Table 3.36
Annual production of metals and non-fuel minerals

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Annual production of metals and non-fuel minerals
  Copper Nickel Lead Zinc Iron ore Gold Potash Salt Gypsum
                                   thousands of tonnes
1951 245 125 144 309 4,246 0.14 .. 875 3,450
1952 234 127 153 337 4,783 0.14 .. 882 3,255
1953 230 130 176 364 5,906 0.13 .. 866 3,483
1954 274 146 198 342 6,678 0.14 .. 880 3,584
1955 296 159 184 393 14,772 0.14 .. 1,129 4,234
1956 322 162 171 384 20,274 0.14 .. 1,443 4,440
1957 326 170 165 375 20,205 0.14 .. 1,607 4,151
1958 313 126 169 386 14,267 0.14 .. 2,155 3,596
1959 358 169 169 359 22,215 0.14 .. 2,985 5,335
1960 398 195 186 369 19,550 0.14 .. 3,007 4,722
1961 398 211 209 377 18,469 0.14 .. 2,945 4,478
1962 415 211 195 420 24,820 0.13 .. 3,301 4,836
1963 416 200 184 424 27,300 0.12 .. 3,377 5,409
1964 444 207 185 611 34,857 0.12 .. 3,618 5,770
1965 462 242 268 747 36,181 0.11 1,335 4,159 5,718
1966 461 203 276 872 36,914 0.10 1,979 3,746 5,421
1967 547 224 285 994 37,788 0.09 2,389 4,532 4,549
1968 574 240 309 1,052 43,040 0.09 2,576 4,413 5,378
1969 520 194 289 1,096 36,337 0.08 3,161 4,199 5,782
1970 610 278 353 1,136 47,458 0.07 3,108 4,919 5,733
1971 654 267 368 1,134 42,957 0.07 3,558 5,061 6,081
1972 720 235 335 1,129 38,736 0.06 3,495 4,902 7,349
1973 824 249 342 1,227 47,498 0.06 4,454 5,047 7,610
1974 821 269 294 1,127 46,784 0.05 5,776 5,447 7,226
1975 720 240 315 1,004 44,742 0.05 4,726 5,123 5,746
1976 731 241 256 982 55,416 0.05 5,215 5,994 6,003
1977 759 232 281 1,071 53,621 0.05 5,764 6,039 7,231
1978 659 128 320 1,067 42,931 0.05 6,344 6,452 8,074
1979 636 126 311 1,100 59,617 0.05 7,074 6,881 8,099
1980 710 188 280 920 50,224 0.05 7,225 7,226 7,285
1981 691 160 268 911 49,551 0.05 6,549 7,239 7,025
1982 612 89 272 966 33,198 0.06 5,309 7,930 5,986
1983 653 125 272 988 32,959 0.07 6,294 8,602 7,507
1984 722 174 264 1,063 39,930 0.08 7,527 10,235 7,775
1985 739 170 268 1,049 39,502 0.09 6,661 10,085 7,761
1986 699 164 334 988 36,167 0.10 6,753 10,740 8,802
1987 794 189 373 1,158 37,804 0.12 7,668 10,129 9,095
1988 758 199 351 1,370 39,934 0.13 8,154 10,687 9,513
1989 704 196 269 1,273 39,445 0.16 7,014 11,158 8,195
1990 771 195 233 1,179 35,670 0.17 7,345 11,191 7,977
1991 780 188 248 1,083 35,917 0.18 7,087 11,871 6,729
1992 762 178 340 1,196 32,137 0.16 7,040 11,088 7,293
1993 711 178 183 991 33,774 0.15 6,880 10,993 7,564
1994 591 142 168 976 36,728 0.15 8,517 12,244 8,586
1995 701 172 204 1,095 37,024 0.15 8,855 10,957 8,055
1996 652 182 242 1,163 34,709 0.16 8,120 12,248 8,201
1997 648 181 171 1,027 39,293 0.17 9,235 13,497 8,628
1998 691 198 150 992 36,847 0.16 8,884 13,034 8,307
1999 582 177 155 963 33,990 0.16 8,475 12,686 9,347
2000 622 181 143 936 35,247 0.15 9,033 12,164 8,572
2001 614 184 150 1,012 27,119 0.16 8,237 13,725 7,820
2002 584 180 101 924 30,902 0.15 8,361 12,736 8,810
2003 541 155 93 757 33,322 0.14 9,229 13,718 8,380
2004 544 177 73 734 28,596 0.13 10,332 14,096 9,204
2005 577 193 73 619 30,386 0.12 10,140 13,463 8,569
2006 586 225 79 601 33,543 0.10 8,518 14,460 9,036
2007 577 244 70 594 32,774 0.10 11,085 11,970 7,562
2008 583 250 69 631 30,847 0.10 10,520 14,188 5,741
Note(s):
Refers to the recoverable metal in concentrates shipped, with the exception of iron ore where the quantity of ore mined is the determining factor.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, CANSIM tables 152-0001 and 152-0004.
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