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Beginning with reference year 2013, the Nonmetals include Non-metals, Structural materials and Coal.
Since 2002, the Grand total includes the total value of Metals, Nonmetals, Structural materials and Coal only.

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Metals

Commodity Units Newfoundland and Labrador Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia New Brunswick Quebec Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia Yukon Northwest Territories Nunavut Canada
Antimony tonnes 0 0 0 88 x 0 0 0 0 x x 0 0 148
$000 0 0 0 925 x 0 0 0 0 x x 0 0 1,562
Bismuth tonnes 0 0 0 97 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 103
$000 0 0 0 1,889 117 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,006
Cadmium tonnes x 0 0 0 104 0 0 0 0 x x 0 0 160
$000 x 0 0 0 207 0 0 0 0 x x 0 0 316
Cesium (Cs₂O) tonnes 0 0 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 0 0 x
$000 0 0 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 0 0 x
Cobalt tonnes 1,500 0 0 0 560 1,649 296 0 0 0 0 0 0 4,005
$000 44,241 0 0 0 16,517 48,640 8,716 0 0 0 0 0 0 118,114
Niobium (Columbium) tonnes 0 0 0 0 4,916 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4,916
$000 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x
Copper tonnes 62,411 0 0 3,187 31,769 212,758 30,105 870 0 262,690 16,901 298 0 620,989
$000 471,893 0 0 24,099 240,204 1,608,664 227,621 6,580 0 1,986,200 127,785 2,252 0 4,695,298
Gold kilograms 635 0 0 70 35,498 66,473 4,841 1,991 33 5,775 2,679 0 13,408 131,404
$000 29,654 0 0 3,275 1,658,986 3,106,568 226,261 93,038 1,551 269,910 125,205 0 626,601 6,141,048
Ilmenite kilotonnes 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x
$000 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x
Indium kilograms 0 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x
$000 0 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x
Iron ore kilotonnes 19,220 0 0 0 22,844 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42,063
$000 x 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5,348,433
Iron remelt kilotonnes 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x
$000 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x
Lead tonnes 0 0 0 14,096 399 0 0 0 0 1,438 6,962 0 0 22,895
$000 0 0 0 31,096 880 0 0 0 0 3,171 15,359 0 0 50,506
Molybdenum tonnes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7,956 0 0 0 7,956
$000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 186,788 0 0 0 186,788
Nickel tonnes 58,963 0 0 0 32,147 99,556 27,360 0 0 0 0 0 0 218,026
$000 912,164 0 0 0 497,311 1,540,137 423,252 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,372,864
Platinum group kilograms x 0 0 0 x 22,006 x 0 0 0 0 0 0 25,465
$000 x 0 0 0 x x x 0 0 0 0 0 0 767,363
Selenium tonnes 0 0 0 0 26 97 13 3 0 0 0 0 0 138
$000 0 0 0 0 1,962 7,301 950 199 0 0 0 0 0 10,411
Silver tonnes 11 0 0 43 118 169 28 1 0 101 147 0 3 620
$000 8,771 0 0 33,766 93,154 133,151 21,897 1,078 0 79,478 116,136 0 2,440 489,872
Tantalum (Ta₂O₅) tonnes 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 40
$000 0 0 0 0 0 0 12,698 0 0 0 0 0 0 12,698
Tellurium tonnes 0 0 0 0 2 x x 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
$000 0 0 0 0 198 x x 39 0 0 0 0 0 895
Tungsten tonnes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,017 0 3,017
$000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 86,293 0 86,293
Uranium (U) tonnes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7,889 0 0 0 0 0 7,889
$000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 806,418 0 0 0 0 0 806,418
Zinc tonnes 12,221 0 0 60,408 130,057 64,952 77,735 3,560 0 26,391 36,954 0 0 412,277
$000 24,050 0 0 118,883 255,951 127,826 152,983 7,006 0 51,938 72,725 0 0 811,361
Total $000 4,021,986 0 0 213,933 6,251,112 7,246,242 1,095,159 914,357 1,551 2,577,815 457,563 88,545 629,041 23,497,305
Data valid as of 2015-05-15
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Nonmetals

