Annual Statistics of Mineral Production

Note to reader:

On March 1st 2023, Statistics Canada published Canadian mineral production estimates from the Annual Mineral Production Survey for the 2021 reference year as well as preliminary estimates for 2022. These data can be found in Table 16-10-0022-01 Production, shipments and value of shipments of metallic and non-metallic minerals, annual.
NRCan tables will be updated in the coming weeks.

Preliminary estimate of the mineral production in Canada, 2021

Note to readers:

Preliminary estimates of mineral production in Canada for the reference year 2021 are now available.

Please note, that on March 28, 2022, values for coal were added in the 2021 nonmetal tables.

Beginning with reference year 2019, collection of most commodities is administered by Statistics Canada in partnership with Natural Resources Canada (NRCan).

For ease of reference, NRCan continues to publish quantity shipped and value of shipments for all commodities produced in Canada; beginning with reference year 2019, quantity produced has been added to the table.

Other than the exceptions noted below, data are sourced from Statistics Canada’s Table 16-10-0022-01 - Production, shipments and value of shipments of metallic and non-metallic minerals, annual.

NRCan has developed estimates for 2021 for the following commodities:

For Antimony, Bismuth, Cadmium, Indium, Selenium, Tellurium, and Sulphuric acid, NRCan estimated quantity produced, and quantity shipped based on the Monthly Survey of Smelters and Metal Refineries (MSMR); and NRCan estimated value of shipments using prevailing market prices. Previously, NRCan’s publication of these seven commodities were based on the annual metals surveys.
For Elemental sulphur, NRCan sourced the quantity produced from the Alberta Energy Regulator and the British Columbia Government and estimated Canada’s total. For the quantity shipped, NRCan’s estimates represent the domestic export quantity from the provinces of origin and Canada’s total. For the value of shipments, NRCan’s estimates represent the value of domestic exports from the provinces of origin and Canada’s total. The export value was recorded at the ports of exit.
Data for Quebec are collected by the Institut de la statistique du Québec (ISQ). Quebec only includes data for lime production for preliminary year 2021. Quebec’s data for clay products, sand and gravel, and stone will be available at a later date.

Prior to 2002, the Grand total included the total value of Metals, Nonmetals, Structural materials and Fuels (Coal, Crude oil and equivalent, Natural gas and Natural gas by products). Since 2002, the Grand total includes the total value of Metals, Nonmetals, Structural materials and Coal only. From 1999, the Nonmetals include Non-metals and Structural materials. Beginning with reference year 2013, the Nonmetals include Non-metals, Structural materials and Coal.

