Annual Statistics of Mineral Production, 2023

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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 729 .. 0 .. 1,144 1,237 150 0 0 0 0 .. 0 3,260
Quantity shipped Tonnes 729 .. 0 .. 1,122 1,237 150 0 0 0 0 .. 0 3,238
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars x .. 0 .. x 56,017 x 0 0 0 0 .. 0 x
Copper Quantity produced Tonnes 9,792 .. 0 .. 22,267 169,131 4,562 0 0 278,799 0 .. 0 484,552
Quantity shipped Tonnes 9,792 .. 0 .. 21,854 168,914 11,535 0 0 273,278 0 .. 0 485,375
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 111,915 .. 0 .. 194,021 1,917,259 95,195 0 0 2,755,678 0 .. 0 5,074,068
Gold Quantity produced Kilograms 0 .. 988 .. 54,912 77,556 x x 9 18,625 5,848 .. x 191,035
Quantity shipped Kilograms 0 .. 1,043 .. 54,591 76,136 x x 10 18,952 5,565 .. x 188,762
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 0 .. x .. 4,598,402 6,550,483 x 221,930 661 1,456,993 x .. x 15,874,530
Ilmenite9 Quantity produced Tonnes 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
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 0 .. 0 .. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .. 0 0
Iron, agglomerates2 Quantity produced Tonnes 8,311,091 .. 0 .. 9,396,926 0 0 0 0 0 0 .. 0 17,708,017
Quantity shipped Tonnes 8,311,091 .. 0 .. 9,567,249 0 0 0 0 0 0 .. 0 17,878,340
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 1,995,999 .. 0 .. 1,836,419 0 0 0 0 0 0 .. 0 3,832,418
Iron, concentrates2 Quantity produced Tonnes x .. 0 .. 38,345,580 0 0 0 0 0 0 .. x 65,165,564
Quantity shipped Tonnes x .. 0 .. 26,764,224 0 0 0 0 0 0 .. x 42,528,909
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars x .. 0 .. 3,545,818 0 0 0 0 0 0 .. x 5,631,420
Iron, remelt Quantity produced Tonnes 0 .. 0 .. x 0 0 0 0 0 0 .. 0 x
Quantity shipped Tonnes 0 .. 0 .. x 0 0 0 0 0 0 .. 0 x
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 0 .. 0 .. x 0 0 0 0 0 0 .. 0 x
Lead Quantity produced Tonnes 0 .. 0 .. 0 0 0 0 0 x 0 .. 0 x
Quantity shipped Tonnes 0 .. 0 .. 0 0 0 0 0 x 0 .. 0 x
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 0 .. 0 .. 0 0 0 0 0 x 0 .. 0 x
Lithium Quantity produced Kilograms 0 .. 0 .. 0 0 31,600,000 0 0 0 0 .. 0 31,600,000
Quantity shipped Kilograms 0 .. 0 .. 0 0 32,528,000 0 0 0 0 .. 0 32,528,000
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 0 .. 0 .. 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 .. 0 x
Molybdenum Quantity produced Tonnes 0 .. 0 .. 0 0 0 0 0 1,171 0 .. 0 1,171
Quantity shipped Tonnes 0 .. 0 .. 0 0 0 0 0 1,099 0 .. 0 1,099
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 0 .. 0 .. 0 0 0 0 0 73,131 0 .. 0 73,131
Nickel Quantity produced Tonnes 13,546 .. 0 .. 46,074 56,650 10,967 0 0 0 0 .. 0 127,237
Quantity shipped Tonnes 13,546 .. 0 .. 45,025 56,640 10,967 0 0 0 0 .. 0 126,177
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 380,712 .. 0 .. 942,568 1,623,157 320,528 0 0 0 0 .. 0 3,266,965
Niobium (Columbium) Quantity produced Kilograms 0 .. 0 .. x 0 0 0 0 0 0 .. 0 x
Quantity shipped Kilograms 0 .. 0 .. x 0 0 0 0 0 0 .. 0 x
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 0 .. 0 .. x 0 0 0 0 0 0 .. 0 x
Platinum group Quantity produced Grams 10,553 .. .. .. 5,363,711 18,460,329 135,621 .. .. .. .. .. .. 23,970,214
Quantity shipped Grams 10,553 .. .. .. 5,278,394 18,310,924 135,621 .. .. .. .. .. .. 23,735,492
