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Table 28 Energy and mining(1)

  2005 2006 2006 2007
    A S O N D J F M A M J J A
                             
'000 MWh                              
Energy                              
Electric                              
    Generated by:
                              
        Utilities (222421)
 550,908 538,253 44,105 38,284 41,399 43,269 50,370 53,670 51,505 50,215 45,461 43,925 42,616 44,358 44,952
        Industry (222426)
 46,340 46,845 3,648 3,444 4,018 4,173 4,205 4,243 3,668 3,870 3,557 3,433 3,485 3,548 3,397
    Deliveries to US (222437)
 43,624 41,310 4,501 2,014 2,259 2,417 3,564 3,376 4,051 3,775 3,935 4,710 4,558 5,414 5,346
    Total available (222441)
 573,106 567,915 44,713 41,848 45,468 47,570 52,493 56,104 52,471 52,382 46,244 43,783 42,806 44,189 44,816
                             
'000 tonnes                              
Coal                              
    Production (187)
 65,341 62,928 5,222 5,013 5,075 5,293 5,430 4,894 5,383 5,468 5,533 5,816 5,196 5,407 5,322
    Exports (198)
 25,404 25,351 1,944 2,700 2,437 1,788 2,166 1,582 1,697 2,089 2,195 2,645 2,357 2,226 2,395
'000 tonnes                              
Non-metallic minerals production                              
Gypsum(2) (3440) 8,569 9,081 750 743 690 785 671 471 474 645 678 692 736 607 633
Cement (29505576) 14,179 14,335 1,406 1,371 1,432 1,221 1,052 959 667 913 1,131 1,515 1,440 1,460 1,532
Lime(2) (3441) 2,289 2,190 184 183 190 162 171 186 164 182 176 187 173 177 173
                             
tonnes                              
Salt and brine(2) (3445) 13,463 13,401 1,167 1,015 1,080 1,492 1,221 992 604 786 955 1,035 888 730 924
Potash (3442) 10,140 8,535 866 950 847 804 831 908 672 987 1,123 1,164 965 765 771
'000 tonnes                              
Metal production                              
Copper (595) 577 594 50 50 52 49 53 50 46 51 46 49 46 42 47
Refined copper (596) 515 501 42 43 44 43 44 45 38 38 39 41 30 27 37
Nickel (597) 193 225 14 15 21 22 22 22 20 24 20 22 18 15 20
Lead (220) 73 82 9 4 5 6 10 6 4 9 4 3 6 5 5
Refined lead (221) 110 116 7 8 12 10 10 12 9 8 9 9 8 5 3
Zinc (222) 619 598 52 48 44 53 48 51 53 45 54 42 52 35 50
Refined zinc (223) 724 824 69 69 71 68 74 68 60 72 72 68 60 68 69
Iron ore(2) (591) 30,386 33,550 3,486 2,302 3,254 3,610 3,218 1,231 1,450 1,910 2,660 3,383 2,961 3,418 3,312
                             
kg                              
Gold (229) 119,549 103,890 8,623 9,228 9,056 8,634 9,298 8,167 7,714 8,591 8,169 8,696 9,170 7,823 9,085
Silver (224) 1,063,257 969,404 76,862 79,063 72,271 71,692 95,492 69,832 75,662 74,546 74,835 66,856 59,821 49,772 65,672
Uranium (593) 12,597 9,781 1,272 933 919 1,281 777 691 466 463 907 1,084 522 848 678

(1) All estimates are unadjusted for seasonality.
(2) Shipments.
Sources: Electric power statistics, Client services (613-951-9497). Coal and coke statistics, Client services (613-951-9497).
Cement, Client services (613-951-9497). Natural Resources Canada, contact: J. Paquette (613-992-9005).
CANSIM tables: 127-0001, 303-0016, 152-0004, 303-0060 and 152-0001