Canadian Minerals Yearbook (CMY) - 2008: Tables 1-7 - PRODUCTION

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SECTION 1. PRODUCTION

TABLE 1.
MINERAL PRODUCTION OF CANADA, 2006-08
  Unit 2006 2007 2008 (p)
(quantity) ($000) (quantity) ($000) (quantity) ($000)
METALS
Antimony t 226 1 344 162 990 97 652
Bismuth t 177 2 113 137 4 442 71 1 927
Cadmium t 502 1 698 293 2 396 223 1 470
Calcium t – – – – – –
Cesium t x x x x x x
Cobalt t 2 899 124 767 4 761 344 675 4 467 433 882
Columbium (niobium) t 4 177 x 4 337 x 4 383 x
Copper t 586 489 4 470 218 577 545 4 418 220 581 345 4 437 986
Gold kg 103 513 2 280 913 102 211 2 460 623 94 820 2 823 555
Ilmenite 000 t x x x x x x
Indium kg x x x x x x
Iron ore 000 t 33 543 2 530 298 32 774 2 502 500 31 273 2 426 763
Iron, remelt 000 t x x x x x x
Lead t 79 171 115 748 68 851 193 626 68 936 189 851
Lithium t x x x x x x
Magnesium t – – – – – –
Molybdenum t 7 117 x 6 819 x 7 724 x
Nickel t 224 565 6 165 883 244 539 9 795 249 250 595 5 856 156
Platinum group kg 23 170 498 187 21 925 530 932 21 177 591 696
Selenium t 106 6 262 144 10 760 156 11 561
Silver t 970 409 211 829 384 399 666 341 121
Tantalum t 68 4 650 55 4 509 49 4 206
Tellurium t 10 729 14 1 206 19 4 215
Tungsten t 2 500 64 497 2 718 57 244 2 608 55 510
Uranium t 9 781 1 430 561 9 100 2 525 775 8 702 1 488 235
Zinc t 601 481 2 182 776 594 113 2 069 890 629 175 1 268 417
Total metals   . . 21 056 639 . . 26 247 356 . . 21 001 828
NONMETALS
Barite 000 t 20 4 805 9 2 929 12 3 858
Carbonatite 000 t x x x x x x
Cement (1) 000 t 14 586 1 673 192 14 462 1 785 293 14 028 1 792 110
Chrysotile 000 t x x x x x x
Clay products (2) 000 t . . 223 779 . . 208 136 . . 187 768
Diamonds 000 ct 13 278 1 598 613 17 144 1 799 714 14 803 2 403 554
Gemstones t 68 3 806 67 4 630 67 4 817
Graphite 000 t x x x x x x
Gypsum (3) 000 t 9 036 127 006 7 562 111 650 5 797 76 371
Lime 000 t 2 189 267 015 2 134 273 418 2 069 273 576
Magnesitic dolomite 000 t x x x x x x
Marl 000 t x x x x x x
Mica 000 t x x x x x x
Nepheline syenite 000 t 734 60 665 690 61 746 734 59 654
Peat 000 t 1 217 219 675 1 282 232 537 1 151 215 636
Phosphate 000 t x x x x x x
Potash (K2O) (3) 000 t 8 518 2 240 660 11 085 2 814 563 10 455 8 243 156
Potassium sulphate 000 t x x x x x x
Pumice 000 t x x x x x x
Quartz (3) 000 t 2 146 67 495 1 987 68 462 1 979 71 208
Salt 000 t 14 460 460 722 11 970 442 845 14 168 537 780
Sand and gravel (3) 000 t 238 515 1 275 682 243 096 1 496 737 239 646 1 496 100
Serpentine 000 t – – – – – –
Soapstone, talc, pyrophyllite, etc. 000 t 72 24 206 79 26 480 70 24 600
Sodium sulphate 000 t x x x x x x
Stone (3) 000 t 153 897 1 372 907 149 982 1 402 915 145 825 1 373 088
Sulphur, elemental 000 t 7 762 126 406 7 456 224 537 79 714 2 388 537
Sulphur, in smelter gas 000 t 676 34 283 696 31 345 704 192 865
Titanium dioxide 000 t x x x x x x
Tremolite 000 t – – – – – –
Zeolite 000 t x x x x x x
Total nonmetals   . . 10 290 286 . . 11 588 310 . . 19 983 627
MINERAL FUELS
Coal 000 t 65 895 2 886 182 69 131 2 735 202 68 106 4 292 333
Total all minerals   . . 34 233 107 . . 40 570 868 . . 45 277 787

