TABLE 1 |
CANADA: PRODUCTION OF MINERAL COMMODITIES1 |
|
(Metric tons
unless otherwise specified) |
|
Commodity |
|
1999 |
|
2000 |
|
2001 |
|
2002 |
|
2003p |
|
METALS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aluminum: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Alumina,
gross weighte |
|
thousand tons |
|
1,233 |
2 |
1,200 |
|
1,200 |
|
1,200 |
|
1,200 |
|
Metal: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Primary |
|
|
|
2,389,835 |
|
2,373,460 |
|
2,582,746 |
|
2,708,910 |
|
2,791,915 |
|
Secondary |
|
|
|
112,000 |
|
148,000 |
|
180,000 |
|
180,000 |
r |
180,000 |
|
Total |
|
|
|
2,501,835 |
|
2,521,460 |
|
2,762,746 |
|
2,888,910 |
r |
2,971,915 |
|
Antimony3 |
|
|
|
357 |
|
433 |
|
234 |
|
143 |
|
88 |
|
Bismuth: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mine output,
Bi content3 |
|
|
|
311 |
|
243 |
|
258 |
|
189 |
|
145 |
|
Metal,
refinede |
|
|
|
250 |
r |
250 |
r |
250 |
r |
250 |
r |
250 |
|
Cadmium: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mine output,
Cd content3 |
|
|
|
1,390 |
|
1,051 |
|
979 |
|
896 |
|
710 |
|
Metal,
refined |
|
|
|
1,911 |
|
1,941 |
|
1,429 |
|
1,400 |
e |
1,400 |
|
Calcium |
|
kilograms |
|
224,864 |
|
170,246 |
|
133,200 |
|
135,000 |
e |
135,000 |
|
Cobalt: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mine output,
Co content3 |
|
|
|
5,324 |
|
5,298 |
|
5,334 |
|
5,148 |
r |
4,304 |
|
Metal: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shipments4 |
|
|
|
2,015 |
|
2,022 |
|
2,112 |
|
2,065 |
r |
1,743 |
|
Refined,
including oxide |
|
|
|
3,972 |
|
4,079 |
|
4,063 |
|
4,100 |
|
4,100 |
|
Columbium and
tantalum: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pyrochlore
concentrate: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross weight |
|
|
|
5,140 |
|
5,070 |
|
7,070 |
|
7,410 |
r |
7,270 |
|
Nb content |
|
|
|
2,313 |
|
2,280 |
|
3,180 |
|
3,333 |
r |
3,270 |
|
Tantalite
concentrate: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross weight |
|
|
|
208 |
|
228 |
|
308 |
|
232 |
|
220 |
|
Ta content |
|
|
|
54 |
r |
57 |
|
77 |
|
58 |
|
55 |
|
Nb content |
|
|
|
10 |
r |
11 |
|
15 |
|
12 |
|
11 |
|
Copper: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mine output,
Cu content3 |
|
|
|
581,583 |
|
633,855 |
|
683,531 |
r |
584,195 |
r |
534,287 |
|
Metal: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Smelter: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Primary,
blister |
|
|
|
542,439 |
|
545,514 |
|
552,512 |
|
538,790 |
|
543,282 |
|
Secondary and
scrap |
|
|
|
66,782 |
|
66,800 |
|
74,128 |
|
74,000 |
e |
74,000 |
|
Total |
|
|
|
609,221 |
|
612,314 |
|
626,640 |
|
612,790 |
|
617,282 |
|
Refined: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Primary |
|
|
|
476,079 |
|
551,393 |
|
567,720 |
|
494,522 |
r |
454,866 |
|
Secondary |
|
|
|
72,484 |
|
61,300 |
|
42,800 |
|
24,800 |
r |
26,800 |
|
Total |
|
|
|
548,563 |
|
612,693 |
|
610,520 |
|
519,322 |
r |
481,666 |
|
Gold, mine
output |
|
kilograms |
|
157,617 |
|
156,207 |
|
158,875 |
|
151,904 |
r |
140,559 |
|
Iron and
steel: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Iron ore and
concentrate: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross weight |
|
thousand tons |
|
33,900 |
|
35,247 |
|
26,981 |
|
30,902 |
r |
32,957 |
|
Fe content |
|
do. |
|
21,650 |
|
22,744 |
|
17,186 |
|