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 673 .. .. .. 242,298 1,110,301 6,619 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,359,891
Silver Quantity produced Kilograms 0 .. 47 .. 40,783 83,678 x 0 0 87,275 x .. x 240,523
Quantity shipped Kilograms 0 .. 47 .. 38,095 83,676 x 0 0 98,887 x .. x 249,443
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 0 .. 49 .. 36,448 81,111 x 0 0 x x .. x 239,297
Titanium dioxidea Quantity produced Tonnes 0 .. 0 .. x 0 0 0 0 0 0 .. 0 x
Quantity shipped Tonnes 0 .. 0 .. x 0 0 0 0 0 0 .. 0 x
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 0 .. 0 .. x 0 0 0 0 0 0 .. 0 x
Uranium Quantity produced Tonnes 0 .. 0 .. 0 0 0 13,884 0 0 0 .. 0 13,884
Quantity shipped Tonnes 0 .. 0 .. 0 0 0 10,168 0 0 0 .. 0 10,168
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 0 .. 0 .. 0 0 0 1,946,446 0 0 0 .. 0 1,946,446
Zinc Quantity produced Tonnes 0 .. 0 .. x 37,812 x 0 0 x 0 .. 0 109,507
Quantity shipped Tonnes 0 .. 0 .. x 37,812 x 0 0 x 0 .. 0 103,911
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 0 .. 0 .. x 81,073 x 0 0 x 0 .. 0 256,672
Total Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 4,083,343 .. x .. 11,716,989 11,419,401 1,031,441 2,168,376 661 4,441,348 x .. x 37,979,373
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 1,579,000 0 0 0 0 0 .. 14,095,351 .. 15,674,351
Quantity shipped Carats 0 0 0 0 1,950,000 0 0 0 0 0 .. 14,339,637 .. 16,289,637
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 0 0 0 0 206,743 0 0 0 0 0 .. 1,846,608 .. 2,053,351
Gemstones Quantity produced Kilograms 0 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 x 0 .. 0 .. 69,517
Quantity shipped Kilograms 0 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 x 0 .. 0 .. 70,019
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 x 0 0 0 0 0 .. 0 .. x
Quantity shipped Tonnes 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 0 .. 0 .. x
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 x 0 x 0 0 0 x .. 0 .. 3,479,599
Quantity shipped Tonnes 0 0 x x 0 x 0 0 0 x .. 0 .. 3,378,603
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 0 0 x x 0 x 0 0 0 x .. 0 .. 118,373
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 12,765 0 0 0 0 0 .. 0 .. 12,765
Quantity shipped Tonnes 0 0 0 0 12,737 0 0 0 0 0 .. 0 .. 12,737
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 0 .. 0 .. x
Peat Quantity produced Tonnes x x 2,178 436,349 484,851 0 503,660 x 167,283 0 .. 0 .. 1,693,530
Quantity shipped Tonnes x x 2,316 420,480 261,373 0 419,452 x 233,747 0 .. 0 .. 1,477,410
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars x x 946 x 111,491 0 x x x 0 .. 0 .. 356,918
Potash, muriate of potash (MOP)4 Quantity produced Tonnes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22,885,120 0 0 .. 0 .. 22,885,120
Quantity shipped Tonnes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23,583,224 0 0 .. 0 .. 23,583,224
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11,937,497 0 0 .. 0 .. 11,937,497
Potash, potassium oxide (K2O)4 Quantity produced Tonnes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14,043,046 0 0 .. 0 .. 14,043,046
Quantity shipped Tonnes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14,463,457 0 0 .. 0 .. 14,463,457
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 453,499 x x x 1,350,045 x 0 .. 0 .. 11,720,185
Quantity shipped Tonnes 0 0 x 440,359 x x x 1,354,470 x 0 .. 0 .. 11,813,176
