Table 17
Water use parameters in mineral extraction industries, by industry group and region, 2009

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Water use parameters in mineral extraction industries, by industry group and region, 2009


Table summary
This table displays the results of water use parameters in mineral extraction industries intake, recirculation, recirculation rate , gross water use , discharge and mine water, calculated using millions of cubic metres, % and millions of cubic metres units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Intake Recirculation Recirculation rate  Note 1 Gross water use  Note 2 Discharge Mine water
  millions of
cubic metres		 % millions of cubic metres % millions of cubic metres % millions of cubic metres % millions of cubic metres
Industry group  
Coal mines 22.0  Note E: Use with caution 4.4 9.2  Note E: Use with caution 0.6 41.8 31.2 1.5 29.8  Note E: Use with caution 4.8 22.5  Note E: Use with caution
Metal mines 372.2  D 74.8 1,475.2  B 95.3 396.3 1,847.4 90.3 426.5  C 68.7 90.6  D
Non-metal mines  Note 3 103.1  D 20.7 63.2  C 4.1 61.3 166.3 8.1 164.1  D 26.5 122.7  D
Total 497.2  C 100.0 1,547.7  B 100.0 311.3 2,044.9 100.0 620.4  C 100.0 235.8  C
Region  
Atlantic  Note 4 271.1  D 54.5 106.1  D 6.9 39.1 377.2 18.4 247.1  D 39.8 49.1  Note E: Use with caution
Quebec 55.7  D 11.2 289.1  D 18.7 519.0 344.8 16.9 151.4  C 24.4 62.1  D
Ontario 42.4  D 8.5 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 62.7  D 10.1 36.2  D
Prairies  Note 5 53.9  C 10.8 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 43.1  D 6.9 24.3  D
British Columbia and territories  Note 6 74.0  Note E: Use with caution 14.9 194.4  Note E: Use with caution 12.6 262.7 268.4 13.1 116.1  D 18.7 64.1  D
Canada 497.2  C 100.0 1,547.7  B 100.0 311.3 2,044.9 100.0 620.4  C 100.0 235.8  C
Recirculation rate = Amount of recirculated water as a percent of intake. The same water can leave a sub-system and re-enter it or is used in another sub-system many times, resulting in a recirculation rate > 100%.                    
Gross water use = Intake + Recirculation.                    
Excluding sand, gravel, clay, and ceramic and refractory minerals mining and quarrying (North American Industry Classification System, code 21232).                    
Atlantic provinces include: Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.                    
Prairie provinces include: Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.                    
British Columbia and territories include: British Columbia, Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut.                    
Note(s): Figures may not add up to totals due to rounding.                    
                     
x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
E use with caution
1.
Recirculation rate = Amount of recirculated water as a percent of intake. The same water can leave a sub-system and re-enter it or is used in another sub-system many times, resulting in a recirculation rate > 100%.
2.
Gross water use = Intake + Recirculation.
3.
Excluding sand, gravel, clay, and ceramic and refractory minerals mining and quarrying (North American Industry Classification System, code 21232).
4.
Atlantic provinces include: Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
5.
Prairie provinces include: Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.
6.
British Columbia and territories include: British Columbia, Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
Note(s):
Figures may not add up to totals due to rounding.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, CANSIM tables 153-0078 and 153-0079.
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