Canadian Minerals Yearbook (CMY) - 2008: Tables 16-21: PRINCIPAL STATISTICS

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SECTION 5. PRINCIPAL STATISTICS

TABLE 16. 
CANADA PRINCIPAL STATISTICS OF THE MINERAL INDUSTRY (1,2) 2007
  NAICS
Code		 Establish-
ments		 Mining Activity Total Activity (3)
Production and
Related Workers		 Costs Value of Product-
ion		 Value Added
Employ-
ees		 Person-
Hours Paid		 Wages Fuel and Electricity Materials and Supplies Employ-
ees		 Salaries and Wages Value Added
(number) (number) (000) ($000) ($000) ($000) ($000) ($000) (number) ($000) ($000)
BY INDUSTRY
Metal Ore Mining
Iron ore 21221 5 3 012 6 457 289 174 286 911 635 404 2 641 348 1 719 033 4 422 414 606 1 716 941
Gold and silver 21222 27 4 663 9 898 353 982 204 280 658 250 2 844 981 1 982 451 6 171 495 913 1 978 331
Lead-zinc 212231 2 x x x x x x x x x x
Nickel-copper 212232 9 x x x x x x x x x x
Copper-zinc 212233 13 3 918 8 364 299 085 169 623 892 526 3 716 234 2 654 085 4 565 362 397 2 658 263
Other metal ore mining (4) 21229 11 2 270 4 775 169 971 124 522 340 802 3 416 081 2 950 757 2 711 208 271 2 945 498
Total 67 19 172 41 117 1 485 403 988 131 4 074 632 24 721 174 19 568 411 25 224 2 041 180 19 647 000
Nonmetallic Mining and Quarrying
Diamonds 212392 4 973 2 110 87 147 150 612 414 100 1 912 872 1 348 159 1 356 147 919 1 340 684
Salt 212393 10 1 039 2 269 76 251 28 632 54 288 416 937 334 018 1 446 108 466 332 187
Gypsum 212395 8 399 852 18 873 10 223 14 476 118 214 93 515 476 24 262 92 657
Potash 212396 10 3 013 6 983 238 828 276 198 384 976 2 815 230 2 154 057 3 836 317 925 2 150 267
Peat 212397 70 1 183 2 566 40 134 17 224 51 535 328 912 260 153 1 491 51 934 260 465
Stone (5) 21231 192 2 839 6 327 142 928 97 422 248 022 1 164 613 819 169 3 669 194 817 813 470
Sand and gravel 212323 394 3 607 8 736 181 406 113 812 209 138 1 157 018 834 067 4 713 239 070 893 775
Shale clay and refractory minerals 212326 8 189 391 10 979 8 294 12 910 74 304 53 100 265 16 942 53 321
Other nonmetallic or mineral mining and quarrying (6) 14 689 1 515 42 208 39 834 58 923 189 814 91 057 915 58 082 91 203
Total 710 13 931 31 748 838 754 742 251 1 448 367 8 177 913 5 987 295 18 167 1 159 417 6 028 028
Mineral Fuels
Coal 21211 22 4 262 7 278 324 279 237 321 423 348 2 407 065 1 746 396 5 105 406 468 1 746 396
Total mineral industry (1) 799 37 365 80 143 2 648 436 1 967 703 5 946 347 35 306 152 27 392 102 48 496 3 607 065 27 421 424
BY PROVINCE AND TERRITORY
Newfoundland and Labrador 18 2 061 4 470 194 751 141 227 451 094 3 904 257 3 311 936 2 705 248 113 3 301 300
Prince Edward Island 1 x x x x x x x x x x
Nova Scotia 32 912 2 061 42 920 27 350 41 738 255 629 186 540 1 147 56 753 186 877
New Brunswick 39 1 596 3 605 86 185 61 171 394 187 1 311 936 856 578 2 026 118 361 853 667
Quebec 193 6 308 13 834 424 533 354 464 1 028 507 4 439 005 3 056 034 9 349 653 225 3 063 646
Ontario 277 10 007 21 782 671 291 363 020 1 457 197 9 586 960 7 766 744 13 089 956 191 7 803 620
Manitoba 26 1 972 4 179 131 509 45 799 376 023 2 408 249 1 986 428 2 538 173 089 1 986 800
Saskatchewan 49 4 773 10 723 366 142 347 923 597 863 5 650 186 4 704 401 5 868 465 712 4 697 774
Alberta 83 2 631 5 003 166 640 109 232 188 965 1 030 363 732 166 3 191 209 152 741 527
British Columbia 73 5 898 11 877 462 131 353 904 961 774 4 707 327 3 391 649 6 954 561 328 3 394 380
Yukon 3 43 100 3 581 2 289 5 249 34 804 27 266 47 3 847 27 258
Northwest
Territories		 4 x x x x x x x x x x
Nunavut 1 72 157 5 200 9 775 3 653 34 821 21 393 114 9 145 20 713
Total Canada 799 37 365 80 143 2 648 436 1 967 703 5 946 347 35 306 152 27 392 102 48 496 3 607 065 27 421 424

