Annual Statistics of Mineral Production, 2022

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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. Quantities of secondary aggregates, specifically stone and sand and gravel, for Newfoundland and Labrador are provided by The Department of Industry, Energy and Technology of Newfoundland and Labrador.

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 876 .. 0 0 1,042 1,482 134 0 0 0 0 .. 0 3,534
Quantity shipped Tonnes 877 .. 0 0 1,082 1,481 134 0 0 0 0 .. 0 3,573
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 72,753 .. 0 0 63,487 122,907 11,885 0 0 0 0 .. 0 271,031
Copper Quantity produced Tonnes x .. 0 0 23,319 164,394 15,536 0 0 274,460 x .. 0 509,059
Quantity shipped Tonnes x .. 0 0 24,222 161,414 15,426 0 0 409,243 x .. 0 643,355
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars x .. 0 0 269,253 1,683,327 177,189 0 0 3,060,138 x .. 0 5,546,945
Gold Quantity produced Kilograms x .. 1,365 0 54,062 76,380 4,659 4,230 x 20,007 4,539 .. 23,432 189,393
Quantity shipped Kilograms x .. 1,378 0 54,479 77,006 4,717 4,152 x 19,467 5,432 .. 23,051 190,431
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars x .. 103,723 0 4,164,862 5,814,908 358,963 239,998 5,666 1,472,169 x .. x 14,331,211
Ilmenite9 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, agglomerates2 Quantity produced Tonnes 8,764,981 .. 0 0 9,796,095 0 0 0 0 0 0 .. 0 18,561,076
Quantity shipped Tonnes 9,167,255 .. 0 0 9,704,689 0 0 0 0 0 0 .. 0 18,871,944
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 2,201,616 .. 0 0 2,080,639 0 0 0 0 0 0 .. 0 4,282,255
Iron, concentrates2 Quantity produced Tonnes x .. 0 0 36,106,855 0 0 0 0 0 0 .. x 64,212,320
Quantity shipped Tonnes x .. 0 0 25,604,850 0 0 0 0 0 0 .. x 40,786,873
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars x .. 0 0 3,540,223 0 0 0 0 0 0 .. x 5,713,327
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 3,366 0 0 0 0 0 x 0 .. 0 x
Quantity shipped Tonnes 0 .. 0 3,238 0 0 0 0 0 x 0 .. 0 x
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 0 .. 0 x 0 0 0 0 0 x 0 .. 0 x
Lithium Quantity produced Kilograms 0 .. 0 0 0 0 16,615,000 0 0 0 0 .. 0 16,615,000
Quantity shipped Kilograms 0 .. 0 0 0 0 16,790,500 0 0 0 0 .. 0 16,790,500
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 0 .. 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 .. 0 x
Molybdenum Quantity produced Tonnes 0 .. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,420 0 .. 0 1,420
Quantity shipped Tonnes 0 .. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,618 0 .. 0 1,618
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 0 .. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x 0 .. 0 x
Nickel Quantity produced Tonnes 17,178 .. 0 0 40,511 54,523 9,903 0 0 0 0 .. 0 122,115
Quantity shipped Tonnes 17,188 .. 0 0 41,626 54,492 9,903 0 0 0 0 .. 0 123,209
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 585,406 .. 0 0 1,155,932 1,914,705 367,898 0 0 0 0 .. 0 4,023,942
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 11,902 0 0 0 4,923,428 14,405,860 140,195 0 0 0 0 0 0 19,481,385
Quantity shipped Grams 11,902 0 0 0 5,127,067 14,342,082 140,195 0 0 0 0 0 0 19,621,246
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars x 0 0 0 429,144 1,108,547 x 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,547,312
Silver Quantity produced Kilograms x .. 77 5,723 45,974 102,144 24,255 0 0 102,659 x .. 4,101 290,946
Quantity shipped Kilograms x .. 78 5,918 46,436 96,018 26,548 0 0 97,762 x .. 4,325 283,426
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars x .. 65 5,391 x x x 0 0 x x .. 3,904 240,005
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 Quantity produced Tonnes 0 .. 0 0 0 0 0 7,368 0 0 0 .. 0 7,368
Quantity shipped Tonnes 0 .. 0 0 0 0 0 6,929 0 0 0 .. 0 6,929
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 0 .. 0 0 0 0 0 986,438 0 0 0 .. 0 986,438
Zinc Quantity produced Tonnes 0 .. 0 x 43,564 x 55,381 0 0 x 0 .. 0 180,256
