Canadian Minerals Yearbook (CMY) - 2008

Statistical Report

SECTION 2. TRADE

TABLE 8.
CANADA, STAGES 1 TO 4, DOMESTIC EXPORTS OF MINERALS AND MINERAL PRODUCTS BY COMMODITY, 2006-08
	(000)	(quantity)	($000)	(quantity)	($000)	(quantity)	($000)
	Unit of Measure	2006		2007		2008
METALS
Aluminum	. .	. .	12 251 258	. .	(r) 12 242 382	. .	11 686 994
Antimony	kg	215	1 375	(r) 16	(r) 282	3 084	6 297
Bismuth	kg	50	478	271	4 535	78	1 887
Cadmium	kg	2 355	7 340	1 573	11 821	1 476	13 968
Chromium	kg	2 733	13 290	1 759	9 724	1 921	8 608
Calcium	kg	1 330	2 668	27 176	3 758	43 068	4 243
Cobalt	kg	(r) 7 779	(r) 286 151	9 346	563 015	9 833	762 889
Copper	. .	. .	6 358 408	. .	(r) 6 460 501	. .	6 522 061
Gold	. .	. .	(r) 5 581 083	. .	(r) 6 130 615	. .	8 941 574
Iron and steel	. .	. .	(r) 13 514 617	. .	(r) 13 699 969	. .	16 125 466
Iron ore	t	27 569	1 896 084	28 170	1 936 613	28 058	3 075 535
Lead	. .	. .	392 022	. .	(r) 621 397	. .	648 200
Magnesium and magnesium compounds	kg	70 483	141 380	50 668	90 402	48 852	69 547
Molybdenum	kg	11 695	477 644	9 221	506 155	10 161	558 787
Nickel	. .	. .	(r) 6 056 474	. .	(r) 10 950 204	. .	7 410 831
Platinum group	. .	. .	184 146	. .	(r) 121 013	. .	182 810
Silver	. .	. .	(r) 753 825	. .	(r) 758 870	. .	777 105
Tin	. .	. .	17 904	. .	(r) 29 758	. .	42 665
Titanium	kg	93 051	61 527	36 824	53 103	182 045	97 331
Uranium and thorium	. .	. .	1 780 949	. .	2 919 734	. .	1 834 132
Zinc	kg	854 509	2 309 972	(r) 845 607	(r) 2 735 064	976 156	1 881 652
Other metals	. .	. .	(r) 5 638 660	. .	(r) 6 041 995	. .	6 004 831
Total metals		. .	(r) 57 727 255	. .	(r) 65 890 910	. .	66 657 413
NONMETALS
Barite and witherite	t	. . .	31	. . .	54	1	205
Cement	. .	. .	737 583	. .	771 441	. .	690 994
Chrysotile (asbestos)	. .	. .	112 381	. .	101 739	. .	117 149
Clay and clay products	. .	. .	66 089	. .	(r) 54 771	. .	62 560
Diamonds	. .	. .	1 671 824	. .	(r) 1 903 386	. .	2 656 751
Graphite	. .	. .	117 968	. .	(r) 160 181	. .	163 841
Gypsum	. .	. .	252 695	. .	181 546	. .	143 284
Lime	kg	201 347	28 542	(r) 290 674	41 059	256 882	33 462
Mica	t	22	11 083	23	11 218	22	11 657
Nepheline syenite	t	534	63 310	508	70 565	1 076	60 683
Peat	. .	. .	297 961	. .	308 588	. .	293 394
Potash and potassium compounds	kg	13 617 210	2 435 904	17 305 629	3 018 480	16 537 510	6 312 913
Salt and sodium compounds	t	5 145	518 111	(r) 5 207	(r) 461 857	5 655	575 526
Sand and gravel	t	6 593	62 148	(r) 6 648	62 107	6 067	61 040
Silica and silica compounds	. .	. .	53 006	. .	60 040	. .	96 502
Stone	. .	. .	116 730	. .	(r) 120 548	. .	112 226
Sulphur and sulphur compounds	t	9 247	571 315	8 797	643 610	8 482	2 671 786
Talc, soapstone and pyrophyllite	t	85	22 947	60	24 621	60	20 162
Titanium oxides	kg	88 610	195 963	84 782	190 197	81 287	183 916
Other nonmetals	. .	. .	(r) 3 833 323	. .	(r) 3 811 911	. .	4 456 464
Total nonmetals		. .	(r) 11 168 914	. .	(r) 11 997 919	. .	18 724 515
FUELS
Coal and coke	t	27 983	3 431 510	31 068	3 163 149	32 414	6 365 675
Natural gas	000 m³	102 040	27 803 110	109 451	28 341 221	101 494	32 589 030
Natural gas by-products	000 m³	8	2 307 784	7	2 295 654	8	2 870 720
Petroleum	. .	. .	(r) 53 651 149	. .	(r) 59 188 191	. .	89 860 313
Other fuels	. .	340 264	461 122	377 989	490 743	412 772	633 593
Total fuels	. .	. .	(r) 87 654 675	. .	(r) 93 478 958	. .	132 319 331
Total mining domestic exports (including fuels)	. .	. .	(r) 156 550 844	. .	(r) 171 367 787	. .	217 701 259
Total economy domestic exports	. .	. .	(r) 411 492 572	. .	(r) 420 274 867	. .	455 365 439