Commodity Units Newfoundland and Labrador Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia New Brunswick Quebec Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia Yukon Northwest Territories Nunavut Canada
Barite kilotonnes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 x
$000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 x
Carbonatite kilotonnes 0 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x
$000 0 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x
Cement1 kilotonnes 0 0 x 0 2,432 5,026 0 0 x x 0 0 0 12,022
$000 0 0 x 0 329,435 572,266 0 0 x x 0 0 0 1,618,827
Clay products2 kilotonnes 0 0 x 0 x 0 0 x x x 0 0 0 x
$000 0 0 x 0 x 104,058 0 x x x 0 0 0 122,577
Diamonds 000 carats 0 0 0 0 0 654 0 0 0 0 0 9,945 0 10,600
$000 0 0 0 0 0 403,522 0 0 0 0 0 1,560,604 0 1,964,125
Gemstones tonnes 0 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 x x x 0 0 554
$000 0 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 x x x 0 0 4,607
Graphite kilotonnes 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 x
$000 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 x
Gypsum3 kilotonnes x 0 x x 0 x x 0 0 x 0 0 0 1,837
$000 x 0 x x 0 x x 0 0 x 0 0 0 25,872
Lime kilotonnes 0 0 0 x x x x 0 x x 0 0 0 1,856
$000 0 0 0 x x x x 0 x x 0 0 0 308,127
Magnesite kilotonnes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 x
$000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 x
Mica kilotonnes 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x
$000 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x
Nepheline syenite kilotonnes 0 0 0 0 0 646 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 646
$000 0 0 0 0 0 72,911 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 72,911
Peat kilotonnes 2 24 x 321 372 x 201 x 203 x 0 0 0 1,173
$000 378 2,895 x 43,666 73,530 x 42,467 x 35,254 x 0 0 0 213,798
Phosphate kilotonnes 0 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x
$000 0 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x
Potash (K₂O)4 kilotonnes 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 0 10,196
$000 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 0 5,768,609
Potassium sulphate kilotonnes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 0 x
$000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 0 x
Pumice kilotonnes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 x
$000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 x
Quartz (silica)3 kilotonnes 0 0 x x 659 141 x x 834 x 0 0 0 2,331
$000 0 0 x x 23,686 2,829 x x 41,098 x 0 0 0 80,064
Salt kilotonnes 0 0 x x x x x 1,313 167 0 0 0 0 12,244
$000 0 0 x x x x x 78,315 23,916 0 0 0 0 655,848
Sand and gravel5 kilotonnes 3,475 x 4,495 1,967 21,735 74,341 10,969 12,459 78,858 29,990 x x 0 241,061
$000 13,835 x 35,772 10,843 118,048 488,572 77,497 89,511 804,193 289,159 x x 0 1,941,534
Soapstone, talc, pyrophyllite kilotonnes x 0 0 0 x x 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 175
$000 x 0 0 0 x x 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34,223
Sodium sulphate kilotonnes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 0 x
$000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 0 x
Stone3 kilotonnes 7,062 x 8,485 6,686 42,409 58,470 7,297 0 5,265 11,664 x x 0 147,746
$000 40,559 x 82,702 56,644 496,062 612,435 65,825 0 51,542 98,435 x x 0 1,509,427
Sulphur, in smelter gas kilotonnes x x 0 31 129 489 x 0 0 x x 0 0 677
$000 x x 3 5,903 24,708 93,254 x 0 0 x x 0 0 129,197
Sulphur, elemental kilotonnes x 0 x 0 0 x x 132 4,754 x 0 0 0 5,624
$000 x 0 x 0 0 x x 6,003 278,357 x 0 0 0 342,937
Titanium dioxide kilotonnes 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x
$000 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x
Total $000 56,561 3,627 220,783 383,647 1,810,461 2,959,042 211,033 x x 837,926 ʳ 9,342 1,570,413 0 15,476,804 ʳ
Data valid as of 2023-09-29
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Fuels