19,684 |
r |
20,993 |
|
Metal: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pig iron |
|
do. |
|
8,783 |
|
8,900 |
|
8,780 |
|
8,800 |
|
8,800 |
|
Direct-reduced
irone |
|
do. |
|
920 |
2 |
920 |
|
920 |
|
920 |
|
920 |
|
Ferroalloys,
electric arc furnace:e |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ferrosilicon |
|
do. |
|
56 |
|
56 |
|
56 |
|
56 |
|
56 |
|
Silicon metal |
|
do. |
|
30 |
|
30 |
|
30 |
|
30 |
|
30 |
|
Ferrovanadium |
|
do. |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
Total |
|
do. |
|
87 |
|
87 |
|
87 |
|
87 |
|
87 |
|
Crude steel |
|
do. |
|
16,300 |
|
15,900 |
|
16,300 |
|
16,300 |
e |
16,300 |
|
Lead: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mine output,
Pb content |
|
|
|
162,180 |
|
148,769 |
|
153,932 |
|
101,330 |
r |
81,268 |
|
Metal,
refined: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Primary |
|
|
|
137,172 |
|
159,152 |
r |
127,007 |
|
133,815 |
|
112,475 |
|
Secondary |
|
|
|
129,243 |
|
125,141 |
r |
103,921 |
|
117,449 |
|
110,742 |
|
Total |
|
|
|
266,415 |
|
284,293 |
r |
230,928 |
|
251,264 |
|
223,217 |
|
See footnotes at
end of table. |
|
TABLE 1--Continued |
CANADA: PRODUCTION OF MINERAL COMMODITIES1 |
|
(Metric tons
unless otherwise specified) |
|
Commodity |
|
1999 |
|
2000 |
|
2001 |
|
2002 |
|
2003p |
|
METALS--Continued |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lithium,
spodumenee |
|
|
|
22,500 |
|
22,500 |
|
22,500 |
|
22,500 |
|
22,500 |
|
Magnesium,
metal, primarye |
|
|
|
80,000 |
|
80,000 |
|
83,000 |
|
88,000 |
|
54,000 |
|
Molybdenum,
mine out, Mo content |
|
|
|
6,250 |
|
7,457 |
|
8,556 |
|
7,953 |
r |
9,671 |
|
Nickel: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mine output,
Ni content3 |
|
|
|
176,749 |
|
190,793 |
|
184,300 |
|
189,297 |
r |
162,756 |
|
Refined5 |
|
|
|
124,260 |
|
134,225 |
|
140,591 |
|
144,476 |
|
124,418 |
|
Platinum-group
metals, mine output |
|
kilograms |
|
13,872 |
|
16,110 |
|
20,694 |
|
24,372 |
r |
18,514 |
|
Selenium,
refined6 |
|
do. |
|
359,000 |
|
335,000 |
|
238,000 |
|
175,000 |
r |
253,000 |
|
Silver: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mine output,
Ag content |
|
|
|
1,174,000 |
|
1,212,000 |
|
1,265,000 |
|
1,407,558 |
r |
1,309,274 |
|
Refined |
|
|
|
1,246,000 |
|
1,188,000 |
|
1,224,400 |
|
1,352,002 |
r |
1,275,797 |
|
Tellurium,
refined6 |
|
|
|
64,000 |
|
53,000 |
|
51,000 |
|
39,000 |
r |
40,000 |
|
Titanium,
slagse, 7 |
|
|
|
950,000 |
|
950,000 |
|
1,100,000 |
r |
1,100,000 |
r |
1,104,000 |
|
Uranium
oxide, U content |
|
|
|
10,157 |
|
10,683 |
|
12,991 |
|
12,855 |
r |
9,906 |
|
Zinc: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mine output,
Zn content |
|
|
|
963,321 |
|
1,002,242 |
|
1,012,048 |
|
923,931 |
r |
788,328 |
|
Metal,
refined, primary |
|
|
|
776,927 |
|
779,892 |
|
661,172 |
|
793,475 |
|
761,199 |
|
INDUSTRIAL MINERALS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Asbestos |
|
|
|
337,000 |
|
307,000 |
|
277,000 |
|
242,241 |
r |
240,500 |
|
Barite |
|
|
|
123,000 |
|
121,000 |
|
23,000 |
|
17,000 |
r |
23,000 |
|
Cement,
hydraulic8 |
|
thousand tons |
|
12,625 |
|
12,612 |
|
12,986 |
|
13,710 |
r |
14,063 |
|
Clay and clay
products9 |
|
value, thousands |
|
$164,718 |
|
$175,449 |
|
$194,580 |
|
$233,244 |
r |
$234,775 |
|
Diamond |
|
carats |
|
2,429,000 |
|
2,533,750 |
|
3,716,000 |
|