Quantity shipped Tonnes 0 .. 0 x 45,723 x 59,043 0 0 x 0 .. 0 185,315
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 0 .. 0 x 114,699 x 268,055 0 0 x 0 .. 0 663,208
Total Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 4,636,756 .. 103,788 55,878 12,214,142 10,858,826 1,234,456 1,226,436 5,666 4,778,366 541,440 .. 2,393,691 38,049,444
Data valid as of February 26, 2025
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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 1,922,464 0 0 0 0 0 .. 14,294,769 .. 16,217,233
Quantity shipped Carats 0 0 0 0 1,936,812 0 0 0 0 0 .. 14,108,907 .. 16,045,719
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 0 0 0 0 190,104 0 0 0 0 0 .. 1,995,948 .. 2,186,052
Gemstones Quantity produced Kilograms 0 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 x 0 .. 0 .. 68,482
Quantity shipped Kilograms 0 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 x 0 .. 0 .. 69,129
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 0 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 x 0 .. 0 .. x
Graphite Quantity produced Tonnes 0 0 0 0 2,530 0 0 0 0 0 .. 0 .. 2,530
Quantity shipped Tonnes 0 0 0 0 8,479 0 0 0 0 x .. 0 .. x
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 x .. 0 .. x
Gypsum Quantity produced Tonnes 0 0 x x 0 x 0 0 0 x .. 0 .. 3,306,341
Quantity shipped Tonnes 0 0 x x 0 x 0 0 0 x .. 0 .. 3,367,532
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 0 0 x x 0 x 0 0 0 x .. 0 .. 66,729
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 14,057 0 0 0 0 0 .. 0 .. 14,057
Quantity shipped Tonnes 0 0 0 0 14,450 0 0 0 0 0 .. 0 .. 14,450
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 0 .. 0 .. x
Peat Quantity produced Tonnes x x 2,281 497,183 836,424 0 728,788 x 227,179 0 .. 0 .. 2,438,258
Quantity shipped Tonnes x x 2,898 643,757 233,618 0 442,578 x 374,747 0 .. 0 .. 1,831,665
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars x x 1,079 x 106,377 0 x x x 0 .. 0 .. 375,418
Potash, muriate of potash (MOP)4 Quantity produced Tonnes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23,568,614 0 0 .. 0 .. 23,568,614
Quantity shipped Tonnes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22,681,230 0 0 .. 0 .. 22,681,230
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17,634,352 0 0 .. 0 .. 17,634,352
Potash, potassium oxide (K2O)4 Quantity produced Tonnes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14,393,181 0 0 .. 0 .. 14,393,181
Quantity shipped Tonnes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13,804,043 0 0 .. 0 .. 13,804,043
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 x x x x 1,738,961 x 0 .. 0 .. 15,155,260
Quantity shipped Tonnes 0 0 x x x x x 1,580,359 x 0 .. 0 .. 14,141,892
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 0 0 x 26,610 x x x 113,950 x 0 .. 0 .. 576,006
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, pyrophyllite and talc Quantity produced Tonnes x 0 0 0 0 96,690 0 0 0 0 .. 0 .. x
Quantity shipped Tonnes x 0 0 0 0 96,690 0 0 0 0 .. 0 .. x
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars x 0 0 0 0 49,880 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 0 510 .. 0 .. 510
Quantity shipped Tonnes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 510 .. 0 .. 510
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .. 0 .. 4
Total Value of shipments Thousands of dollars x x 64,659 132,619 350,269 404,255 65,116 17,840,296 114,088 23,458 .. 1,995,948 .. 20,996,221
Data valid as of February 26, 2025
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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 x 0 x 38,076 x 112,934 79,843 x 0 0 0 318,845
Quantity shipped Tonnes 0 x x 0 x 37,993 x 112,951 79,415 x 0 0 0 319,240
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 0 x x 0 x 249 x x 620 x 0 0 0 2,925
Clay products Quantity produced Tonnes 0 0 x 0 0 307,222 0 0 x x 0 0 0 362,338
Quantity shipped Tonnes 0 0 x 0 0 280,865 0 0 x x 0 0 0 336,455