Commodity Units Newfoundland and Labrador Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia New Brunswick Quebec Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia Yukon Northwest Territories Nunavut Canada
Coal kilotonnes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x x 31,131 0 0 0 68,751
$000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x x 3,695,930 0 0 0 4,886,804
Total $000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x x 3,695,930 0 0 0 4,886,804
Data valid as of 2015-05-15
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Historical data (1983 - 2013), by Province or Territory

Year 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, 2013 $000 4,078,547 3,627 220,783 597,580 8,061,574 10,205,284 1,306,192 6,858,339 2,662,414 7,111,670 466,905 1,658,958 629,041 43,860,914
Grand total, 2012 $000 4,296,715 4,192 238,068 1,155,839 8,023,919 9,538,630 1,491,577 7,789,631 2,720,418 7,826,270 485,576 1,725,392 614,441 45,910,667
Grand total, 2011 $000 4,634,162 2,747 238,347 1,334,924 8,465,486 10,685,247 1,793,888 9,100,784 2,696,459 8,981,532 367,419 2,138,340 427,322 50,866,656
Grand total, 2010 $000 4,583,117 2,933 240,509 1,210,536 7,140,137 8,128,101 1,694,797 6,488,024 2,305,158 7,165,905 298,848 2,044,797 317,140 41,620,002
Grand total, 2009 $000 2,409,490 3,565 271,341 1,100,415 5,628,495 6,324,648 1,341,397 5,059,128 1,926,000 5,622,036 240,257 1,506,569 31,433,340
Grand total, 2008 $000 5,315,760 3,230 357,314 1,536,973 6,191,978 9,561,159 1,686,975 8,603,948 3,952,089 7,402,675 207,644 2,123,469 12,654 46,955,870
Grand total, 2007 $000 4,949,381 4,115 327,705 1,540,180 5,540,091 10,855,586 2,479,553 5,511,105 1,812,043 5,611,423 73,963 1,830,902 34,821 40,570,868
Grand total, 2006 $000 3,029,847 5,040 322,850 1,538,565 4,559,856 9,524,218 2,089,006 3,876,777 1,580,258 5,990,584 46,339 1,638,172 31,595 34,233,107
Grand total, 2005 $000 1,744,549 4,149 304,519 906,568 3,914,212 7,438,261 1,249,291 3,793,526 1,463,552 5,384,165 38,954 1,790,371 3,773 28,035,889
Grand total, 2004 $000 770,445 3,136 285,636 778,578 4,012,242 7,122,629 1,210,337 3,037,917 1,210,800 3,739,966 61,970 2,112,471 35,458 24,381,586
Grand total, 2003 $000 845,161 3,974 263,194 702,496 3,563,171 5,690,433 892,234 2,276,573 1,218,098 2,887,311 33,589 1,666,722 34,649 20,077,602
Grand total, 2002 $000 872,806 5,285 x 653,479 3,742,025 5,937,321 850,459 x 1,094,405 2,863,558 43,109 874,174 271,629 19,959,836
Grand total, 2001 $000 2,901,399 3,983 x 807,203 3,603,927 5,772,583 1,023,259 x 49,375,263 8,623,308 139,218 1,323,427 320,910 83,038,640
Grand total, 2000 $000 3,170,447 5,482 1,193,011 772,546 3,653,206 5,867,446 1,234,065 8,414,541 49,967,120 7,901,035 118,050 1,165,354 384,597 83,846,901
Grand total, 1999 $000 1,817,792 7,119 380,819 850,797 3,657,469 5,221,729 907,132 5,996,814 29,229,537 4,535,903 89,443 892,891 349,046 53,936,491
Grand total, 1998 $000 1,539,496 6,499 453,027 862,992 3,559,965 5,044,271 967,070 4,796,247 21,886,355 4,466,237 150,336 585,233 44,317,729
