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Table 28. Energy and mining(1)

    2003 2004 2004 2005
      N D J F M A M J J A S O N
                               
Energy '000 MWh                              
Electric                                
    Generated by:
                                
        Utilities
 222421 518,390 520,547 44,803 51,899 54,319 47,214 49,596 42,440 40,935 41,813 44,513 45,301 40,817 42,729 46,082
        Industry
 222426 45,829 48,173 3,749 3,919 4,072 3,705 3,982 3,824 3,918 3,710 3,876 3,607 3,522 3,921 3,927
    Deliveries to US
 222437 31,389 34,042 2,881 3,058 3,156 2,843 3,275 2,875 3,230 3,681 4,363 4,932 3,594 3,570 3,715
    Total available
 222441 557,630 557,677 47,269 54,542 57,031 49,345 51,352 44,604 43,428 43,937 45,553 45,439 42,623 44,884 48,036
Coal '000 tonnes                              
    Production
 187 62,130 65,993 5,696 5,545 5,403 5,294 5,892 5,412 5,676 5,454 5,534 5,403 5,240 5,569 5,055
    Exports
 198 28,320 27,087 2,192 2,628 2,124 2,126 1,804 2,412 2,115 2,347 2,544 2,179 1,817 2,085 1,307
                               
Non-metallic minerals production '000 tonnes                              
Gypsum(2) 3440 8,380 9,235 831 848 672 718 760 851 883 1,001 1,025 883 793 815 659
Cement(3) 29505576 13,418 13,863 1,277 1,025 692 722 878 1,157 1,370 1,376 1,483 1,427 1,318 1,410 1,253
Lime(2) 3441 2,221 2,410 196 195 196 192 213 194 207 195 180 197 190 199 176
                               
tonnes                              
                               
Salt and brine(2) 3445 13,718 14,181 1,213 1,219 1,542 965 764 1,150 1,261 1,201 939 1,104 1,094 1,216 1,249
Potash 3442 9,229 10,181 968 758 794 931 1,068 997 1,028 773 668 680 856 779 751
                               
Metal production '000 tonnes                              
Copper 595 541 540 50 48 40 45 54 50 48 50 39 47 51 46 48
Refined copper 596 455 527 48 50 43 39 46 40 44 45 39 49 44 38 48
Nickel 597 155 176 14 14 16 12 18 14 13 19 9 10 16 16 14
Lead 220 93 71 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 8 6 5 5
Refined lead 221 118 131 14 14 12 11 10 9 12 12 10 0 0 9 13
Zinc 222 757 735 55 52 52 55 54 54 55 52 64 58 45 35 49
Refined zinc 223 761 805 71 70 71 64 70 65 69 70 54 41 38 48 68
Iron ore(2) 591 33,322 28,256 2,357 2,326 2,283 1,683 2,044 2,659 2,541 2,031 2,552 2,153 2,964 2,471 2,824
                               
kg                              
                               
Gold 229 140,860 128,503 10,449 10,918 10,040 9,070 12,463 10,051 9,946 9,946 9,322 10,201 10,296 8,845 8,958
Silver 224 1,281,886 1,262,496 120,125 119,777 100,039 91,671 85,871 107,299 96,906 96,162 82,293 96,466 89,218 61,970 70,418
Uranium 593 9,939 11,545 1,286 620 1,144 1,086 818 1,232 973 1,075 685 1,385 1,214 815 1,663

(1) All estimates are unadjusted for seasonality.
(2) Shipments.
(3) Refer to v3443 for data prior to 2004.
Sources: Electric power statistics, Client services (951-9497). Coal and coke statistics, Client services (951-9497).
Cement, contact: G. Sannes (951-7205). Natural Resources Canada, contact: J. Paquette [(613) 992-9005].
CANSIM tables: 127-0001, 303-0016, 152-0004, 303-0060, 152-0001