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Metals

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Commodity	Category	Units	Newfoundland and Labrador	Prince Edward Island	Nova Scotia	New Brunswick	Quebec	Ontario	Manitoba	Saskatchewan	Alberta	British Columbia	Yukon	Northwest Territories	Nunavut	Canada
Antimony^Footnote1	Quantity produced	Kilograms	0	0	0	..	..	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	..
	Quantity shipped	Kilograms	0	0	0	..	..	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	..
	Value of shipments	Dollars	0	0	0	..	..	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	..
Bismuth^Footnote1	Quantity produced	Kilograms	0	0	0	..	..	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	..
	Quantity shipped	Kilograms	0	0	0	..	..	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	..
	Value of shipments	Dollars	0	0	0	..	..	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	..
Cadmium^Footnote1	Quantity produced	Kilograms	0	0	0	0	x	0	0	0	0	x	0	0	0	x
	Quantity shipped	Kilograms	0	0	0	0	x	0	0	0	0	x	0	0	0	x
	Value of shipments	Dollars	0	0	0	0	x	0	0	0	0	x	0	0	0	x
Cobalt	Quantity produced	Tonnes	1,395	..	0	0	x	1,137	x	0	0	0	0	..	0	3,834
	Quantity shipped	Tonnes	1,647	..	0	0	x	1,131	x	0	0	0	0	..	0	4,361
	Value of shipments	Dollars	84,604,173	..	0	0	x	53,399,572	x	0	0	0	0	..	0	198,274,055
Niobium	Quantity produced	Kilograms	0	0	0	0	x	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	x
	Quantity shipped	Kilograms	0	0	0	0	x	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	x
	Value of shipments	Dollars	0	0	0	0	x	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	x
Copper	Quantity produced	Tonnes	28,658	0	0	0	x	128,848	25,337	0	0	310,916	x	..	0	541,648
	Quantity shipped	Tonnes	28,441	0	0	0	x	127,148	21,914	0	0	290,769	x	..	0	520,682
	Value of shipments	Dollars	x	0	0	0	x	1,017,976,825	66,064,923	0	0	2,702,193,983	x	..	0	4,507,057,985
Gold	Quantity produced	Kilograms	x	0	2,507	0	52,589	104,206	3,702	3,110	74	20,633	9,413	..	x	222,524
	Quantity shipped	Kilograms	x	0	2,499	0	51,052	99,793	3,757	3,110	71	20,588	9,392	..	x	214,592
	Value of shipments	Dollars	53,982,550	0	x	0	3,413,036,456	5,784,156,817	x	x	x	1,635,047,872	x	..	x	13,716,907,929
Ilmenite	Quantity produced	Tonnes	0	0	0	0	x	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	x
	Quantity shipped	Tonnes	0	0	0	0	x	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	x
	Value of shipments	Dollars	0	0	0	0	x	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	x
Indium^Footnote1	Quantity produced	Grams	0	0	0	0	0	..	0	0	0	44,315,000	0	0	0	44,315,000
	Quantity shipped	Grams	0	0	0	0	0	..	0	0	0	47,385,000	0	0	0	47,385,000
	Value of shipments	Dollars	0	0	0	0	0	..	0	0	0	12,590,554	0	0	0	12,590,554
Iron ore concentrates^Footnote2	Quantity produced	Tonnes	x	0	0	0	30,129,311	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	x	57,491,803
	Quantity shipped	Tonnes	x	0	0	0	21,578,627	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	x	37,771,760
	Value of shipments	Dollars	x	0	0	0	3,664,787,515	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	x	6,495,068,849
Iron ore agglomerates^Footnote2	Quantity produced	Tonnes	x	0	0	0	x	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	x
	Quantity shipped	Tonnes	x	0	0	0	x	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	x
	Value of shipments	Dollars	x	0	0	0	x	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	x
Iron remelt	Quantity produced	Tonnes	0	0	0	0	x	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	x
	Quantity shipped	Tonnes	0	0	0	0	x	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	x
	Value of shipments	Dollars	0	0	0	0	x	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	x
Lead	Quantity produced	Tonnes	0	0	0	70,156	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	..	0	70,156
	Quantity shipped	Tonnes	0	0	0	68,660	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	..	0	68,660
	Value of shipments	Dollars	0	0	0	32,111,620	0	0	0	0	0	22	0	..	0	32,111,642
Molybdenum	Quantity produced	Tonnes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2,023	0	..	0	2,023
	Quantity shipped	Tonnes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,418	0	..	0	1,418
	Value of shipments	Dollars	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	72,408,858	0	..	0	72,408,858
Nickel	Quantity produced	Tonnes	29,473	0	0	0	x	48,689	x	0	0	0	0	..	0	133,581
	Quantity shipped	Tonnes	35,426	0	0	0	x	48,675	x	0	0	0	0	..	0	149,131
	Value of shipments	Dollars	789,089,144	0	0	0	x	758,158,512	x	0	0	0	0	..	0	2,597,165,468
Platinum group	Quantity produced	Grams	17,943	0	0	0	x	15,814,645	x	0	0	..	0	0	0	21,739,691
	Quantity shipped	Grams	19,222	0	0	0	x	x	175,742	0	0	..	0	0	0	22,197,079
	Value of shipments	Dollars	2,488,368	0	0	0	x	1,213,247,230	x	0	0	..	0	0	0	1,810,811,897
Selenium^Footnote1	Quantity produced	Kilograms	0	0	0	0	x	..	..	0	0	0	0	0	0	x
	Quantity shipped	Kilograms	0	0	0	0	x	..	..	0	0	0	0	0	0	x
	Value of shipments	Dollars	0	0	0	0	x	..	..	0	0	0	0	0	0	x
Silver	Quantity produced	Kilograms	x	0	121	0	70,134	107,385	35,867	0	0	102,843	x	..	4,113	325,026
	Quantity shipped	Kilograms	x	0	120	0	68,654	97,989	34,543	0	0	98,075	x	..	4,087	307,837
	Value of shipments	Dollars	918,315	0	116,172	0	62,441,859	x	x	0	0	112,010,814	x	..	3,431,106	275,931,948
Tellurium^Footnote1	Quantity produced	Kilograms	0	0	0	0	x	..	..	0	0	0	0	0	0	x
	Quantity shipped	Kilograms	0	0	0	0	x	..	..	0	0	0	0	0	0	x
	Value of shipments	Dollars	0	0	0	0	x	..	..	0	0	0	0	0	0	x
Uranium (U)	Quantity produced	Tonnes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4,616	0	0	0	0	0	4,616
	Quantity shipped	Tonnes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4,710	0	0	0	0	0	4,710
	Value of shipments	Dollars	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	116,329,000	0	0	0	0	0	116,329,000
Zinc	Quantity produced	Tonnes	0	0	0	x	x	x	131,125	0	0	18	0	..	0	310,158
	Quantity shipped	Tonnes	0	0	0	x	x	x	123,592	0	0	19	0	..	0	300,207
	Value of shipments	Dollars	0	0	0	x	x	x	152,318,484	0	0	44,672,832	0	..	0	630,725,413
Total^Footnote5	Value of shipments	Dollars	x	0	x	x	11,416,206,140	9,050,908,863	x	x	x	4,583,796,714	740,916,707	..	2,514,946,619	35,656,937,751