Grand total, 1997 $000 1,038,173 3,410 480,717 953,071 3,437,046 5,614,963 1,125,710 5,508,422 26,671,286 4,681,322 225,392 798,793 50,538,306
Grand total, 1996 $000 905,901 3,604 592,653 954,683 3,414,784 5,718,296 1,001,946 5,330,854 26,218,031 4,339,930 425,627 780,585 49,686,893
Grand total, 1995 $000 878,299 3,887 559,761 1,020,674 3,338,006 5,825,126 1,022,003 4,580,392 20,675,732 4,501,289 196,009 766,293 43,367,470
Grand total, 1994 $000 837,449 2,706 608,269 862,044 2,956,265 4,921,352 820,445 4,225,199 21,118,987 4,066,161 85,764 680,270 41,184,910
Grand total, 1993 $000 699,383 4,270 554,420 771,849 2,691,815 4,533,769 862,131 3,238,262 18,925,423 3,538,275 140,513 584,866 36,544,975
Grand total, 1992 $000 705,673 1,699 523,033 910,138 2,694,407 4,776,317 1,081,882 3,157,751 17,055,714 3,500,079 496,230 681,144 35,584,066
Grand total, 1991 $000 772,184 3,261 459,535 671,397 2,930,011 5,101,464 1,124,748 2,862,986 16,372,931 3,839,913 348,651 703,178 35,190,259
Grand total, 1990 $000 865,987 3,271 459,488 877,926 3,037,007 6,445,825 1,311,466 3,182,501 19,110,856 3,954,393 541,814 987,900 40,778,434
Grand total, 1989 $000 897,338 2,214 441,502 859,375 2,877,630 7,307,702 1,668,354 3,016,947 16,455,830 4,123,281 533,910 1,149,286 39,333,368
Grand total, 1988 $000 864,766 2,233 445,957 910,764 2,712,011 6,895,272 1,626,594 3,042,776 15,062,056 3,943,090 492,199 957,005 36,954,725
Grand total, 1987 $000 742,818 2,541 406,639 623,611 2,780,144 5,652,001 1,000,046 3,150,831 17,079,970 3,614,729 437,199 870,494 36,361,024
Grand total, 1986 $000 817,338 1,754 366,719 501,574 2,190,541 4,824,739 763,892 2,524,553 16,330,583 3,159,871 176,101 788,287 32,445,952
Grand total, 1985 $000 869,726 1,917 321,469 508,897 2,243,273 4,630,343 862,159 3,796,551 27,029,638 3,540,928 60,069 864,657 44,729,628
Grand total, 1984 $000 979,224 1,915 303,841 612,953 2,167,177 4,531,339 812,242 3,758,154 26,429,324 3,345,589 70,142 777,130 43,789,030
Grand total, 1983 $000 807,002 726 260,184 506,023 2,038,954 3,686,733 732,676 2,842,597 24,103,413 2,902,831 62,987 594,879 38,539,006
Data valid as of 2015-05-15
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Note: Revised data. Previous values of total non-metals included fuels, which are reported separately. The sum may not add up to the total due to rounding. The tables exclude petroleum and natural gas. Data include shipments by producers regardless of industrial classification. For definitions regarding data contained in this table, refer to:

Source: Natural Resources Canada

Footnote 1

Includes exported clinker minus imported clinker.

Footnote 2

Production values for bentonite and diatomite have been included in clay products.

Footnote 3

Shipments of gypsum, silica and stone to Canadian cement, lime and clay plants are not included in this table.

Footnote 4

Shipments of potash to Canadian potassium sulphate plants are not included in this table.

Footnote 5

Mineral production of sand and gravel for Nunavut is included in Northwest Territories.

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