Table 19
Water intake in mineral extraction industries, by source, industry group and region, 2009

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Water intake in mineral extraction industries, by source, industry group and region, 2009


Table summary
This table displays the results of water intake in mineral extraction industries freshwater source, saline water source, total  water  intake, municipal, self-supplied and surface water bodies, calculated using surface water bodies, groundwater, other, tidewater, millions of cubic metres and percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Freshwater source Saline water source Total  water  intake
Municipal Self-supplied Self-supplied
Surface water bodies Groundwater Other Groundwater Tidewater Other
  millions of cubic metres
Industry group  
Coal mines Note F: too unreliable to be published 14.2  Note E: Use with caution Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 0.0 0.0 0.0 22.0  Note E: Use with caution
Metal mines Note F: too unreliable to be published 300.9  D 28.6  D 25.7  Note E: Use with caution 0.0 0.0 0.0 372.2  D
Non-metal mines  Note 1 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 68.9  Note E: Use with caution 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 F: too unreliable to be published Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 103.1  D
Total Note F: too unreliable to be published 384.0  D 44.0  D 38.4  D x Note F: too unreliable to be published x 497.2  C
  percent
Percentage of total water intake Note F: too unreliable to be published 77.2 8.8 7.7 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note F: too unreliable to be published Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 100.0
  millions of cubic metres
Region  
Atlantic  Note 2 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 260.3  Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 0.0 Note F: too unreliable to be published 0.0 271.1  D
Quebec Note F: too unreliable to be published 21.1  D 9.6  Note E: Use with caution Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note F: too unreliable to be published 0.0 0.0 55.7  D
Ontario Note F: too unreliable to be published 29.5  D 4.1  Note E: Use with caution 8.4  D 0.0 0.0 0.0 42.4  D
Prairies  Note 3 4.8  D 29.1  C Note F: too unreliable to be published Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 0.0 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 53.9  C
British Columbia and territories  Note 4 0.0 44.0  Note E: Use with caution 17.7  B Note F: too unreliable to be published 0.0 0.0 0.0 74.0  Note E: Use with caution
Canada Note F: too unreliable to be published 384.0  D 44.0  D 38.4  D x Note F: too unreliable to be published x 497.2  C
  percent
Percentage of total water intake Note F: too unreliable to be published 77.2 8.8 7.7 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note F: too unreliable to be published Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 100.0
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
F too unreliable to be published
1.
Excluding sand, gravel, clay, and ceramic and refractory minerals mining and quarrying (North American Industry Classification System, code 21232).
2.
Atlantic provinces include: Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
3.
Prairie provinces include: Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.
4.
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, 153-0079, 153-0081 and 153-0082.
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