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 0 0 x 28,186 x x x 111,684 x 0 .. 0 .. 534,646
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 66,323 0 0 0 0 .. 0 .. x
Quantity shipped Tonnes x 0 0 0 0 65,657 0 0 0 0 .. 0 .. x
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars x 0 0 0 0 33,879 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 0 565 .. 0 .. 565
Quantity shipped Tonnes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 509 .. 0 .. 509
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 120,950 136,997 372,832 315,754 82,449 12,131,878 91,596 x .. 1,846,608 .. 15,132,609
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 0 65,982 x x 95,503 x 0 0 0 283,722
Quantity shipped Tonnes 0 x x 0 0 64,147 x x 74,383 x 0 0 0 160,913
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 0 x x 0 0 457 x x x x 0 0 0 x
Clay products Quantity produced Tonnes 0 0 x 0 0 298,554 0 x x x 0 0 0 492,312
Quantity shipped Tonnes 0 0 x 0 0 x 0 x x x 0 0 0 500,331
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 0 0 x 0 0 x 0 x x x 0 0 0 x
Lime Quantity produced Tonnes 0 0 0 x x x x 0 x 54,713 0 0 0 1,472,530
Quantity shipped Tonnes 0 0 0 x x x x 0 x 55,576 0 0 0 1,299,944
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 0 0 0 x x x x 0 x x 0 0 0 313,191
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 x x 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x
Quantity shipped Tonnes 0 0 0 0 x x 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 0 0 0 0 x x 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 213,946
Sand and gravel8 Quantity produced Tonnes 954,163 x 8,101,564 3,679,265 36,016,714 93,859,916 9,773,118 7,551,605 49,409,287 57,481,538 228,368 0 x 267,081,374
Quantity shipped Tonnes 953,603 x 8,220,957 3,649,053 24,800,316 94,837,985 10,384,354 7,203,240 45,212,314 57,897,457 157,894 x x 253,354,721
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 4,893 x x x x 808,285 x 68,006 595,951 634,133 1,296 x x 2,539,264
Stone Quantity produced Tonnes 1,661,875 x 7,250,193 7,011,234 66,885,224 62,492,208 5,380,359 x 5,231,003 10,348,840 0 x 0 166,454,027
Quantity shipped Tonnes 1,661,877 x 7,100,855 6,230,132 48,073,554 59,786,850 5,361,221 x 5,210,415 10,041,830 0 x 0 143,742,904
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 9,744 x 53,388 42,218 521,112 726,355 61,398 x x 178,672 0 x 0 1,647,634
Total Value of shipments Thousands of dollars 14,637 1,132 147,378 96,485 861,689 1,931,991 173,952 x 680,142 920,701 1,296 1,618 x 4,899,746
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
2023 Value of shipments Thousands of dollars x x x 233,482 12,951,510 13,667,146 1,287,842 x 772,399 x x 1,848,226 x 58,011,728
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 .. .. .. 48,740,895
Quantity shipped Tonnes .. .. x .. .. .. .. x x x .. .. .. 48,740,895
Value of shipments Thousands of dollars .. .. x .. .. .. .. x x x .. .. .. 12,408,347
Total, excluding coal Value of shipments Thousands of dollars x x x 233,482 12,951,510 13,667,146 1,287,842 x 772,399 x x 1,848,226 x 58,011,728
Grand total Value of shipments Thousands of dollars x x x 233,482 12,951,510 13,667,146 1,287,842 x x x x 1,848,226 x 70,420,075
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

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

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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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