Sources: Natural Resources Canada; Statistics Canada.
NAICS:  North American Industry Classification System. x Confidential.
(1) Cement manufacturing and lime manufacturing are included in the mineral manufacturing industry. (2)  Excludes the oil and gas extraction industry (NAICS 211). (3) Total activity includes sales and head offices. (4) Includes uranium ore mining (NAICS 212291) and all other metal ore mining (NAICS 212299). (5) Includes NAICS 212314 212315 212316 and 212317. (6) Includes asbestos mining (NAICS 212394) and all other nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying (NAICS 212398).
Note: Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding.

TABLE 17. 
CANADA PRINCIPAL STATISTICS OF THE MINERAL INDUSTRY (1,2) 1989-2007
Year Establish-
ments		 Mining Activity Total Activity (3)
Production and Related Workers Costs Value of Production Value
Added
Employ-
ees		 Person-
Hours Paid		 Wages Fuel and Electricity Materials
and Supplies		 Employ-
ees		 Salaries
and Wages		 Value
Added
(number) (number) (000) ($000) ($000) ($000) ($000) ($000) (number) ($000) ($000)
1989 537 59 593 129 946 2 562 805 1 013 010 4 712 423 17 445 454 11 720 021 78 279 3 460 651 11 826 346
1990 521 55 558 121 448 2 510 817 1 061 769 4 619 245 16 158 688 10 477 673 73 156 3 391 151 10 571 448
1991 498 51 642 112 344 2 446 055 1 043 554 4 318 454 14 359 030 8 997 022 68 747 3 363 119 9 094 572
1992 469 46 819 101 065 2 278 504 960 413 4 249 868 13 705 148 8 494 868 62 257 3 136 794 8 566 223
1993 459 44 053 94 733 2 139 903 933 552 3 931 954 12 598 992 7 733 486 58 325 2 928 793 7 793 020
1994 555 44 083 95 756 2 227 755 970 304 3 938 223 13 872 653 8 964 126 58 195 3 019 806 9 059 983
1995 730 46 728 101 852 2 421 274 1 065 118 4 652 556 16 771 037 11 053 363 61 193 3 262 475 11 133 393
1996 727 45 552 99 532 2 466 512 1 129 784 4 939 053 16 568 618 10 499 781 59 555 3 306 371 10 575 169
1997 717 45 011 98 314 2 550 807 1 116 321 5 118 922 16 907 365 10 672 121 58 326 3 397 931 10 744 485
1998 708 42 554 92 746 2 437 877 1 056 510 4 920 070 16 172 637 10 196 057 55 929 3 309 255 10 254 270
1999 818 41 034 87 863 2 301 420 1 020 533 4 441 176 15 290 102 9 828 393 53 366 3 145 593 9 853 424
2000 828 39 443 86 152 2 330 708 1 218 214 4 567 183 17 019 475 11 234 052 51 576 3 176 123 11 236 741
2001 805 37 724 82 678 2 256 596 1 296 317 4 826 059 16 564 772 10 442 396 49 107 3 083 169 10 435 004
2002 808 36 811 78 166 2 226 644 1 266 580 4 777 199 16 573 134 10 529 355 47 624 3 020 647 10 509 587
2003 789 35 829 76 678 2 263 630 1 364 826 4 342 364 16 641 586 10 934 396 45 972 3 037 049 10 947 515
2004 (r) 803 34 823 75 659 2 250 786 1 453 395 4 476 882 20 801 969 14 871 692 45 339 3 065 228 14 860 893
2005 (r) 817 35 503 77 485 2 427 373 1 694 176 5 116 806 24 777 207 17 966 224 46 263 3 278 632 17 994 554
2006 819 35 625 76 953 2 457 644 1 867 440 5 376 502 30 778 136 23 534 193 46 336 3 417 767 23 580 440
2007 799 37 365 80 143 2 648 436 1 967 703 5 946 347 35 306 152 27 392 102 48 496 3 607 065 27 421 424

