Annual Statistics of Mineral Production, 2020

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Beginning with reference year 2019, Statistics Canada is responsible for the collection, processing and release of mineral and metal production statistics under the Statistics Act. Statistics Canada’s Table 16-10-0022 presents these statistics for over 75 products from the mining industry.

Data for Quebec are collected by the Institut de la statistique du Québec. Quebec's data on aggregate products (clay, clay products, lime, magnesite, nepheline syenite, sand, gravel and stone) are available for reference years 2019, 2020 and 2021 only; data for the following years will be available at a later date.

Historical data for reference years 1990 to 2018 are available through the dropdown above.

Publication Changes

Some products that were historically included in Natural Resources Canada's publication of mineral production are now collected and published by Statistics Canada through other, separate surveys.

These products include the following:

  • Aluminum, bismuth, cadmium, indium, selenium, sulphuric acid and tellurium – Data for these products can be found in the Monthly Survey of Smelters and Metal Refineries, which is released in Statistics Canada’s table 16-10-0019-01.
  • Elemental sulphur – Data on elemental sulphur can be found in Statistics Canada's table 25-10-0036-01, which provides data on natural gas liquids and sulphur products from processing plants.
  • Coal – Information on coal can be found in Statistics Canada’s Monthly Coal Supply and Disposition Survey.

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Metals

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
Cobalt Quantity produced Tonnes 1,405 .. 0 0 x x 146 0 0 0 0 .. 0 4,069
Quantity shipped Tonnes 1,675 .. 0 0 x x 146 0 0 0 0 .. 0 4,328
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars x .. 0 0 x x 6,221 0 0 0 0 .. 0 181,730
Copper Quantity produced Tonnes x .. 0 0 34,143 178,990 23,026 0 0 313,742 x .. 0 581,713
Quantity shipped Tonnes 22,542 .. 0 0 33,593 179,000 x 0 0 311,332 x .. 0 577,228
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 175,107 .. 0 0 260,807 1,138,203 x 0 0 2,424,669 x .. 0 4,215,890
Gold Quantity produced Kilograms x .. 3,112 0 51,163 70,697 3,343 2,693 86 21,033 5,830 .. x 177,884
Quantity shipped Kilograms x .. 3,117 0 51,090 71,303 3,336 2,661 82 20,752 5,698 .. x 177,732
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars x .. 237,105 0 3,881,965 5,718,604 200,011 110,785 6,196 1,498,702 x .. x 13,533,630
Ilmenite, recoverable9 Quantity produced Tonnes 0 .. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .. 0 0
Quantity shipped Tonnes 0 .. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .. 0 0
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Iron ore concentrates2 Quantity produced Tonnes 21,961,732 .. 0 0 32,643,396 0 0 0 0 0 0 .. 6,042,452 60,647,580
Quantity shipped Tonnes 11,659,073 .. 0 0 23,563,336 0 0 0 0 0 0 .. 6,947,293 42,169,702
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars x .. 0 0 2,976,090 0 0 0 0 0 0 .. x 5,547,203
Iron ore agglomerates2 Quantity produced Tonnes 9,531,697 .. 0 0 8,683,448 0 0 0 0 0 0 .. 0 18,215,145
Quantity shipped Tonnes 9,960,167 .. 0 0 8,783,746 0 0 0 0 0 0 .. 0 18,743,913
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 2,249,239 .. 0 0 956,126 0 0 0 0 0 0 .. 0 3,205,365
Iron remelt Quantity produced Tonnes 0 .. 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 0 0 .. 0 x
Quantity shipped Tonnes 0 .. 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 0 0 .. 0 x
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 0 .. 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 0 0 .. 0 x
Lead Quantity produced Tonnes 0 .. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x 0 .. 0 x
Quantity shipped Tonnes 0 .. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x 0 .. 0 x
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 0 .. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x 0 .. 0 x
Lithium (Li₂O) Quantity produced Kilograms 0 .. 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 0
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 0 .. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .. 0 0
Molybdenum Quantity produced Tonnes 0 .. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,979 0 .. 0 3,979
Quantity shipped Tonnes 0 .. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,442 0 .. 0 2,442
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 0 .. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x 0 .. 0 x
Nickel Quantity produced Tonnes 29,694 .. 0 0 61,927 66,468 10,124 0 0 0 0 .. 0 168,214
Quantity shipped Tonnes 36,027 .. 0 0 65,578 66,492 10,124 0 0 0 0 .. 0 178,222
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 639,053 .. 0 0 1,209,272 925,637 187,300 0 0 0 0 .. 0 2,961,262
Niobium (Columbium) Quantity produced Kilograms 0 .. 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 0 0 .. 0 x
Quantity shipped Kilograms 0 .. 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 0 0 .. 0 x
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 0 .. 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 0 0 .. 0 x
Platinum group Quantity produced Grams 18,078 0 0 0 4,205,661 12,413,501 184,206 0 0 0 0 0 0 16,821,446
Quantity shipped Grams 20,369 0 0 0 3,939,261 12,329,564 184,206 0 0 0 0 0 0 16,473,400
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 2,015 0 0 0 294,513 1,103,323 9,782 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,409,630
Silver Quantity produced Kilograms x .. x 0 50,549 114,224 32,122 0 0 104,616 x .. 2,774 306,913
Quantity shipped Kilograms x .. x 0 50,699 106,848 30,397 0 0 98,245 x .. 2,774 291,456
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 478 .. 160 0 54,840 x x 0 0 84,227 x .. 2,547 264,013
Titanium dioxidea Quantity produced Tonnes 0 .. 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 0 0 .. 0 x
Quantity shipped Tonnes 0 .. 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 0 0 .. 0 x
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 0 .. 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 0 0 .. 0 x
Uranium (U) Quantity produced Tonnes 0 .. 0 0 0 0 0 3,613 0 0 0 .. 0 3,613
Quantity shipped Tonnes 0 .. 0 0 0 0 0 3,704 0 0 0 .. 0 3,704
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 0 .. 0 0 0 0 0 328,206 0 0 0 .. 0 328,206
Zinc Quantity produced Tonnes 0 .. 0 0 x x 118,130 0 0 x 0 .. 0 246,995
Quantity shipped Tonnes 0 .. 0 0 x x 109,347 0 0 x 0 .. 0 230,137
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 0 .. 0 0 x x 289,502 0 0 x 0 .. 0 561,804
Total Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 4,757,588 .. 237,265 0 10,047,052 9,160,059 851,828 438,991 6,196 4,103,347 456,032 .. 2,454,968 32,513,320
Data valid as of February-28-2024
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Non-metals (excluding aggregates, clay and refractory minerals)

