Annual Statistics of Mineral Production

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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

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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 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
$000 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
Bismuth tonnes 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
$000 0 0 0 0 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59
Cadmium tonnes 0 0 0 0 158 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 158
$000 0 0 0 0 381 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 381
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 1,021 0 0 0 x 1,176 x 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,704
$000 80,137 0 0 0 x 92,293 x 0 0 0 0 0 0 290,783
Niobium tonnes 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
Copper tonnes 30,802 0 0 0 37,051 166,726 37,493 0 0 289,025 19,001 0 0 580,097
$000 246,352 0 0 0 296,331 1,333,474 299,872 0 0 2,311,621 151,967 0 0 4,639,616
Gold kilograms 629 0 0 53 56,944 76,224 3,962 2,923 22 16,868 2,860 0 12,391 172,877
$000 33,014 0 0 2,802 2,987,298 3,998,723 207,871 153,323 1,129 884,909 150,048 0 650,008 9,069,125
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 21,386 0 0 0 24,931 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,983 50,300
$000 2,407,741 0 0 0 1,831,021 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 454,280 4,693,042
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 13,494 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13,494
$000 0 0 0 40,589 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40,589
Molybdenum tonnes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4,765 0 0 0 4,765
$000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 112,054 0 0 0 112,054
Nickel tonnes 52,318 0 0 0 50,619 79,156 24,262 0 0 0 0 0 0 206,354
$000 706,606 0 0 0 683,656 1,069,080 327,678 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,787,020
Platinum group kilograms 55 0 0 0 x 20,632 x 0 0 0 0 0 0 27,342
$000 2,026 0 0 0 x 770,414 x 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,016,402
Selenium tonnes 0 0 0 0 0 x x 0 0 0 0 0 0 72
$000 0 0 0 0 0 x x 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,204
Silver tonnes 1 0 0 25 92 123 41 0 0 60 18 0 9 368
$000 1,005 0 0 17,583 65,279 87,360 28,984 55 0 42,508 12,836 0 6,078 261,688
Tellurium tonnes 0 0 0 0 0 16 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
$000 0 0 0 0 0 781 104 0 0 0 0 0 0 885
Uranium (U) tonnes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12,207 0 0 0 0 0 12,207
$000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 876,473 0 0 0 0 0 876,473
Zinc tonnes 0 0 0 32,111 80,484 69,335 123,384 0 0 0 0 0 0 305,314
$000 0 0 0 120,609 302,299 260,423 463,429 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,146,760
Total $000 3,476,881 0 0 181,583 7,286,172 7,616,789 1,369,459 1,029,851 1,129 3,351,093 314,850 0 1,110,366 25,738,171
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Nonmetals

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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 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
$000 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Clay products2 $000 0 0 x 0 x x 0 13 x x 0 0 0 147,131
Diamonds 000 carats 0 0 0 0 1,649 724 0 0 0 0 0 20,826 0 23,199
$000 0 0 0 0 183,045 403,368 0 0 0 0 0 2,091,310 0 2,677,723
Coal6 kilotonnes 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 x x x 0 0 0 60,750
$000 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 x x x 0 0 0 6,280,947
Gemstones tonnes 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 x x 0 0 0 89
$000 0 0 0 0 0 92 0 0 x x 0 0 0 4,612
Graphite kilotonnes 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
$000 0 0 0 0 20,336 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20,336
Gypsum3 kilotonnes 0 0 x 0 0 x x 0 0 x 0 0 0 3,001
$000 0 0 x 0 0 x x 0 0 x 0 0 0 33,120
Lime kilotonnes 0 0 0 x x x x 0 x x 0 0 0 1,842
$000 0 0 0 x x x x 0 x x 0 0 0 336,642
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 0 612 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 612
$000 0 0 0 0 0 64,712 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 64,712
Peat kilotonnes x x 2 655 322 0 210 26 210 1 0 0 0 1,459
$000 x x 544 119,011 73,430 0 69,822 15,510 47,524 258 0 0 0 330,991
Potash (K₂O)4 kilotonnes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12,563 0 0 0 0 0 12,563
$000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4,371,065 0 0 0 0 0 4,371,065
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 577 229 124 0 1,483 x 0 0 0 2,540
$000 0 0 x x 25,162 3,672 715 0 66,424 x 0 0 0 99,278
Salt kilotonnes 0 0 x 135 x x x 1,440 151 0 0 0 0 11,424
$000 0 0 x 4,740 x x x 99,078 28,923 0 0 0 0 476,674
Sand and gravel5 kilotonnes 1,676 77 4,385 2,041 19,341 81,682 13,957 10,416 64,288 32,432 629 295 0 231,219
$000 7,153 1,024 30,739 10,723 129,106 660,993 105,853 103,726 697,946 339,875 3,202 4,664 0 2,095,005
Soapstone, talc, pyrophyllite kilotonnes x 0 0 0 x x 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 215
$000 x 0 0 0 x x 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 51,754
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 4,583 x 9,667 7,642 48,268 70,601 8,729 0 5,281 13,735 x 990 0 169,518
$000 26,961 x 107,551 60,943 563,253 722,368 86,808 0 46,544 124,068 x 8,608 0 1,747,125
Sulphur, in smelter gas kilotonnes 0 0 x x 107 359 x 0 0 0 0 0 0 524
$000 0 0 x x 14,819 49,810 x 0 0 68 0 0 0 72,739
Sulphur, elemental kilotonnes 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 255 4,275 268 0 0 0 4,803
$000 51 0 0 0 0 18 0 976 190,510 15,184 0 0 0 206,740
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
Wollastonite 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
Zeolite kilotonnes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
$000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5
Total $000 36,519 5,403 248,253 215,313 1,636,767 2,482,597 289,108 4,807,823 1,928,569 5,826,870 3,205 2,104,582 0 19,585,009
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Historical data (1987 - 2017), by Province or Territory

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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, 2017 $000 3,513,400 5,403 248,253 396,896 8,922,938 10,099,386 1,658,567 5,837,674 1,929,698 9,177,962 318,056 2,104,582 1,110,366 45,323,180
Grand total, 2016 $000 2,697,184 5,712 240,893 374,841 8,113,375 10,692,318 1,417,533 5,536,566 2,654,693 6,703,844 391,124 1,507,441 700,094 41,035,618
Grand total, 2015 $000 2,783,181 4,638 230,707 444,468 7,555,966 10,979,014 1,347,484 8,071,878 2,464,547 6,185,840 246,225 1,816,905 712,478 42,843,331
Grand total, 2014 $000 3,210,270 4,187 197,637 439,074 8,489,710 10,994,882 1,428,366 6,779,350 2,614,751 6,815,371 408,001 1,882,373 636,424 43,900,395
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
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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:

Source: Natural Resources Canada

Footnote 1

As of reference year 2017, NRCan is no longer publishing the cement data. The quantity and value of gypsum, sand and gravel, silica, and stone used in the manufacture of cement products will no longer be deducted from the totals for gypsum, sand and gravel, silica, and stone.

Footnote 2

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

Footnote 3

Shipments of stone to Canadian 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.

Footnote 6

Coal data has been included with the non-metals. Data concerning coal originate from surveys conducted by Statistics Canada and inquiries on this topic should be addressed to the disseminination office at tel: 613-951-9497.

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