Annual Statistics of Mineral Production

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Data for reference years 2019, 2020 and 2021 have been revised. Preliminary estimates for reference year 2022 are now available.

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 presents these statistics for over 75 products from the mining industry.

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.

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

Due to the above, the grand totals from 1990 to 2018 include commodities that are excluded from 2019 onwards. Data for these commodities can be found through the sources listed above.

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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 Dollars 68,517,660 .. 0 0 x x x 0 0 0 0 .. 0 181,730,142
Copper Quantity produced Tonnes 22,276 .. 0 0 x 178,990 23,026 0 0 313,742 x .. 0 581,713
Quantity shipped Tonnes 22,542 .. 0 0 x 179,000 21,225 0 0 311,332 x .. 0 577,228
Value of shipments Dollars 175,106,526 .. 0 0 x 1,138,202,836 138,097,113 0 0 2,424,668,675 x .. 0 4,215,889,503
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 Dollars x .. 237,105,000 0 3,881,965,174 5,718,603,959 200,011,319 110,785,000 6,196,156 1,498,701,886 x .. x 13,533,630,353
Value of shipments Dollars .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
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 Dollars 2,249,239,126 .. 0 0 956,126,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 .. 0 3,205,365,126
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 Dollars x .. 0 0 2,976,090,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 .. x 5,547,203,300
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 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 Dollars 0 .. 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 x 0 .. 0 x
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 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 Dollars 639,052,892 .. 0 0 1,209,271,861 925,636,972 187,300,220 0 0 0 0 .. 0 2,961,261,945
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 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 Dollars x 0 0 0 294,512,706 1,103,321,450 x 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,409,630,824
Silver Quantity produced Kilograms 1,067 .. x 0 50,549 114,224 32,122 0 0 104,616 x .. 2,774 306,913
Quantity shipped Kilograms 937 .. x 0 50,699 106,848 30,397 0 0 98,245 x .. 2,774 291,456
Value of shipments Dollars 477,666 .. 160,000 0 54,839,824 x x 0 0 84,226,748 x .. x 264,012,574
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 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 Dollars 0 .. 0 0 0 0 0 328,206,296 0 0 0 .. 0 328,206,296
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 Dollars 0 .. 0 6 x x 289,502,184 0 0 x 0 .. 0 561,804,035
Total Value of shipments Dollars 4,757,587,426 r .. 237,265,000 r 10 r 10,047,051,159 r 9,160,056,568 r 851,828,147 r 438,991,296 r 6,196,156 r 4,103,346,119 r 456,030,643 r .. 2,454,968,193 r 32,513,320,717 r
Data valid as of 2023-03-01
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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 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 Dollars 0 0 0 0 88,414,290 0 0 0 0 0 .. 1,243,620,824 .. 1,332,035,114
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 Dollars 0 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 x x .. 0 .. 1,256,094
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 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 Dollars 0 0 x 0 0 x 0 0 0 x .. 0 .. 50,898,101
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 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 Dollars 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 0 .. 0 .. x
Peat Quantity produced Tonnes x x 1,154 674,994 857,623 0 467,556 39,190 177,842 0 .. 0 .. 2,236,662
Quantity shipped Tonnes x x 1,592 507,605 348,427 0 425,739 33,336 279,021 0 .. 0 .. 1,618,304
Value of shipments Dollars x x x 102,764,670 109,261,947 0 x x x 0 .. 0 .. 390,576,830
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 Dollars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6,350,612,619 0 0 .. 0 .. 6,350,612,619
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 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 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 1,761,458 x 0 .. 0 .. 13,282,003
Quantity shipped Tonnes 0 0 x 282,863 x x x 1,654,968 84,111 0 .. 0 .. 12,642,669
Value of shipments Dollars 0 0 x 14,414,219 x x x 142,957,561 x 0 .. 0 .. 551,440,731
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 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 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 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 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 Dollars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .. 0 .. 0
Total Value of shipments Dollars x x 69,311,601 r 117,178,889 r 245,216,619 r 376,432,094 r 102,339,641 r 6,555,551,871 r 83,796,056 r 12,612,700 r .. 1,243,620,824 r .. 8,809,888,974 r
Data valid as of 2023-03-01
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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 x x 120,225 x x 0 0 .. 217,611
Quantity shipped Tonnes 0 x 0 0 0 40,354 0 120,225 30,091 x 0 0 .. 196,210
Value of shipments Dollars 0 x 0 0 0 x 0 670,575 x 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 Dollars 0 0 x 0 0 x 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 .. 1,547,497
Quantity shipped Tonnes 0 0 0 x x 590,798 x 0 x 58,432 0 0 .. 1,487,646
Value of shipments Dollars 0 0 0 x x 93,432,969 x 0 x 16,793,348 0 0 .. 248,080,601
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 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 Dollars 0 0 0 0 0 132,610,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 .. 132,610,000
Sand and gravel8 Quantity produced Tonnes 830,940 27,864 8,503,070 4,162,368 0 94,499,371 8,756,250 9,511,226 37,825,692 37,824,923 150,186 0 .. 202,091,890
Quantity shipped Tonnes 830,340 28,858 8,493,152 4,171,433 0 93,410,281 8,582,145 8,723,446 36,323,851 35,679,142 150,194 0 .. 196,392,842
Value of shipments Dollars x x 90,631,901 39,936,671 0 779,906,674 85,308,121 82,338,620 492,419,627 383,329,430 2,011,569 0 .. 1,959,737,849
Stone Quantity produced Tonnes x x 8,977,916 3,442,025 0 63,401,318 x 0 4,406,959 11,796,860 0 x .. 98,423,131
Quantity shipped Tonnes x x 9,123,862 2,933,195 0 62,978,387 3,428,610 0 4,884,225 x 0 x .. 97,727,567
Value of shipments Dollars x x x x 0 651,529,430 x 0 x x 0 x .. 992,071,433
Total Value of shipments Dollars x 1,145,367 169,598,058 82,287,261 x 1,744,055,390 136,600,634 83,009,195 564,300,184 579,921,510 2,011,569 x .. 3,469,641,586
Data valid as of 2023-03-01
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Historical data (2019 to 2020), by Province or Territory5

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
Total 2020 Value of shipments $000 x x 476,175 r 199,466 r x 11,280,544 r 1,090,768 r 7,077,552 r 654,292 r 4,695,880 r 458,042 r x 2,454,968 r 44,792,851 r
Total 2019 Value of shipments $000 x x 483,868 r 421,136 r 10,477,894 r 11,520,669 r 1,082,660 r 7,380,299 r 797,410 r x 157,247 r 1,809,750 r 1,632,332 r 43,756,444 r
Data valid as of 1900-01-00
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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 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Value of shipments Dollars .. .. x .. .. .. .. x x x .. .. .. 3,956,723,951
Data valid as of 1900-01-00
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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:

Contact information

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 will be separated into Iron ore concentrates and Iron ore agglomerates.

Footnote 3

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

Footnote 4

Starting in reference year 2019, potash quantity will be reported 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 has published ilmenite concentrates as “Ilmenite”. Starting in 2019, the reported data is recoverable ilmenite to be consistent with Statistics Canada’s publication. Refer to the Statistic Canada table for data on ilmenite concentrates.

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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