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 .. x
Quantity shipped Tonnes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x .. 0 .. x
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x .. 0 .. x
Diamonds Quantity produced Carats 0 0 0 0 701,708 0 0 0 0 0 .. 13,507,104 .. 14,208,812
Quantity shipped Carats 0 0 0 0 982,381 0 0 0 0 0 .. 13,310,402 .. 14,292,783
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 0 0 0 0 88,414 0 0 0 0 0 .. 1,243,621 .. 1,332,035
Gemstones Quantity produced Kilograms 0 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 x x .. 0 .. 81,907
Quantity shipped Kilograms 0 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 x x .. 0 .. 79,907
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 0 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 x x .. 0 .. x
Graphite Quantity produced Tonnes 0 0 0 0 16,239 0 0 0 0 0 .. 0 .. 16,239
Quantity shipped Tonnes 0 0 0 0 7,620 0 0 0 0 0 .. 0 .. 7,620
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 0 .. 0 .. x
Gypsum Quantity produced Tonnes 0 0 x 0 0 x 0 0 0 x .. 0 .. 3,049,824
Quantity shipped Tonnes 0 0 x 0 0 x 0 0 0 x .. 0 .. 3,054,359
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 0 0 x 0 0 x 0 0 0 x .. 0 .. 50,898
Gypsum anhydrite Quantity produced Tonnes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .. 0 .. 0
Quantity shipped Tonnes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .. 0 .. 0
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .. 0 .. 0
Marl Quantity produced Tonnes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .. 0 .. 0
Quantity shipped Tonnes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .. 0 .. 0
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .. 0 .. 0
Mica Quantity produced Tonnes 0 0 0 0 13,254 0 0 0 0 0 .. 0 .. 13,254
Quantity shipped Tonnes 0 0 0 0 14,737 0 0 0 0 0 .. 0 .. 14,737
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 0 .. 0 .. x
Peat Quantity produced Tonnes x x 1,154 675,272 857,623 0 392,672 39,190 180,469 0 .. 0 .. 2,164,683
Quantity shipped Tonnes x x 1,592 507,804 348,427 0 288,734 33,336 279,021 0 .. 0 .. 1,481,498
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars x x 278 102,765 109,262 0 x x 64,002 0 .. 0 .. 331,803
Potash, muriate (MOP)4 Quantity produced Tonnes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22,385,928 0 0 .. 0 .. 22,385,928
Quantity shipped Tonnes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22,681,891 0 0 .. 0 .. 22,681,891
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6,350,613 0 0 .. 0 .. 6,350,613
Potash, oxide (K₂O)4 Quantity produced Tonnes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13,722,423 0 0 .. 0 .. 13,722,423
Quantity shipped Tonnes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13,904,476 0 0 .. 0 .. 13,904,476
Potassium sulphate Quantity produced Tonnes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 .. 0 .. x
Quantity shipped Tonnes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 .. 0 .. x
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 .. 0 .. x
Pumice Quantity produced Tonnes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x .. 0 .. x
Quantity shipped Tonnes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x .. 0 .. x
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x .. 0 .. x
Salt Quantity produced Tonnes 0 0 x 273,386 x x x x x 0 .. 0 .. 13,282,003
Quantity shipped Tonnes 0 0 x x x x x 1,654,968 84,111 0 .. 0 .. 12,642,669
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 0 0 x 14,414 x x x 142,958 x 0 .. 0 .. 551,441
Serpentine Quantity produced Tonnes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .. 0 .. 0
Quantity shipped Tonnes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .. 0 .. 0
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .. 0 .. 0
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 Thousands of 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 .. x
Quantity shipped Tonnes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 .. 0 .. x
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 .. 0 .. x
Wollastonite Quantity produced Tonnes 0 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 .. 0 .. x
Quantity shipped Tonnes 0 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 .. 0 .. x
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 0 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 .. 0 .. x
Zeolite Quantity produced Tonnes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .. 0 .. 0
Quantity shipped Tonnes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .. 0 .. 0
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .. 0 .. 0
Total Value of shipments Thousands of dollars x x 69,311 117,179 245,216 376,432 43,566 6,548,324 83,796 12,613 .. 1,243,621 .. 8,743,887
Data valid as of February-28-2024
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Aggregates, clay and refractory minerals