Sources: Natural Resources Canada; Statistics Canada.
. . Not available or not applicable; . . . Amount too small to be expressed; (r) Revised.
Note: Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding.

TABLE 9.
CANADA, STAGES 1 TO 4, IMPORTS OF MINERALS AND MINERAL PRODUCTS BY COMMODITY, 2006-08
	(000)	(quantity)	($000)	(quantity)	($000)	(quantity)	($000)
	Unit of Measure	2006		2007		2008
METALS
Aluminum	. .	. .	(r) 6 205 297	. .	(r) 5 968 880	. .	6 152 548
Antimony	kg	2 796	13 327	2 242	12 259	2 483	13 639
Bismuth	kg	112	1 754	121	2 493	75	2 375
Cadmium	kg	156	1 712	94	772	96	690
Calcium	kg	164 656	(r) 51 752	(r) 143 514	(r) 43 807	149 734	54 291
Chromium	kg	(r) 49 009	(r) 52 828	(r) 50 599	(r) 60 091	60 301	112 191
Cobalt	kg	(r) 1 222	(r) 36 314	(r) 3 419	(r) 73 389	2 361	87 575
Copper	. .	. .	(r) 4 028 573	. .	(r) 3 712 080	. .	3 626 032
Gold	. .	. .	(r) 3 844 702	. .	(r) 4 509 487	. .	6 241 807
Iron and steel	. .	. .	(r) 21 563 928	. .	(r) 20 641 119	. .	22 802 867
Iron ore	t	7 624	669 439	7 335	(r) 624 594	9 125	1 073 844
Lead	. .	. .	(r) 410 700	. .	(r) 536 984	. .	579 768
Magnesium and magnesium compounds	kg	(r) 324 686	(r) 163 320	(r) 243 594	(r) 186 790	213 337	300 815
Molybdenum	kg	(r) 7 768	(r) 224 235	(r) 8 592	(r) 261 124	8 665	239 351
Nickel	. .	. .	(r) 540 366	. .	(r) 1 002 911	. .	566 740
Platinum group	g	(r) 2 882 333	(r) 376 572	(r) 2 890 318	(r) 418 369	2 920 746	497 058
Silver	. .	. .	(r) 430 629	. .	(r) 523 371	. .	772 879
Tin	. .	. .	(r) 64 494	. .	(r) 81 188	. .	93 124
Titanium	kg	34 251	(r) 154 659	(r) 22 644	(r) 152 384	7 213	145 486
Uranium and thorium	. .	. .	(r) 454 508	. .	(r) 596 189	. .	648 563
Zinc	. .	. .	(r) 774 002	. .	(r) 960 866	. .	459 777
Other metals	. .	. .	(r) 12 052 809	. .	(r) 12 286 006	. .	12 758 050
Total metals	. .	. .	(r) 52 115 920	. .	(r) 52 655 153	. .	57 232 211
NONMETALS
Barite and witherite	t	145	(r) 18 876	62	(r) 12 149	708	20 432
Cement	. .	. .	(r) 282 217	. .	(r) 340 217	. .	401 676
Chrysotile (Asbestos)	. .	. .	(r) 111 394	. .	(r) 112 095	. .	124 270