Nonmetals

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Commodity	Category	Units	Newfoundland and Labrador	Prince Edward Island	Nova Scotia	New Brunswick	Quebec	Ontario	Manitoba	Saskatchewan	Alberta	British Columbia	Yukon	Northwest Territories	Nunavut	Canada
Barite	Quantity produced	Tonnes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	x	0	0	0	x
	Quantity shipped	Tonnes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	x	0	0	0	x
	Value of shipments	Dollars	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	x	0	0	0	x
Clay products	Quantity produced	Tonnes	0	0	0	0	..	x	0	0	x	0	0	0	0	406,100
	Quantity shipped	Tonnes	0	0	0	0	..	x	0	0	x	0	0	0	0	239,200
	Value of shipments	Dollars	0	0	0	0	..	x	0	0	x	0	0	0	0	x
Diamonds	Quantity produced	Carats	0	0	0	0	1,943,876	0	0	0	0	0	0	15,409,542	..	17,353,418
	Quantity shipped	Carats	0	0	0	0	2,140,915	0	0	0	0	0	0	15,686,493	..	17,827,408
	Value of shipments	Dollars	0	0	0	0	171,595,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,505,436,917	..	1,677,031,917
Coal^Footnote3	Quantity produced	Tonnes	0	0	x	0	0	0	0	x	x	x	0	0	0	41,809,481
	Quantity shipped	Tonnes	0	0	x	0	0	0	0	x	x	x	0	0	0	41,809,481
	Value of shipments	Dollars	0	0	x	0	0	0	0	x	x	x	0	0	0	7,964,766,241
Gemstones	Quantity produced	Kilograms	0	0	0	0	0	x	0	0	x	x	..	0	..	94,407
	Quantity shipped	Kilograms	0	0	0	0	0	x	0	0	x	x	..	0	..	74,407
	Value of shipments	Dollars	0	0	0	0	0	x	0	0	x	x	..	0	..	x
Graphite	Quantity produced	Tonnes	0	0	0	0	7,700	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7,700
	Quantity shipped	Tonnes	0	0	0	0	7,700	0	0	0	0	x	0	0	0	x
	Value of shipments	Dollars	0	0	0	0	x	0	0	0	0	x	0	0	0	x
Gypsum	Quantity produced	Tonnes	0	0	x	0	0	x	0	0	0	x	0	0	0	3,135,484
	Quantity shipped	Tonnes	0	0	x	0	0	x	0	0	0	x	0	0	0	3,160,856
	Value of shipments	Dollars	0	0	x	0	0	x	0	0	0	x	0	0	0	52,632,328
Lime	Quantity produced	Tonnes	0	0	x	x	x	635,629	x	0	x	70,000	0	0	0	1,613,881
	Quantity shipped	Tonnes	0	0	x	x	x	638,794	x	0	x	57,000	0	0	0	1,594,132
	Value of shipments	Dollars	0	0	x	x	x	x	x	0	x	16,793,348	0	0	0	298,792,486
Magnesite	Quantity produced	Tonnes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	x	0	0	0	x
	Quantity shipped	Tonnes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	x	0	0	0	x
	Value of shipments	Dollars	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	x	0	0	0	x
Mica	Quantity produced	Tonnes	0	0	0	0	x	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	x
	Quantity shipped	Tonnes	0	0	0	0	x	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	x
	Value of shipments	Dollars	0	0	0	0	x	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	x
Nepheline syenite	Quantity produced	Tonnes	0	0	0	0	0	650,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	650,000
	Quantity shipped	Tonnes	0	0	0	0	0	650,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	650,000
	Value of shipments	Dollars	0	0	0	0	0	149,500,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	149,500,000
Peat	Quantity produced	Tonnes	x	x	1,154	620,060	374,599	0	426,422	43,020	169,735	0	0	0	0	1,653,293
	Quantity shipped	Tonnes	x	x	1,445	573,293	473,218	0	334,926	36,635	272,108	0	0	0	0	1,724,773
	Value of shipments	Dollars	x	x	x	98,229,801	87,273,068	0	x	x	63,841,135	0	0	0	0	368,303,860
Potash, muriate (MOP)^Footnote4	Quantity produced	Tonnes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22,514,549	0	0	0	0	0	22,514,549
	Quantity shipped	Tonnes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22,866,582	0	0	0	0	0	22,866,582
	Value of shipments	Dollars	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4,819,936,342	0	0	0	0	0	4,819,936,342
Potash, oxide (K₂O)^Footnote4	Quantity produced	Tonnes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13,096,467	0	0	0	0	0	13,096,467
Potash, oxide (K₂O)^Footnote4	Quantity shipped	Tonnes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13,953,340	0	0	0	0	0	13,953,340