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
Clay7 Quantity produced Tonnes 0 x 0 0 0 40,353 x 120,225 34,872 x 0 0 .. 217,611
Quantity shipped Tonnes 0 x 0 0 0 40,354 0 120,225 34,131 x 0 0 .. 200,250
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 0 x 0 0 0 x 0 x 265 x 0 0 .. x
Clay products Quantity produced Tonnes 0 0 x 0 0 x 0 0 x 0 0 0 .. 453,422
Quantity shipped Tonnes 0 0 x 0 0 x 0 0 x 0 0 0 .. 336,354
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 0 0 x 0 0 86,382 0 0 x 0 0 0 .. x
Lime Quantity produced Tonnes 0 0 0 x x 592,487 x 0 x 57,520 0 0 .. 1,602,076
Quantity shipped Tonnes 0 0 0 x x 590,798 x 0 x 58,432 0 0 .. 1,558,802
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 0 0 0 x x x x 0 x 16,793 0 0 .. 222,477
Magnesite Quantity produced Tonnes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 .. x
Quantity shipped Tonnes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 .. x
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 .. x
Nepheline syenite Quantity produced Tonnes 0 0 0 0 0 657,774 0 0 0 0 0 0 .. 657,774
Quantity shipped Tonnes 0 0 0 0 0 652,413 0 0 0 0 0 0 .. 652,413
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 0 0 0 0 0 132,610 0 0 0 0 0 0 .. 132,610
Sand and gravel8 Quantity produced Tonnes 830,940 27,854 7,502,012 4,153,051 14,097,855 94,453,605 8,756,250 9,447,789 37,825,692 37,825,020 150,186 0 .. 215,070,254
Quantity shipped Tonnes 830,340 28,850 7,596,839 4,169,873 14,163,104 93,500,101 8,582,145 8,660,009 36,323,851 35,679,737 150,194 0 .. 209,685,043
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 3,627 x x x x 779,535 85,308 81,577 492,420 388,533 2,012 0 .. 2,036,309
Stone Quantity produced Tonnes 2,846,832 x 10,201,109 4,277,822 53,394,669 65,379,350 3,387,460 0 4,406,959 11,852,803 0 x .. 155,942,539
Quantity shipped Tonnes 2,846,832 x 10,231,862 3,260,388 50,420,621 64,769,186 3,428,610 0 4,884,225 11,507,740 0 x .. 151,550,565
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 15,663 x 87,439 x 318,623 737,060 x 0 x x 0 x .. 1,408,809
Total Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 19,290 1,145 171,716 83,837 460,659 1,829,215 136,601 x 564,322 585,603 2,012 x .. 3,937,368
Data valid as of February-28-2024
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Total annual mineral production, excluding coal5