Sources: Natural Resources Canada Annual Census of Mines; Statistics Canada.
(r) Revised.
(1) Cement manufacturing and lime manufacturing are included in the mineral manufacturing industry. (2) This table no longer includes data for the petroleum and natural gas industries. (3) Total activity includes sales and head offices.

TABLE 18. 
CANADA PRINCIPAL STATISTICS OF THE MINERAL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES 2007 (1)
  Mineral Manufacturing Activity Total Activity (2)
Production and Related Workers Costs (1) Revenue
From Goods Manufactured
Employees Wages Energy and Water Materials and Supplies Employees Salaries and Wages Total Revenue
(number) ($000) ($000) ($000) ($000) (number) ($000) ($000)
BY INDUSTRY
Primary metal manufacturing 59 231 3 728 173 3 230 242 28 399 197 50 846 408 74 009 4 871 668 51 615 343
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing 41 427 1 821 556 959 245 5 998 003 4 408 534 52 883 2 572 790 15 448 553
Fabricated metal product manufacturing 134 502 5 592 306 602 029 18 491 699 35 493 113 176 642 8 405 730 38 117 143
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing 7 999 618 065 1 007 729 58 365 637 67 642 058 12 193 994 498 73 192 274
Total 243 159 11 760 100 5 799 245 111 254 536 168 390 113 315 727 16 844 686 178 373 313
BY REGION
Atlantic x x x x x x x x
Quebec 62 854 3 016 566 1 974 901 31 199 693 46 928 766 82 177 4 246 714 51 105 254
Ontario 112 187 5 496 408 2 579 944 38 603 686 62 363 738 146 715 8 023 333 64 820 737
Prairies x x x x x x x x
British Columbia x x x x x x x x
Total 243 159 11 760 100 5 799 245 111 254 536 168 390 113 315 727 16 844 686 178 373 313

Source: Statistics Canada Annual Survey of Manufactures and Logging.
x Confidential.
(1) Changes in methodology starting in 2003; see notes in CANSIM table 301-0006. (2) Total activity includes sales and head offices.

