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Table 28. Energy and mining(1)

    2002 2003 2003 2004
      F M A M J J A S O N D J F
                               
Energy '000 MWh                              
Electric                                
    Generated by:
                                
        Utilities
 222421 530,935 515,188 47,726 47,635 41,706 38,903 37,265 41,390 41,635 36,648 38,934 42,005 47,809 52,819 ..
        Industry
 222426 46,328 45,738 3,602 4,022 3,695 3,728 3,604 3,808 3,620 3,585 3,983 3,914 4,232 4,206 ..
    Deliveries to US
 222437 36,203 36,330 3,310 3,143 2,834 3,272 3,450 4,226 4,252 2,390 1,194 1,943 2,866 2,883 ..
    Total available
 222441 557,611 555,155 50,734 51,577 44,638 42,061 40,434 42,899 42,953 40,573 44,192 46,666 52,084 57,045 ..
Coal '000 tonnes                              
    Production
 187 66,608 62,129 5,257 5,204 5,195 5,443 4,967 5,066 4,792 5,121 5,377 5,221 5,191 5,242 ..
    Exports
 198 26,813 28,320 1,866 2,098 2,424 2,166 2,529 2,295 2,536 2,027 2,960 2,337 2,721 1,748 ..
                               
Non-metallic minerals production '000 tonnes                              
Gypsum(2) 3440 8,810 8,381 510 687 671 745 682 835 786 775 812 700 739 599 ..
Cement 3443 13,081 13,418 549 780 1,004 1,281 1,340 1,309 1,410 1,455 1,452 1,174 1,043 619 564
Lime(2) 3441 2,248 2,216 170 190 186 188 169 189 185 191 205 185 180 173 ..
                               
tonnes                              
                               
Salt and brine(2) 3445 12,736 13,471 845 716 1,087 1,117 1,172 1,127 961 1,184 1,283 1,227 1,441 1,509 ..
Potash 3442 8,361 9,131 754 879 1,065 787 699 660 603 725 863 684 705 731 ..
                               
Metal production '000 tonnes                              
Copper 595 584 543 46 48 46 49 38 35 38 45 50 46 55 44 ..
Refined copper 596 495 455 36 39 35 37 31 26 32 41 45 44 51 45 ..
Nickel 597 180 153 16 17 15 14 11 2 9 13 13 12 16 15 ..
Lead 220 101 78 5 6 7 7 5 8 6 7 6 6 6 6 ..
Refined lead 221 137 112 11 14 13 14 11 4 0 4 6 11 12 12 ..
Zinc 222 924 757 49 71 63 67 66 55 61 76 54 68 67 54 ..
Refined zinc 223 793 761 64 71 65 68 63 59 58 58 59 63 64 62 ..
Iron ore(2) 591 30,902 33,214 1,260 1,574 2,931 3,506 3,356 3,609 2,631 2,953 3,579 3,449 2,800 2,210 ..
                               
kg                              
                               
Gold 229 151,905 140,560 10,983 12,589 11,494 11,708 12,086 11,387 11,549 12,567 12,299 11,236 12,088 9,335 ..
Silver 224 1,352,001 1,275,797 92,552 124,718 116,832 121,201 84,247 83,709 99,364 132,373 108,228 102,481 115,648 103,882 ..
Uranium 593 12,855 9,906 698 1,153 855 378 470 370 927 929 1,147 1,276 694 1,154 ..

(1) All estimates are unadjusted for seasonality.
(2) Shipments.
Sources: Electric Power Statistics (Catalogue no. 57-001-XIB), Client services (951-9497). Coal and Coke Statistics (Catalogue no. 45-002-XIB), Client services (951-9497).
Cement (Catalogue no. 44-001-XPB), contact: Y. Sheikh (951-2518). Natural Resources Canada, contact: J. Paquette [(613) 992-9005].
CANSIM tables: 127-0001, 152-0001, 152-0004, 303-0001, 303-0016
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