Sources: Natural Resources Canada; Statistics Canada; cat. no. 26-202-XIB.
– Nil; . . Not available; (p) Preliminary; x Confidential.
(1) Includes exported clinker. (2) Production values for bentonite and diatomite have been included in clay products. (3) Shipments of gypsum, silica, stone, and sand and gravel to Canadian cement, lime and clay plants, and shipments of potash to Canadian potassium sulphate plants, are not included in this table.
Notes: Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding. Confidential values are included in totals. This table excludes petroleum and natural gas.

TABLE 2.
CANADA, VALUE OF MINERAL PRODUCTION, PER CAPITA VALUE OF MINERAL PRODUCTION, AND POPULATION, 1973-2008 (1)
Year Value of Mineral Production Per Capita
Value of
Mineral
Production		 Population
of
Canada
Metals Nonmetals
(Including
Structural
Materials)		 Coal Total
($ millions) ($) (000)
1973 3 947 1 292 180 5 419 241 22 492
1974 4 934 1 731 303 6 968 306 22 808
1975 5 022 1 899 586 7 507 324 23 143
1976 5 344 2 269 607 8 220 351 23 450
1977 6 031 2 612 610 9 253 390 23 726
1978 5 746 2 989 779 9 514 397 23 963
1979 8 006 3 516 860 12 382 512 24 202
1980 9 777 4 154 932 14 863 606 24 516
1981 8 841 4 491 1 073 14 405 580 24 820
1982 6 953 3 841 1 294 12 088 481 25 117
1983 7 528 3 857 1 304 12 689 500 25 367
1984 8 897 4 493 1 795 15 185 593 25 608
1985 8 745 4 864 1 845 15 454 598 25 843
1986 8 819 4 864 1 726 15 409 590 26 101
1987 10 962 5 125 1 641 17 728 670 26 449
1988 13 608 5 574 1 804 20 986 783 26 795
1989 13 982 5 566 1 907 21 455 786 27 282
1990 12 500 5 289 1 824 19 613 708 27 698
1991 10 462 4 783 1 917 17 162 612 28 031
1992 10 210 4 473 1 669 16 352 576 28 367
1993 8 871 4 459 1 768 15 098 526 28 682
1994 9 750 5 193 1 812 16 755 578 28 999
1995 12 173 5 436 1 835 19 444 664 29 302
1996 11 697 5 408 1 936 19 041 643 29 611
1997 11 549 5 912 1 920 19 381 648 29 907
1998 10 429 6 527 1 765 18 721 621 30 157
1999 9 704 7 333 1 474 18 511 609 30 404
2000 10 980 7 428 1 427 19 835 646 30 689
2001 10 359 7 621 (r) 1 624 (r) 19 604 (r) 631 (r) 31 019
2002 10 379 7 939 (r) 1 642 (r) 19 959 (r) 636 (r) 31 354
2003 9 670 8 915 (r) 1 492 (r) 20 077 (r) 633 (r) 31 640
2004 12 362 10 344 (r) 1 675 (r) 24 381 (r) 763 (r) 31 941
2005 14 583 10 485 (r) 2 967 (r) 28 035 (r) 869 (r) 32 245
2006 21 057 10 290 2 886 34 233 (r) 1 051 (r) 32 576
2007 26 247 11 584 2 761 40 567 (r) 1 232 (r) 32 927
2008 (p) 21 001 19 984 4 292 45 278 1 359 33 311

Sources: Natural Resources Canada; Statistics Canada, cat. no. 91-215-X.
(p) Preliminary; (r) Revised.
(1) This table has been revised to exclude the production of petroleum and natural gas.
Note: Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding.