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 0 0 x 0 0 x 0 0 x x 0 0 0 x
Lime Quantity produced Tonnes 0 0 0 x x x x 0 x 59,529 0 0 0 1,766,104
Quantity shipped Tonnes 0 0 0 x x x x 0 x 59,245 0 0 0 1,675,997
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 0 0 0 x x x x 0 x x 0 0 0 299,376
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 Thousands of dollars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 x
Nepheline syenite Quantity produced Tonnes 0 0 0 0 0 771,082 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 771,082
Quantity shipped Tonnes 0 0 0 0 0 768,535 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 768,535
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 0 0 0 0 0 156,205 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 156,205
Sand and gravel8 Quantity produced Tonnes 1,540,615 x 5,505,003 4,427,901 29,012,940 138,861,615 9,296,433 8,638,258 50,128,177 49,856,320 198,543 0 x 297,504,203
Quantity shipped Tonnes 1,535,185 x 5,908,159 4,269,165 24,286,674 129,507,098 9,433,256 8,162,282 50,121,028 45,120,911 159,040 0 x 278,541,026
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 8,043 x x x x 853,046 x 90,527 574,405 538,720 x 0 x 2,481,491
Stone Quantity produced Tonnes 1,461,024 x 8,992,944 9,567,159 68,154,769 71,950,478 5,042,518 x 4,305,986 8,063,663 0 x 0 177,893,837
Quantity shipped Tonnes 1,437,203 x 8,835,998 6,776,912 60,005,536 70,368,203 5,188,696 x 4,199,619 7,963,702 0 x 0 165,192,456
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 8,315 x 68,434 44,633 456,367 830,489 56,583 x x 121,181 0 x 0 1,631,211
Total Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 16,358 1,218 150,281 103,777 794,316 2,013,223 151,806 x 649,665 750,305 x x x 4,726,089
Data valid as of February 26, 2025
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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
2022 Value of shipments Thousands of dollars x x 318,728 292,274 13,358,727 13,276,304 1,451,378 x 769,419 5,552,129 x x x 63,771,754
2021 Value of shipments Thousands of dollars x x 419,850 x 13,512,740 11,441,862 1,361,773 x x 5,859,751 512,432 1,691,916 2,579,051 53,189,360
2020 Value of shipments Thousands of dollars x x 481,019 203,909 10,764,078 11,364,657 1,049,582 x x 4,701,804 x x 2,455,165 45,279,715
2019 Value of shipments Thousands of dollars x 2,932 487,766 423,869 10,468,626 11,620,882 x 7,364,515 791,830 4,219,786 162,585 1,809,749 x 43,856,451
Data valid as of February 26, 2025
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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 .. .. .. 47,049,726
Quantity shipped Tonnes .. .. x .. .. .. .. x x x .. .. .. 47,049,726
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars .. .. x .. .. .. .. x x x .. .. .. 15,469,252
Total, excluding coal Value of shipments Thousands of dollars x x 318,728 292,274 13,358,727 13,276,304 1,451,378 x 769,419 5,552,129 x x x 63,771,754
Grand total Value of shipments Thousands of dollars x x x 292,274 13,358,727 13,276,304 1,451,378 x x x x x x 79,241,006
Data valid as of February 28, 2025
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The sum may not add up to the total due to rounding and previous years may be subject to revisions in the future. Data include shipments by producers regardless of industrial classification.

For definitions regarding data contained in these tables, refer to:

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

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Footnote 2

Starting in reference year 2019, iron ore is separated into iron, concentrates and iron, 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). Shipment values are only published for muriate of potash (MOP) to avoid duplication.

Footnote 5

Numbers do not include Coal.

Footnote 7

Starting in reference year 2019, Clay is a new addition to the aggregates 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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