TABLE 19. 
CANADA PRINCIPAL STATISTICS OF THE MINERAL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES (1,2) 1982-2007
Year Establish-
ments		 Mineral Manufacturing Activity Total Activity (3)
Production and Related Workers Costs Revenue From Goods Manu-
factured		 Value of Production Value
Added
Employees Person-
Hours Paid		 Wages Fuel and Electricity Energy and Water Materials
and Supplies		 Employees Salaries
and Wages		 Total
Revenue		 Value
Added
(number) (number) (000) ($000) ($000) ($000) ($000) ($000) ($000) ($000) (number) ($000) ($000) ($000)
1982 5 687 229 518 475 378 5 333 201 1 728 740 . . 34 241 605 . . 50 045 037 14 497 245 321 785 8 126 238 . . 14 823 990
1983 7 370 216 944 447 947 5 420 307 1 905 777 . . 34 720 416 . . 52 773 875 15 861 491 301 112 8 143 674 . . 16 196 749
1984 7 511 223 816 470 367 5 948 626 2 125 032 . . 37 738 117 . . 57 207 764 17 980 271 304 309 8 719 151 . . 18 265 131
1985 7 625 238 544 506 377 6 507 081 2 229 270 . . 39 497 925 . . 61 241 939 19 305 730 313 850 9 271 447 . . 19 646 938
1986 7 841 248 039 524 184 6 829 899 2 096 145 . . 31 806 478 . . 54 521 641 19 788 464 319 950 9 563 918 . . 20 124 687
1987 7 598 . . . . . . 2 154 276 . . 35 570 988 . . 59 787 220 22 189 903 333 536 10 188 110 . . 22 733 514
1988 8 309 277 965 586 697 8 187 249 2 268 149 . . 35 436 715 . . 62 739 083 25 125 477 350 917 11 191 039 . . 25 725 203
1989 8 300 288 494 606 841 8 893 139 2 341 578 . . 38 785 940 . . 64 981 175 24 317 984 360 004 12 014 330 . . 29 859 105
1990 8 333 260 693 549 440 8 469 361 2 335 229 . . 38 305 154 . . 63 081 826 22 679 757 333 962 11 722 025 . . 23 262 830
1991 7 820 242 783 510 984 8 226 481 2 456 144 . . 34 628 749 . . 58 093 646 20 169 425 309 678 11 288 852 . . 20 698 450
1992 7 482 214 862 489 072 7 656 558 2 530 479 . . 34 191 776 . . 56 436 631 19 375 600 280 226 10 708 582 . . 19 829 810
1993 7 202 211 316 381 263 7 656 373 2 641 864 . . 35 060 212 . . 58 685 636 21 008 722 273 767 10 688 689 . . 21 445 279
1994 7 099 217 412 397 045 7 950 383 2 754 778 . . 38 575 016 . . 65 490 301 24 565 574 279 983 11 040 491 . . 24 993 941
1995 7 151 230 185 492 240 8 537 700 2 862 100 . . 41 112 900 . . 71 292 500 27 936 100 293 594 11 841 500 . . 28 766 000
1996 8 300 230 308 492 074 8 800 500 2 899 400 . . 45 735 300 . . 76 736 600 28 010 400 292 357 12 077 700 . . 28 424 000
1997 8 057 256 877 540 163 9 830 200 3 110 100 . . 48 440 400 . . 81 124 600 29 829 800 321 152 13 447 700 . . 30 254 500
1998 6 823 259 407 551 694 9 920 386 3 283 131 . . 45 004 087 . . 77 701 305 29 695 431 316 936 13 231 170 . . 30 865 463
1999 6 319 259 468 546 696 10 171 350 3 442 897 . . 49 963 931 . . 84 657 218 32 353 132 318 493 13 704 920 . . 33 964 186
2000 10 778 274 338 . . . 11 400 176 4 120 673 . . 67 664 591 . . 109 785 545 38 826 348 332 880 14 849 075 . . 39 677 267
2001 11 063 279 447 . . . 11 893 060 4 191 316 . . 66 522 900 . . 108 742 433 37 823 575 335 062 15 167 850 . . 38 739 249
2002 11 162 269 920 . . . 11 508 447 4 021 387 . . 67 339 497 . . 110 853 201 40 144 124 341 215 15 647 437 . . 40 576 910
2003 11 084 269 519 . . . 11 819 626 4 611 151 . . 72 447 593 . . 116 272 623 38 942 347 343 674 16 210 043 . . 39 714 112
2004 (r,2) 17 219 235 465 . . . 10 960 108 . . 5 056 122 82 677 202 133 395 458 . . . . 309 551 15 664 662 140 824 814 . .
2005 (r) 16 075 241 720 . . . 11 299 173 . . 5 664 924 95 093 570 146 710 105 . . . . 316 781 16 254 270 157 363 128 . .
2006 (r) 15 896 244 385 . . . 11 717 636 . . 5 944 027 104 942 047 159 824 573 . . . . 316 936 16 728 311 171 474 154 . .
2007 16 157 243 159 . . . 11 760 100 . . 5 899 245 111 254 536 168 390 113 . . . . 315 727 16 844 686 178 373 313 . .