TABLE 3.
CANADA, VALUE OF MINERAL PRODUCTION BY PROVINCE, TERRITORY, AND MINERAL CLASS, 2008 (p,1)
Province/Territory Metals Nonmetals Coal Total
($000) (% of total) ($000) (% of total) ($000) (% of total) ($000) (% of total)
Newfoundland and Labrador 4 080 863 19.4 52 461 0.3 – – 4 133 325 9.1
Prince Edward Island – – 3 252 . . . – – 3 252 . . .
Nova Scotia 43 356 0.2 x x x x 340 214 0.8
New Brunswick 769 319 3.7 x x x x 1 367 180 3.0
Quebec 3 565 394 17.0 1 643 073 8.2 – – 5 208 466 11.5
Ontario 6 593 031 31.4 3 044 823 15.2 – – 9 637 854 21.3
Manitoba 1 547 739 7.4 141 291 0.7 – – 1 689 030 3.7
Saskatchewan 1 529 200 7.3 x x x x 9 734 347 21.5
Alberta 1 667 . . . x x x x 4 139 127 9.1
British Columbia 2 611 883 12.4 997 303 4.9 3 043 413 70.9 6 652 599 14.7
Yukon 203 865 1.0 5 461 . . . – – 209 326 0.5
Northwest Territories 55 510 0.3 2 094 903 10.5 – – 2 150 413 4.7
Nunavut – – 12 654 0.1 – – 12 654 . . .
Total 21 001 828 100 19 983 627 100 4 292 333 100 45 277 787 100

Sources: Natural Resources Canada; Statistics Canada.
– Nil; . . .Amount too small to be expressed; (p) Preliminary; x Confidential.
(1) This table has been revised to exclude the production of petroleum and natural gas.
Note: Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding.

TABLE 4.
CANADA, VALUE OF MINERAL PRODUCTION BY PROVINCE AND TERRITORY, 1998-2008 (p,1)
Province/Territory 1998 1999 2000 2001
(r)		 2002
(r)		 2003
(r)		 2004
(r)		 2005
(r)		 2006 2007 2008
(p)
($ millions)
Saskatchewan 2 426 2 319 2 283 x x 2 277 (r) 3 038 3 794 3 877 5 511 9 734
Ontario 4 978 5 120 5 711 5 635 5 937 5 690 7 123 7 438 9 524 10 856 9 638
British Columbia 2 893 2 445 2 891 2 867 (r) 2 864 (r) 2 887 (r) 3 740 (r) 5 384 5 991 5 611 6 653
Quebec 3 560 3 657 3 653 3 604 3 742 3 563 4 012 3 914 4 560 5 540 5 208
Newfoundland and Labrador 1 095 820 967 863 873 845 770 1 745 3 030 4 949 4 133
Alberta 1 154 1 092 1 064 (r) 1 057 (r) 1 094 (r) 1 218 (r) 1 211 (r) 1 464 1 580 1 812 4 139
Manitoba 893 811 1 069 885 850 892 1 210 1 249 2 089 2 480 1 689
Northwest Territories 401 653 682 779 874 1 667 2 112 1,790 1 638 1 831 2 150
New
Brunswick		 863 851 773 807 653 702 779 (r) 907 1 539 1 540 1 367
Nova Scotia 335 326 295 x x 263 (r) 286 305 323 328 340
Yukon 117 61 56 41 43 34 62 39 46 74 209
Nunavut – 349 385 321 272 35 35 4 32 35 13
Prince Edward Island 6 7 5 4 5 4 3 4 5 4 3
Total 18 721 18 511 19 835 (r) 19 604 (r) 19 960 (r) 20 078 (r) 24 382 (r) 28 036 34 233 40 571 45 278

Sources: Natural Resources Canada; Statistics Canada.
– Nil; (p) Preliminary; (r) Revised; x Confidential.
(1) This table has been revised to exclude the production of petroleum and natural gas. 
Note: Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding.