Clay and clay products	. .	. .	(r) 1 137 968	. .	(r) 1 169 680	. .	1 164 583
Diamonds	. .	. .	(r) 664 093	. .	(r) 661 495	. .	892 066
Graphite	. .	. .	(r) 401 640	. .	(r) 408 952	. .	512 784
Gypsum	. .	. .	94 347	. .	(r) 119 537	. .	159 790
Lime	kg	106 127	10 849	(r) 98 200	(r) 10 154	115 461	13 757
Mica	t	4	(r) 9 512	4	(r) 9 531	4	10 366
Nepheline syenite	t	. . .	41	1	140	. . .	98
Peat	. .	. .	4 715	. .	4 689	. .	4 412
Potash and potassium compounds	kg	(r) 115 586	(r) 43 281	(r) 146 722	(r) 55 236	133 846	68 066
Salt and sodium compounds	t	2 722	(r) 366 266	2 625	(r) 438 411	3 083	513 141
Sand and gravel	t	2 300	(r) 16 781	2 531	(r) 17 403	2 347	17 671
Silica and silica compounds	. .	. .	(r) 154 486	. .	(r) 144 214	. .	162 543
Stone	. .	. .	(r) 286 930	. .	(r) 317 818	. .	360 299
Sulphur and sulphur compounds	t	209	(r) 20 864	240	(r) 23 968	217	74 180
Talc, soapstone and pyrophyllite	t	82	17 447	75	(r) 17 003	177	13 929
Titanium oxides	kg	(r) 101 765	(r) 247 734	(r) 86 463	(r) 198 478	76 928	177 468
Other nonmetals	. .	. .	(r) 4 438 069	. .	(r) 4 694 684	. .	5 284 620
Total nonmetals	. .	. .	(r) 8 327 510	. .	(r) 8 755 854	. .	9 976 151
FUELS
Coal and coke	t	(r) 21 822	(r) 1 527 239	(r) 19 325	(r) 1 338 120	22 142	1 936 470
Natural gas	000 m³	8 263	2 354 729	(r) 11 153	(r) 3 091 178	13 782	4 401 399
Natural gas by-products	000 m³	. . .	(r) 170 590	1	(r) 214 895	. . .	244 594
Petroleum	. .	. .	(r) 32 786 543	. .	(r) 33 804 704	. .	47 625 449
Other fuels	. .	. .	(r) 588 209	. .	(r) 579 907	. .	586 443
Total fuels	. .	. .	(r) 37 427 310	. .	(r) 39 028 804	. .	54 794 355
Total mining imports (including fuels)	. .	. .	(r) 97 870 740	. .	(r) 100 439 811	. .	122 002 717
Total economy imports	. .	. .	(r) 396 772 785	. .	(r) 406 987 562	. .	433 430 966

Sources: Natural Resources Canada; Statistics Canada.
. . Not available or not applicable; . . . Amount too small to be expressed; (r) Revised.
Note: Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding.