4,937,000 |
r |
11,200,000 |
|
Diatomitee |
|
|
|
10,000 |
|
10,000 |
|
10,000 |
|
10,000 |
|
10,000 |
|
Gemstones,
amethyst and jade |
|
|
|
218 |
|
235 |
|
148 |
|
246 |
r |
114 |
|
Gypsum and
anhydrite |
|
thousand tons |
|
9,345 |
|
9,232 |
|
7,821 |
|
8,809 |
r |
8,330 |
|
Lime8 |
|
do. |
|
2,565 |
|
2,525 |
|
2,213 |
|
2,248 |
r |
2,216 |
|
Magnesite,
dolomite, brucitee |
|
|
|
180,000 |
|
180,000 |
|
180,000 |
|
180,000 |
|
180,000 |
|
Mica, scrap
and flakee |
|
|
|
17,500 |
|
17,500 |
|
17,500 |
|
17,500 |
|
17,500 |
|
Nepheline
syenite |
|
|
|
676,000 |
|
717,000 |
|
710,000 |
|
717,000 |
r |
697,000 |
|
Nitrogen, N
content of ammonia |
|
|
|
4,134,900 |
|
4,129,000 |
|
3,438,700 |
|
3,440,000 |
|
3,440,000 |
|
Potash, K2O equivalent |
|
thousand tons |
|
8,475 |
|
9,202 |
|
8,237 |
|
8,361 |
r |
9,131 |
|
Pyrite and
pyrrhotite, gross weighte |
|
|
|
5,000 |
|
5,000 |
|
5,000 |
|
5,000 |
|
5,000 |
|
Salt |
|
thousand tons |
|
12,686 |
|
11,994 |
|
13,725 |
|
12,736 |
r |
13,390 |
|
Sand and
gravel |
|
do. |
|
242,369 |
|
238,494 |
|
236,486 |
|
238,120 |
r |
235,574 |
|
Silica,
quartz10 |
|
do. |
|
1,702 |
|
1,514 |
|
1,613 |
|
1,540 |
r |
1,586 |
|
Sodium
compounds, n.e.s.:e |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sodium
carbonate, soda ash |
|
do. |
|
300 |
|
300 |
|
300 |
|
300 |
|
300 |
|
Sodium
sulfate, natural11 |
|
do. |
|
305 |
2 |
305 |
|
305 |
|
305 |
|
305 |
|
Stone12 |
|
do. |
|
130,226 |
|
139,188 |
|
124,758 |
|
124,746 |
r |
119,356 |
|
Sulfur,
byproduct: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Metallurgy |
|
do. |
|
843 |
|
849 |
|
762 |
|
703 |
r |
589 |
|
Petroleum |
|
do. |
|
8,656 |
|
8,621 |
|
8,154 |
|
7,671 |
r |
7,920 |
|
Total |
|
do. |
|
9,499 |
|
9,470 |
|
8,916 |
|
8,374 |
r |
8,509 |
|
Talc,
pyrophyllite, soapstonee |
|
do. |
|
79 |
2 |
90 |
|
90 |
|
90 |
|
90 |
|
MINERAL FUELS AND
RELATED PRODUCTS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Carbon blacke |
|
|
|
165,000 |
|
165,000 |
|
165,000 |
|
165,000 |
|
165,000 |
|
Coal,
run-of-mine: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bituminous
and subbituminous |
|
thousand tons |
|
60,834 |
|
58,037 |
|
59,042 |
|
55,408 |
r |
50,929 |
|
Lignite |
|
do. |
|
11,663 |
|
11,126 |
|
11,319 |
|
11,200 |
|
11,234 |
|
Total |
|
do. |
|
72,497 |
|
69,163 |
|
70,361 |
|
66,608 |
r |
62,163 |
|
Coke,
high-temperature |
|
do. |
|
3,307 |
|
3,307 |
|
3,300 |
|
3,300 |
e |
3,300 |
|
Natural gas: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross |
|
million cubic meters |
|
190,912 |
|
195,457 |
|
200,709 |
|
200,890 |
|
193,253 |
|
Marketed |
|
do. |
|
162,219 |
|
166,078 |
|
171,388 |
|
171,348 |
|
164,834 |
|
Natural gas
liquids: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pentanes plus |
|
thousand 42-gallon barrels |
|
67,735 |
|
67,700 |
|
66,000 |
|
66,000 |
e |
66,000 |
|
Condensate |
|
do. |
|
2,930 |
|
2,900 |
|
2,800 |
|
2,800 |
e |
2,800 |
|
Total |
|
do. |
|
70,665 |
|
70,600 |
|
68,800 |
|
68,800 |
e |
68,800 |
|
See footnotes at
end of table. |
TABLE 1--Continued |
CANADA: PRODUCTION OF MINERAL COMMODITIES1 |
|
(Metric tons
unless otherwise specified) |
|
Commodity |
|
1999 |
|
2000 |
|
2001 |
|
2002 |
|
2003p |
|
MINERAL FUELS AND
RELATED PRODUCTS--Continued |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Peat |
|
|
|
1,253 |
|
1,277 |
|
1,319 |
|