TABLE 5.
CANADA'S WORLD ROLE AS A PRODUCER OF CERTAIN IMPORTANT MINERALS, 2007
  World Rank of Five Leading Countries
1 2 3 4 5
Uranium (metal content)
(mine production)
  Canada Australia Kazakhstan Russia Niger
t 41 306 9 500 8 603 6 642 3 413 3 154
% of world total   23.0 20.8 16.1 8.3 7.6
Potash (K2O equivalent)
(mine production)
  Canada Russia  Belarus  Germany  Israel 
000 t 33 000 11 000 6 300 5 400 3 700 2 000
% of world total   33.3 19.1 16.4 11.2 6.1
Nickel (mine production)
  Russia Canada Indonesia Australia New Caledonia
000 t 1 599 300 255 188 185 125
% of world total   18.8 15.9 11.8 11.6 7.8
Cobalt (mine production)
  Congo, D.R. Canada Australia Zambia Brazil
t 62 292 25 300 8 261 5 900 4 425 4 300
% of world total   40.6 13.3 9.5 7.1 6.9
Titanium concentrate (Ilmenite)
  Australia  South Africa  Canada China  Norway 
000 t 5 600 1 340 1 060 816 500 380
% of world total   23.9 18.9 14.6 8.9 6.8
Platinum group metals (metal content)
  South Africa Russia  Canada U.S.A. Zimbabwe
kg 527 639 328 000 137 600 23 042 16 900 10 700
% of world total   62.2 26.1 4.4 3.2 2.0
Aluminum (primary metal)
  China  Russia  Canada U.S.A.  Australia 
000 t 38 101 12 559 3 955 3 083 2 554 1 957
% of world total   33.0 10.4 8.1 6.7 5.1
Gypsum (mine production)
  U.S.A.  Spain  Iran  Canada Thailand 
000 t 127 000 22 000 13 200 13 000 9 500 8 400
% of world total   17.3 10.4 10.2 7.5 6.6
Chrysotile (asbestos) 
(mine production)
  Russia  China/Kazakhstan    Brazil  Canada
000 t 2 290 1 030 350 n.a. 230 185
% of world total   45.0 15.3   10.0 8.1
Zinc (mine production)
  China Australia Peru U.S.A. Canada
000 t 11 041 2 950 1 514 1 444 803 623
% of world total   26.7 13.7 13.1 7.3 5.6
Molybdenum (Mo content)
(mine production)
  U.S.A.  China  Chile  Peru  Canada
t 186 091 59 400 46 000 41 100 17 500 6 841
% of world total   31.9 24.7 22.1 9.4 3.7
Salt (mine production)
  China  U.S.A.  Germany  India  Canada
000 t 250 000 46 000 43 800 18 000 15 500 15 000
% of world total   18.4 17.5 7.2 6.2 6.0
Cadmium (metal) (1)
  China  South Korea  Japan  Kazakhstan  Mexico 
t 18 788 3 800 2 846 1 939 1 700 1 617
% of world total   20.2 15.1 10.3 9.0 8.6
Magnesium (metal)  (2)
  China  U.S.A.  Russia Israel Kazakhstan
000 t 872 659 113 33 29 21
% of world total    75.6 13.0 3.8 3.3 2.4
Lead (mine production) (3)
  China  Australia  U.S.A.  Peru  Mexico
000 t 3 617 1 360 641 434 329 137
% of world total   37.6 17.7 12.0 9.1 3.8
Gold (mine production) (4)
  China  South Africa  Australia  U.S.A.  Peru 
t 2 334 270 252 245 244 170
% of world total   11.6 10.8 10.5 10.5 7.3
Copper (mine production) (5)
  Chile Peru  U.S.A.  China  Australia
000 t 15 487 5 557 1 190 1 164 946 871
% of world total   35.9 7.7 7.5 6.1 5.6
Silver (6)
  Peru Mexico China  Chile Australia 
t 21 050 3 494 3 135 2 700 1 929 1 888
% of world total   16.6 14.9 12.8 9.2 8.9

Sources: Natural Resources Canada, from World Nonferrous Statistics and the Canadian Minerals Yearbook; U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
.n.a.Not applicable.
(1) Canada ranked 6th. (2) Canada ranked 6th. (3) Canada ranked 7th. (4) Canada ranked 8th. (5) Canada ranked 8th. (6) Canada ranked 9th.