Source: Statistics Canada Annual Survey of Manufactures and Logging.
. . Not available; . . . Amount too small to be expressed; (r) Revised.
(1) Includes the following industries: primary metals nonmetallic mineral products fabricated metal products and petroleum and coal products. (2) Changes in methodology starting in 2003; see notes in CANSIM table 301-0006. (3) Total activity includes sales and head offices.

TABLE 20. 
CANADA CONSUMPTION OF FUEL AND ELECTRICITY IN THE NON-FUEL MINERAL INDUSTRY (1) 2006 AND 2007
  Unit 2006 2007
Metals  Nonmetals (2) Total Metals  Nonmetals (2) Total
Coal 000 t – – – – – –
$000 – – – – – –
Gasoline 000 litres 12 132 16 216 28 348 13 240 15 767 29 007
$000 10 832 13 568 24 400 12 134 15 354 27 488
Fuel, oil, kerosene, diesel oil 000 litres 677 184 419 974 1 097 158 686 350 403 993 1 090 343
$000 403 655 321 501 725 156 425 890 340 301 766 191
Liquefied petroleum gas 000 litres 122 974 9 653 132 627 142 032 10 742 152 774
$000 49 529 4 109 53 638 63 266 4 930 68 196
Natural gas million m3 60 807 867 64 817 881
$000 19 752 198 052 217 804 21 147 189 664 210 811
Other fuels (3) $000 49 690 689 50 379 50 539 871 51 410
Total value of fuels $000 533 458 537 919 1 071 377 572 977 551 119 1 124 096
Electricity purchased million kWh 8 546 3 041 11 587 8 925 3 198 12 123
$000 403 841 168 384 572 225 415 155 191 132 606 287
Total value of fuels and electricity purchased, all reporting companies $000 937 299 706 303 1 643 602 988 131 742 251 1 730 382

Sources: Natural Resources Canada; Statistics Canada.
– Nil.
(1) Cement manufacturing and lime manufacturing are included in the mineral manufacturing industry. (2) Includes all nonmetallic minerals stone sand and gravel shale clay and refractory minerals. (3) Includes wood manufactured gas steam purchased and other miscellaneous fuels.
Note: Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding.

TABLE 21.
CANADA COST OF FUEL AND ELECTRICITY USED IN THE NON-FUEL MINERAL INDUSTRY (1) 1998-2007
  Unit 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
METALS
Fuel $000 244 801 213 351 294 700 319 030 299 211 332 485 334 370 470 855 533 458 572 977
Electricity purchased million kWh 10 754 9 415 10 035 9 928 10 436 10 404 9 993 10 342 8 546 8 925
$000 375 095 335 715 338 056 345 500 399 061 381 213 389 852 400 989 403 841 415 155
Total cost of fuel and electricity $000 619 896 549 066 632 756 664 530 698 272 713 698 724 222 871 844 937 299 988 132
NONMETALS (2)
Fuel $000 172 842 205 391 295 686 340 555 291 027 376 718 414 037 467 072 537 919 551 119
Electricity purchased million kWh 2 760 2 811 2 889 2 716 2 778 2 815 2 992 3 101 3 041 3 198
$000 130 203 134 072 144 375 140 393 144 966 143 149 161 583 160 452 168 384 191 132
Total cost of fuel and electricity $000 303 045 339 463 440 061 480 948 435 993 519 867 575 620 627 524 706 303 742 251
TOTAL NON-FUEL MINERAL INDUSTRY
Fuel $000 417 643 418 742 590 386 659 585 590 238 709 203 748 407 937 927 1 071 377 1 124 096
Electricity purchased million kWh 13 514 12 226 12 924 12 644 13 214 13 219 12 985 13 443 11 587 12 123
$000 505 298 469 787 482 431 485 893 544 027 524 362 551 435 561 441 572 225 606 287
Total cost of fuel and electricity $000 922 941 888 529 1 072 817 1 145 478 1 134 265 1 233 565 1 299 842 1 499 368 1 643 602 1 730 383

Sources: Natural Resources Canada; Statistics Canada.
(1) Cement manufacturing and lime manufacturing are included in the mineral manufacturing industry. (2) Includes all nonmetallic minerals stone sand and gravel shale clay and refractory materials.
Notes: Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding. This table does not include data for the coal industry.