Potassium sulphate	Quantity produced	Tonnes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	x	0	0	0	0	0	x
	Quantity shipped	Tonnes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	x	0	0	0	0	0	x
	Value of shipments	Dollars	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	x	0	0	0	0	0	x
Pumice	Quantity produced	Tonnes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	x	0	0	0	x
	Quantity shipped	Tonnes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	x	0	0	0	x
	Value of shipments	Dollars	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	x	0	0	0	x
Quartz (silica)	Quantity produced	Tonnes	x	0	x	174,378	..	2,642,400	x	x	x	x	0	0	0	4,648,732
	Quantity shipped	Tonnes	x	0	x	174,375	..	2,007,400	x	x	x	x	0	0	0	4,161,355
	Value of shipments	Dollars	x	0	x	1,637,051	..	38,747,250	x	x	x	x	0	0	0	165,366,663
Salt	Quantity produced	Tonnes	0	0	x	310,341	x	x	x	1,600,423	x	0	0	0	0	11,817,928
	Quantity shipped	Tonnes	0	0	x	282,863	x	x	x	1,506,850	x	0	0	0	0	10,084,302
	Value of shipments	Dollars	0	0	x	14,414,219	x	x	x	x	x	0	0	0	0	477,443,387
Sand and gravel	Quantity produced	Tonnes	829,000	33,772	5,247,623	3,807,799	..	88,893,316	8,351,629	8,471,044	35,595,739	42,311,037	x	x	..	193,703,599
	Quantity shipped	Tonnes	829,000	31,983	5,006,356	3,587,061	..	84,711,701	8,287,753	7,741,583	34,507,273	40,786,321	x	x	..	185,651,671
	Value of shipments	Dollars	3,513,997	x	x	x	..	758,774,212	102,810,965	81,459,762	556,085,230	421,108,765	1,978,500	x	..	1,994,476,666
Soapstone, talc, pyrophyllite	Quantity produced	Tonnes	x	0	0	0	x	x	0	0	0	0	..	0	..	x
	Quantity shipped	Tonnes	x	0	0	0	x	x	0	0	0	0	..	0	..	x
	Value of shipments	Dollars	x	0	0	0	x	x	0	0	0	0	..	0	..	x
Sodium sulphate	Quantity produced	Tonnes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	x	0	0	0	0	0	x
	Quantity shipped	Tonnes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	x	0	0	0	0	0	x
	Value of shipments	Dollars	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	x	0	0	0	0	0	x
Stone	Quantity produced	Tonnes	3,278,308	x	14,538,261	x	..	59,450,258	3,987,394	x	x	12,242,087	0	x	..	100,477,887
	Quantity shipped	Tonnes	3,187,602	x	14,609,674	x	..	58,503,038	3,902,228	x	x	10,101,687	0	x	..	97,210,890
	Value of shipments	Dollars	25,495,228	x	124,128,633	x	..	637,698,465	x	x	x	x	0	x	..	1,056,780,141
Sulphuric acid^Footnote6	Quantity produced	Tonnes	0	0	0	..	x	..	0	0	0	..	0	0	0	x
	Quantity shipped	Tonnes	0	0	0	..	x	..	0	0	0	..	0	0	0	x
	Value of shipments	Dollars	0	0	0	..	x	..	0	0	0	..	0	0	0	x
Sulphur, elemental	Quantity produced	Tonnes	0	0	0	..	..	..	..	..	4,111,597	217,515	0	0	0	4,329,112
	Quantity shipped	Tonnes	0	0	0	129	75	24,166	1,998	66,483	2,690,854	..	0	0	0	2,783,705
	Value of shipments	Dollars	0	0	0	32,753	23,316	2,541,980	399,118	9,586,678	530,682,026	..	0	0	0	543,265,871
Titanium dioxide	Quantity produced	Tonnes	0	..	0	0	x	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	x
	Quantity shipped	Tonnes	0	..	0	0	x	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	x
	Value of shipments	Dollars	0	..	0	0	x	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	x
Wollastonite	Quantity produced	Tonnes	0	0	0	0	0	x	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	x
	Quantity shipped	Tonnes	0	0	0	0	0	x	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	x
	Value of shipments	Dollars	0	0	0	0	0	x	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	x
Zeolite	Quantity produced	Tonnes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	x	0	0	0	x
	Quantity shipped	Tonnes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	x	0	0	0	x
	Value of shipments	Dollars	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	x	0	0	0	x
Total^Footnote5	Value of shipments	Dollars	31,672,660	2,041,412	242,906,103	194,880,374	495,162,865	2,053,541,725	259,355,362	5,268,806,358	1,476,802,389	8,315,349,939	1,978,500	1,506,383,317	0	19,848,881,005