TABLE 6.
CANADA, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION, MINING, AND MINERAL MANUFACTURING AT BASIC PRICES IN CHAINED (2002) DOLLARS, 2000-2008
  2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
($ millions)
Total industrial production (1) 269 146 259 607 265 106 265 589 269 590 273 833 274 307 274 908 263 508
Total mining and oil and gas extraction (2) 51 519 51 236 53 488 54 979 55 672 55 796 56 699 57 288 55 304
METALS
Iron ore mining 737 503 497 629 534 582 605 579 593
Gold and silver ore mining 1 196 1 260 1 139 1 100 954 898 770 737 656
Copper, nickel, lead and zinc mining 2 221 2 195 1 981 1 846 2 021 2 054 2 233 2 305 2 302
Other metal ore mining 409 349 496 446 337 310 259 244 252
MINERAL FUELS
Oil and gas extraction 37 850 37 188 39 943 40 618 40 860 40 440 41 360 42 009 39 985
NONMETALS
Miscellaneous nonmetals (including asbestos) mining 482 685 839 1 328 1 400 1 284 1 308 1 602 1 508
Potash mining 1 295 1 140 1 160 1 338 1 491 1 467 1 155 1 508 1 462
Salt mining 239 258 230 262 251 244 259 235 263
Coal mining 1 185 1 321 1 057 794 993 1 028 931 1 020 1 016
Quarries and sand pits 1 121 1 205 1 158 1 151 1 232 1 331 1 392 1 468 1 554
SUPPORT ACTIVITIES FOR MINING AND OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION 4 825 5 274 4 987 5 571 5 883 6 745 6 933 5 893 6 320
MINERAL MANUFACTURING
Primary metals 10 882 10 663 11 087 10 897 11 550 11 855 11 956 11 910 11 824
Nonmetallic mineral products 4 779 4 994 5 096 5 375 5 570 5 684 5 992 5 961 5 712
Fabricated metal products 14 201 13 734 14 062 13 711 13 479 13 657 13 833 14 405 13 391
Petroleum and coal products 3 056 3 423 3 477 3 477 3 432 3 297 3 338 3 339 3 247

Source: Statistics Canada, National Economic Accounts, CANSIM Table 327-0027 and cat. no. 15-001-X, June 2009 (March 2009 reference period).
(1) Includes mining and oil and gas extraction, manufacturing and utilities. (2) Includes metal mining, nonmetal mining (including coal mining), quarries and sand pits, crude petroleum and natural gas, and support activities.

TABLE 7.
CANADA, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT BY INDUSTRY AT BASIC PRICES IN CHAINED (2002) DOLLARS, 2000-2008
  2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
($ millions)
Gross domestic product, all industries 1 026 242 1 040 943 1 068 765 1 091 378 1 124 998 1 155 681 1 189 661 1 219 327 1 225 858
Agriculture 18 009 16 204 14 630 16 910 18 716 19 407 19 241 18 954 19 574
Fishing, hunting and trapping 985 1 085 1 118 1 138 1 164 1 111 1 107 1 139 1 214
Forestry and logging 5 632 5 676 5 893 5 756 6 142 6 080 5 794 5 160 4 313
Support activities for mining, oil and gas 4 825 5 274 4 987 5 571 5 883 6 745 6 933 5 893 6 320
Mining (including milling), quarries, and oil and gas extraction 51 519 51 236 53 488 54 979 55 672 55 796 56 699 57 288 55 304
Manufacturing 188 925 181 084 182 736 181 349 184 814 187 806 187 041 185 311 175 636
Construction 51 757 55 542 57 775 59 871 63 453 66 611 70 805 72 890 74 852
Transportation and warehousing 48 921 50 176 50 066 50 270 52 169 54 148 55 690 56 624 56 756
Information and cultural industries 34 007 36 498 38 229 38 631 40 813 41 888 43 227 44 349 45 114
Electric power, gas, and water utilities 29 050 27 384 28 883 29 057 28 993 30 613 30 181 31 344 31 139
Trade, wholesale 52 519 53 438 55 226 57 767 59 990 63 159 66 622 70 256 70 399
Trade, retail 52 579 55 234 58 483 60 515 62 666 64 535 68 420 72 391 74 570
Finance and insurance 60 978 62 802 63 630 64 820 68 212 70 440 74 229 77 851 80 158
Real estate and rental and leasing 121 899 126 782 131 410 134 681 138 631 143 736 148 547 154 059 157 717
Community, business, and personal services 243 367 249 339 256 105 262 549 269 991 277 008 286 699 295 124 301 355
Public administration 57 968 59 705 61 523 63 314 64 085 64 548 66 134 67 463 69 416

Source: Statistics Canada, National Economic Accounts, CANSIM Table 327-0027 and cat. no. 15-001-X, June 2009 (March 2009 reference period).