TABLE 10.
CANADA, STAGES 1 TO 4, VALUE OF MINERALS AND MINERAL PRODUCTS, DOMESTIC EXPORTS BY COMMODITY, BY DESTINATION, 2008
	($000)
	United States	European Union (EU-27)	Japan	Mexico	Other	Total
METALS
Aluminum	9 806 265	757 734	500 080	146 791	476 124	11 686 994
Antimony	189	57	–	19	6 032	6 297
Bismuth	242	17	4	–	1 624	1 887
Cadmium	4 549	6 685	–	–	2 734	13 968
Calcium	2 694	2	54	1	1 492	4 243
Chromium	8 505	–	. . .	–	103	8 608
Cobalt	101 001	109 624	206 539	–	345 725	762 889
Copper	4 069 204	779 707	685 266	2 900	984 984	6 522 061
Gold	3 468 430	4 422 784	36 611	175	1 013 574	8 941 574
Iron and steel	13 536 371	570 234	27 604	491 253	1 500 004	16 125 466
Iron ore	683 316	1 454 456	158 202	12 886	766 675	3 075 535
Lead	560 558	36 742	9 279	1	41 620	648 200
Magnesium and magnesium compounds	67 497	507	110	–	1 433	69 547
Molybdenum	185 676	146 497	137 586	70 504	18 524	558 787
Nickel	1 654 186	1 532 554	252 251	24	3 971 816	7 410 831
Platinum group	114 490	63 127	168	33	4 992	182 810
Silver	643 669	70 551	19 199	8	43 678	777 105
Tin	39 890	1 007	784	11	973	42 665
Titanium	89 877	1 854	–	163	5 437	97 331
Uranium and thorium	628 937	1 021 110	51 896	2 552	129 637	1 834 132
Zinc	1 446 750	212 412	16 738	1 346	204 406	1 881 652
Other metals	3 822 169	1 275 669	69 990	49 553	787 450	6 004 831
Total metals	40 934 465	12 463 330	2 172 361	778 220	10 309 037	66 657 413
NONMETALS
Barite and witherite	197	–	–	8	–	205
Calcium (industrial minerals)	–	–	–	–	–	–
Cement	658 414	16 469	1 006	95	15 010	690 994
Chrysotile (asbestos)	8 303	971	1 380	3 592	102 903	117 149
Clay and clay products	32 137	24 689	232	414	5 088	62 560
Diamonds	82 015	2 513 797	–	20 955	39 984	2 656 751
Graphite	115 814	11 428	377	375	35 847	163 841
Gypsum	132 655	1 933	91	1	8 604	143 284
Lime	33 415	1	–	–	46	33 462
Mica	5 939	1 000	2 819	98	1 801	11 657
Nepheline syenite	48 346	6 935	1 667	–	3 735	60 683
Peat	257 028	2 084	13 522	1 037	19 723	293 394
Potash and potassium compounds	3 382 591	21 838	12 159	66 546	2 829 779	6 312 913
Salt and sodium compounds	501 043	2 678	40 755	1 993	29 057	575 526
Sand and gravel	57 773	84	23	–	3 160	61 040
Silica and silica compounds	85 158	2 933	110	161	8 140	96 502
Stone	78 424	20 243	223	–	13 336	112 226
Sulphur and sulphur compounds	718 617	133	–	49 856	1 903 180	2 671 786
Talc, soapstone and pyrophyllite	20 135	. . .	–	–	27	20 162
Titanium oxides	181 072	1 731	26	1	1 086	183 916
Other nonmetals	4 108 441	115 193	17 033	9 574	206 224	4 456 464
Total nonmetals	10 507 517	2 744 140	91 423	154 706	5 226 730	18 724 515
FUELS
Coal and coke	428 453	1 137 163	2 271 297	148 750	23 800 012	6 365 675
Natural gas	32 589 025	–	–	–	5	32 589 030
Natural gas by-products	2 870 486	225	–	–	9	2 870 720
Petroleum	86 342 176	2 253 819	42 979	16 183	1 205 156	89 860 313
Other fuels	491 533	24 115	35 627	6 738	75 580	633 593
Total fuels	122 721 673	3 415 322	2 349 903	171 671	3 660 762	132 319 331
Total mining domestic exports	174 163 655	18 622 792	4 613 687	1 104 597	19 196 529	217 701 259

Sources: Natural Resources Canada; Statistics Canada.
– Nil; . . . Amount too small to be expressed.
Notes: Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding. These are the countries included under European Union: United Kingdom, Ireland, Malta, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovenia, and Cyprus.

