Shipments and consumption of stone, 2017

Shipments and consumption of stone, 2017

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Shipments from Canadian quarries

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Type/ Used Units Newfoundland and Labrador Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia New Brunswick Quebec Ontario Manitoba Alberta British Columbia Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut Canada
Type
Granite kilotonnes 3,728 7,993 6,568 11,848 5,507 3,513 0 4,106 379 43,641
$ 000 21,832 88,780 45,935 137,692 55,902 24,563 0 31,793 2,742 409,240
Limestone kilotonnes 357 174 654 31,850 63,042 5,450 5,795 9,280 494 117,097
$ 000 2,019 5,192 x 366,346 582,220 65,315 50,740 87,132 x 1,176,267
Marble kilotonnes 0 0 0 129 575 0 0 0 0 704
$ 000 0 0 0 4,090 x 0 0 x 0 76,232
Sandstone kilotonnes 395 1,307 420 2,903 112 0 47 215 0 5,399
$ 000 2,642 11,888 x 34,888 1,345 0 x x 0 60,742
Shale & Slate kilotonnes 124 214 0 1,537 2,325 114 10 388 118 4,830
$ 000 x x 0 20,237 17,570 106 726 3,820 423 45,210
Total kilotonnes 4,605 9,687 7,642 48,268 71,560 9,077 5,852 13,989 990 171,671
$ 000 26,980 107,702 60,943 563,253 729,006 89,984 54,771 126,441 8,611 1,767,691
Used
Dimensional stone kilotonnes 0 32 1 339 1,366 23 23 30 0 1,814
$000 x 984 x 28,931 46,623 x x 2,605 0 83,845
Chemical process stone kilotonnes 0 185 93 0 9,546 348 1,824 7,167 0 19,163
$000 0 2,742 x 0 44,270 x 19,984 x 0 140,872
Pulverized stone kilotonnes 10 164 148 519 741 0 0 149 0 1,732
$000 x 3,946 5,004 19,366 75,665 0 0 x 0 105,820
Miscellaneous stone kilotonnes 352 131 164 526 834 3,089 61 483 0 5,638
$000 2,553 1,015 1,898 6,454 5,813 27,553 x 4,848 x 52,014
Crushed stone kilotonnes 4,243 9,175 7,236 46,885 59,074 5,617 3,945 6,159 990 143,323
$000 24,052 99,016 51,269 508,503 556,635 58,461 x 49,307 x 1,385,140
Total kilotonnes 4,605 9,687 7,642 48,268 71,560 9,077 5,852 13,989 990 171,671
$000 26,980 107,702 60,943 563,253 729,006 89,984 54,771 126,441 8,611 1,767,691

Consumption of stone

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Type Granite Limestone Marble Sandstone ShaleFootnote1 Total
tonnes $000 tonnes $000 tonnes $000 tonnes $000 tonnes $000 tonnes $000
Dimensional stone:
Building stone 105,448 8,157 1,118,217 19,970 9,450 1,386 5,099 1,732 10,300 726 1,248,514 31,971
Monumental and ornamental 4,336 198 8,915 295 0 0 249 17 0 0 13,500 510
Other 83,755 15,217 340,324 17,604 165 10 91,933 7,731 36,244 10,802 552,421 51,364
Total 193,539 23,572 1,467,456 37,870 9,615 1,396 97,281 9,480 46,544 11,528 1,814,435 83,845
Chemical process stone:
Cement (domestic) 0 0 10,530,875 74,887 0 0 214,157 3,491 113,062 736 10,858,094 79,113
Cement (foreign) 0 0 4,547,327 19,649 0 0 0 0 0 0 4,547,327 19,649
Flux in iron and steel plants 0 0 121,790 1,648 0 0 0 0 0 0 121,790 1,648
Lime kilns (domestic) 20,024 151 1,649,865 18,263 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,669,889 18,414
Lime kilns (foreign) 0 0 1,184,124 14,403 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,184,124 14,403
Pulp and paper mills 30,032 227 45,422 506 0 0 0 0 0 0 75,454 733
Other 0 0 224,466 4,762 0 0 0 0 482,022 2,150 706,488 6,912
Total 50,056 378 18,303,869 134,116 0 0 214,157 3,491 595,084 2,886 19,163,166 140,872
Pulverized stone:
Agricultural purposes and fertilizer plants 0 0 399,724 10,274 0 0 0 0 0 0 399,724 10,274
Other 0 0 679,468 23,194 509,183 71,160 126,800 1,158 17,160 34 1,332,611 95,546
Total 0 0 1,079,192 33,468 509,183 71,160 126,800 1,158 17,160 34 1,732,335 105,820
Miscellaneous stone:
Roofing granules 260,437 585 1,318 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 261,755 606
Rubble and riprap 340,905 2,359 458,828 4,887 0 0 29,696 266 8,690 133 838,119 7,644
Other 2,851,458 24,132 1,543,004 18,327 4,139 475 90,527 614 49,223 216 4,538,351 43,763
Total 3,452,800 27,076 2,003,150 23,234 4,139 475 120,223 880 57,913 349 5,638,225 52,014
Crushed stone:
Concrete aggregate 5,789,560 61,019 17,242,989 212,644 0 0 16,856 50 0 0 23,049,405 273,713
Asphalt aggregate 6,055,244 59,694 3,774,715 37,870 0 0 175,845 1,606 482,709 4,752 10,488,513 103,921
Road metal 9,843,338 67,591 17,776,546 146,609 0 0 508,899 3,691 485,830 2,490 28,614,613 220,381
Railway ballast 1,199,608 11,412 342,811 3,349 0 0 0 0 781,614 5,437 2,324,033 20,198
Other 17,057,186 158,499 55,105,979 547,106 181,494 3,201 4,138,494 40,388 2,362,790 17,735 78,845,943 766,929
Total 39,944,936 358,213 94,243,040 947,578 181,494 3,201 4,840,094 45,735 4,112,943 30,413 143,322,507 1,385,140
Grand total 43,641,331 409,240 117,096,707 1,176,267 704,431 76,232 5,398,555 60,742 4,829,644 45,210 171,670,668 1,767,691

Note: Data include shipments by producers regardless of industrial classification. Granite includes all igneous rock; limestone includes dolomite; stone used in the Canadian cement and lime industries is included. This table excludes petroleum and natural gas. For the symbols and abbreviations used in the table, refer to: Symbols and Abbreviations

Source: Natural Resources Canada


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