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
2020 Value of shipments Thousands of dollars x x 478,292 201,016 10,752,927 11,365,706 1,031,995 x 654,314 4,701,563 458,044 x 2,454,968 45,194,575
2019 Value of shipments Thousands of dollars x 2,932 484,169 421,137 10,477,749 11,617,193 x 7,364,508 797,411 4,219,710 x 1,809,749 x 43,838,530
Data valid as of February-28-2024
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Total annual mineral production, including coal3

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
Coal Quantity produced Tonnes .. .. x .. .. .. .. x x x .. .. .. 40,823,847
Quantity shipped Tonnes .. .. x .. .. .. .. x x x .. .. .. 40,823,847
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars .. .. x .. .. .. .. x x x .. .. .. 3,956,724
Total, excluding coal Value of shipments Thousands of dollars x x 478,292 201,016 10,752,927 11,365,706 1,031,995 x 654,314 4,701,563 458,044 x 2,454,968 45,194,575
Grand total Value of shipments Thousands of dollars x x x 201,016 10,752,927 11,365,706 1,031,995 x x x 458,044 x 2,454,968 49,151,299
Data valid as of March-01-2024
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.. Not available for a specific reference period.

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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For any questions, contact the Minerals and Metals Statistics Division:

Tel.: 1-800-267-0452 (toll-free in North America) or 343-292-8646

Email: miningstats-statsminieres@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca

Web: http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/mining-materials/statistics/8848

Footnote 2

Starting in reference year 2019, iron ore is separated into iron ore concentrates and iron ore agglomerates to be consistent with Statistics Canada's publication.

Footnote 3

Source: Statistics Canada, Monthly Coal Supply and Disposition Survey.

Footnote 4

Starting in reference year 2019, potash quantities are published as muriate of potash (MOP) and potassium oxide (K₂O).

Footnote 5

Numbers do not include Coal.

Footnote 7

Starting in reference year 2019, Clay is a new addition to the non-metals table.

Footnote 8

Starting in reference year 2019, quartz (silica) is included in sand and gravel to be consistent with Statistics Canada’s publication.

Footnote 9

Historically NRCan published ilmenite concentrates as “Ilmenite”. Starting in reference year 2019, the published data changed to recoverable ilmenite to be consistent with Statistics Canada’s publication.

Footnote a

Starting in reference year 2019, titanium dioxide is reported as a metal to be consistent with Statistics Canada’s publication. Refer to the non-metal 1990 – 2018 tables for historical values.

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