1,385 |
r |
1,341 |
|
Petroleum: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Crude13 |
|
thousand 42-gallon barrels |
|
768,934 |
|
803,919 |
|
816,505 |
|
861,730 |
r |
907,018 |
|
Refinery
products:e |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Propane,
butane, naphtha, liquefied petroleum gas |
|
do. |
|
12,700 |
|
13,300 |
|
13,700 |
|
14,800 |
r |
14,900 |
|
Gasoline: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aviation |
|
do. |
|
790 |
|
900 |
|
850 |
|
1,050 |
r |
1,000 |
|
Other |
|
do. |
|
218,000 |
|
228,000 |
|
235,000 |
|
255,000 |
r |
260,000 |
|
Petrochemical
feedstocks |
|
do. |
|
28,500 |
|
29,800 |
|
30,800 |
|
33,700 |
r |
34,100 |
|
Jet fuel |
|
do. |
|
29,700 |
|
31,100 |
|
32,100 |
|
35,300 |
r |
35,700 |
|
Kerosene |
|
do. |
|
1,700 |
|
1,700 |
|
1,800 |
|
2,100 |
r |
2,100 |
|
Distillate
fuel oil, diesel and light |
|
do. |
|
167,000 |
|
175,000 |
|
180,000 |
|
194,000 |
r |
19,500 |
|
Lubricants
including grease |
|
do. |
|
6,700 |
|
7,000 |
|
7,200 |
|
7,500 |
r |
7,600 |
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Residual fuel
oil, heavy |
|
do. |
|
43,100 |
|
45,100 |
|
46,500 |
|
50,600 |
r |
51,200 |
|
Asphalt |
|
do. |
|
22,100 |
|
23,200 |
|
23,900 |
|
26,300 |
r |
26,100 |
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Petroleum
coke |
|
do. |
|
6,200 |
|
6,500 |
|
6,700 |
|
7,400 |
r |
7,500 |
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Unspecified |
|
do. |
|
22,500 |
|
23,600 |
|
24,300 |
|
26,800 |
r |
27,200 |
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Refinery fuel
and losses14 |
|
do. |
|
21,800 |
|
22,800 |
|
23,500 |
|
25,300 |
r |
25,600 |
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Total |
|
do. |
|
581,000 |
|
608,000 |
|
626,000 |
|
680,000 |
r |
513,000 |
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eEstimated; estimated data are rounded to no more than three
significant digits; may not add to totals shown. pPreliminary.
rRevised. -- Zero. |
1Table includes data available through July 2004. |
2Reported figure. |
3Metal content of concentrates produced. |
4Cobalt content of all products derived from Canadian ores, which
includes cobalt oxide shipped to the United Kingdom for futher processing and
nickel- |
cobalt matte
shipped to Norway for refining. |
5Nickel contained in products of smelters and refineries in forms,
which are ready for use by consumers.
Natural Resources Canada has revised all refined |
nickel figures to
conform with International Nickel Study Group (INSG) guidelines. |
6From all sources, which includes imports and secondary
sources. Excludes intermediate
products exported for refining. |
7Refined UGS and SOREL slags have titanium oxide content of 94.5%
(chloride process) and 80% (sulfide process), respectively. |
8Producers' shipments and quantities used by producers. |
9Includes bentonite products from common clay, fire clay,
stoneware clay, and other clays.
Values are in current Canadian dollars. |
10Producers' shipment of quartz. |
11Excludes byproduct production from chemical plants. |
12Crushed, building, ornamental, paving, and similar stone. |
13Includes synthetic crude, from oil shale and/or tar sands. |
14Refinery fuel represents total production of still gas, which
includes a small amount sold. |
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