Table 21
Water intake in mineral extraction industries, by purpose of initial use, industry group and region, 2009

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Water intake in mineral extraction industries, by purpose of initial use, industry group and region, 2009


Table summary
This table displays the results of water intake in mineral extraction industries process water, cooling, condensing and steam, sanitary service and domestic use, other and total  water  intake, calculated using millions of cubic metres and percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Process water Cooling, condensing and steam Sanitary service and
domestic use		 Other Total  water  intake
  millions of cubic metres
Industry group  
Coal mines 14.5  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 F: too unreliable to be published 22.0  Note E: Use with caution
Metal mines 280.1  D 67.2  D 24.8  Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published 372.2  D
Non-metal mines  Note 1 66.0  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 103.1  D
Total 360.5  D 83.8  D 31.3  D 21.7  D 497.2  C
  percent
Percentage of total water intake 72.5 16.9 6.3 4.4 100.0
  millions of cubic metres
Region  
Atlantic  Note 2 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 0.0 271.1  D
Quebec 27.1  D 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 55.7  D
Ontario 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 15.5  Note E: Use with caution 42.4  D
Prairies  Note 3 36.0  C 8.1  A Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note F: too unreliable to be published 53.9  C
British Columbia and territories  Note 4 62.8  D Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 74.0  Note E: Use with caution
Canada 360.5  D 83.8  D 31.3  D 21.7  D 497.2  C
  percent
Percentage of total water intake 72.5 16.9 6.3 4.4 100.0
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, 153-0085 and 153-0086.
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