TABLE 11.
CANADA, STAGES 1 TO 4, VALUE OF MINERALS AND MINERAL PRODUCTS, IMPORTS BY COMMODITY, BY ORIGIN, 2008
	($000)
	United States	European Union (EU-27)	Japan	Mexico	Other	Total
METALS
Aluminum	3 632 723	250 839	10 345	19 680	2 238 961	6 152 548
Antimony	897	727	15	2 343	9 657	13 639
Bismuth	909	545	–	–	921	2 375
Cadmium	313	112	1	154	110	690
Calcium	47 964	4 086	66	. . .	2 175	54 291
Chromium	19 674	7 522	20	839	84 136	112 191
Cobalt	26 252	20 661	1 037	–	39 625	87 575
Copper	2 207 053	189 915	10 475	50 260	1 168 329	3 626 032
Gold	2 631 763	173 425	42	329 267	3 107 310	6 241 807
Iron and steel	14 442 343	2 350 390	700 237	568 711	4 741 186	22 802 867
Iron ore	1 067 680	5 059	1	785	319	1 073 844
Lead	448 147	20 039	3 710	21 004	86 868	579 768
Magnesium and magnesium compounds	52 821	11 689	1 466	1 089	233 750	300 815
Molybdenum	218 340	1 404	19	235	19 353	239 351
Nickel	267 968	170 081	32 850	255	95 586	566 740
Platinum group	196 300	112 256	55	17	188 430	497 058
Silver	393 773	75 175	728	28 907	274 296	772 879
Tin	26 967	2 083	716	2 518	60 840	93 124
Titanium	107 007	17 228	1 794	1 261	18 196	145 486
Uranium and thorium	61 183	21 913	. . .	–	565 467	648 563
Zinc	345 370	11 556	449	8 281	94 121	459 777
Other metals	6 495 704	1 329 955	513 651	951 804	3 469 672	12 760 791
Total metals	32 691 151	4 776 660	1 277 682	1 987 410	16 499 308	57 232 211
NONMETALS
Barite and witherite	9 029	419	–	–	10 984	20 432
Cement	319 867	16 769	1 013	1 984	62 043	401 676
Chrysotile (asbestos)	88 107	3 550	4 483	5 589	22 541	124 270
Clay and clay products	339 306	264 953	23 280	46 218	490 826	1 164 583
Diamonds	127 421	85 716	131	58	678 740	892 066
Graphite	269 877	79 169	36 754	4 768	122 216	512 784
Gypsum	157 283	828	22	733	924	159 790
Lime	13 648	79	9	–	21	13 757
Mica	7 924	1 344	278	. . .	820	10 366
Nepheline syenite	98	–	–	–	–	98
Peat	2 459	1 326	–	. . .	627	4 412
Potash and potassium compounds	49 418	4 609	424	124	13 491	68 066
Salt and sodium compounds	298 108	32 251	9 121	10 940	162 721	513 141
Sand and gravel	16 591	99	1	39	941	17 671
Silica and silica compounds	119 683	18 238	7 748	716	16 158	162 543
Stone	62 673	73 269	38	1,956	222 363	360 299
Sulphur and sulphur compounds	65 602	7 137	18	1 150	273	74 180
Talc, soapstone and pyrophyllite	12 911	260	168	–	590	13 929
Titanium oxides	135 485	15 123	2 687	14 947	9 226	177 468
Other nonmetals	3 534 011	516 206	48 512	104 331	1 081 560	5 284 620
Total nonmetals	5 629 501	1 121 345	134 687	193 553	2 897 065	9 976 151
FUELS
Coal and coke	1 266 457	98 817	154	57	570 985	1 936 470
Natural gas	4 388 242	5	2	–	13 150	4 401 399
Natural gas by-products	242 061	250	8	–	2 275	244 594
Petroleum	11 339 631	8 348 683	52 255	994 404	26 890 476	47 625 449
Other fuels	509 862	41 045	3 933	2 204	29 399	586 443
Total fuels	17 746 253	8 488 800	56 352	996 665	27 506 285	54 794 355
Total mining imports	56 066 905	14 386 805	1 468 722	3 177 629	46 902 658	122 002 717