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Yukon2018 2182019 170 Northwest
Territories2018 2,080 2019 1,818
Nunavut2018 1,0372019 1,316
Alberta2018 2,3572019 2,188
British Columbia2018 9,7832019 8,800
Saskatchewan2018 6,8422019 6,730
Manitoba2018 1,5882019 1,360
Quebec2018 10,4232019 10,775 New Brunswick
2018 3982019 374
Nova Scotia2018 4162019 419
Prince Edward Island2018 32019 3
Newfoundland and Labrador2018 2,8852019 3,543
Ontario2018 11,0192019 10,662
Mineral production by province and territory($ millions)
Metals $27.1B $27.7B
Non-metals $15.5B $14.6B
Coal $6.5B $5.8B
Mineral production 2018 2019
Gold remained Canada’s top-ranked commodity by value of production in 2019, and its value increased by 2% during the year.
Top 10 mineral products
For more information on the Canadian mining industry, visit the Minerals and Metals Facts website at www.nrcan.gc.ca/minerals-metals-facts
Sources: Natural Resources Canada and Statistics Canada’s Minerals and Metals Production Statistics Program, Statistics Canada’s Monthly Coal Supply and Disposition Survey (estimated December values) and Bank of Canada's metals price index.
Note: Data include mineral shipments by Canadian mines and reflect 2018 actual values and 2019 preliminary estimates in Canadian dollars.
Metal and mineral prices
Canada is the GLOBAL LEADER in the production of potash and ranks among the TOP FIVE GLOBAL PRODUCERS for
diamonds, gemstones, gold, graphite, indium, nickel, niobium, platinum group metals, salt, titanium concentrate and uranium.
In 2019, Canada’s total mineral production value reached $48 billion (B), a 2% decline compared to 2018.
$48B 60 minerals and metals
200 active mines
6,500 sand and gravel pits and stone quarries Mineral production trend
2018 2019
Rank Mineral products $ billions Change (%)
1 Gold 10.1 10.3 2
2 Coal 6.5 5.8 -11
3 Iron Ore 4.9 5.6 13
4 Potash (k2o) 5.7 5.5 -3
5 Copper 4.4 4.3 -2
6 Nickel 3.0 3.3 11
7 Sand and gravel 2.3 2.3 -1
8 Diamonds 2.7 2.2 -19
9 Stone 2.0 2.0 -1
10 Platinum group 1.3 1.2 -5
2018 Actual $49BMetallic minerals $27BCoal and non-metallic minerals $22B
2019 Preliminary $48BMetallic minerals $28BCoal and non-metallic minerals $20B
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