Historical data (2021), by Province or Territory

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Year	Category	Units	Newfoundland and Labrador	Prince Edward Island	Nova Scotia	New Brunswick	Quebec	Ontario	Manitoba	Saskatchewan	Alberta	British Columbia	Yukon	Northwest Territories	Nunavut	Canada
Grand total, 2021^Footnote5	Value of shipments	$000	6,225,007	2,041	415,179	275,159	11,911,369	11,104,451	861,680	5,565,135	1,482,426	12,899,147	742,895	1,506,383	2,514,947	55,505,819

Footnote 1

Beginning with reference year 2019, NRCan estimates are based on Monthly Survey of Smelters and Metal Refineries (MSMR).

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Footnote 2

Starting in reference year 2019, iron ore will be separated into Iron ore concentrates and Iron ore agglomerates.

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Footnote 3

Coal data originated from surveys conducted by Statistics Canada.

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Footnote 4

Starting in reference year 2019, potash quantity will be reported as muriate of potash (MOP) and potassium oxide (K₂O).

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Footnote 5

Numbers include both data sourced from Statistics Canada and NRCan estimates.

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Footnote 6

Previously, when NRCan published Sulphur, in smelter gas, it represented sulphur equivalent converted from sulphuric acid. Beginning with reference year 2019, NRCan now publishes Sulphuric Acid tonnage in the mineral production of Canada.

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.. Not available for a specific reference period.

Note: The sum may not add up to the total due to rounding. This table excludes petroleum and natural gas. Data include shipments by producers regardless of industrial classification. For definitions regarding data contained in this table, refer to:

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