp (KGC): KGC stock is up 5.76% today.

Vale S.A. (VALE): VALE stock is up 5.26% today.

Richmont Mines (RIC): RIC stock is up 4.56% today.

Chesapeake Granite Wash Trust (CHKR): CHKR stock is up 3.85% today.

Compania Mina Buenaventura S.A. (BVN): BVN stock is up 5.39% today.

Cimarex Energy Co (XEC): XEC stock is up 2.49% today.

Csi Compressco LP (CCLP): CCLP stock is up 7.39% today.

Some of the biggest losers among Mining stocks include:

Atwood Oceanics (ATW): ATW stock is down 8.43% today.

Cenovus Energy Inc (CVE): CVE stock is down 8.38% today.

Helix Energy Solutions Group (HLX): HLX stock is down 8.21% today.

Laredo Petroleum Holdings Inc (LPI): LPI stock is down 6.23% today.

Sm Energy Company (SM): SM stock is down 6.67% today.

RPC Inc (RES): RES stock is down 5.45% today.

Rowan Companies (RDC): RDC stock is down 5.45% today.

Murphy Oil Corp (MUR): MUR stock is down 5.77% today.

Bonanza Creek Energy Inc (BCEI): BCEI stock is down 4.78% today.

Whiting Petroleum Corp (WLL): WLL stock is down 4.77% today.

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Editor’s Note: Returns for the fastest-moving stocks listed here are based on share prices 20 minutes prior to publication of this story.