Table 19
Water intake in mineral extraction industries, by
source, industry group and region, 2011
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| 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 | x | 26.8 A | x | x | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 33.6 A |
| Metal mines | x | 206.6 A | 44.0 D | x | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 260.1 A |
| Non-metal mines 1 | x | 62.1 D | x | 32.5 C | x | x | x | 135.5 B |
| Total | 13.6 A | 295.4 A | 68.1 C | 37.1 C | x | x | x | 429.2 A |
| percent | ||||||||
| Percentage of total water intake | 3.2 | 68.8 | 15.9 | 8.6 | x | x | x | 100.0 |
| millions of cubic metres | ||||||||
| Region | ||||||||
| Atlantic 2 | x | 178.2 B | x | x | 0.0 | x | 0.0 | 185.2 B |
| Quebec | x | 15.0 A | 24.1 E | x | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 58.1 D |
| Ontario | F | 36.5 B | 12.2 B | 21.2 C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 70.3 B |
| Prairies 3 | x | 43.6 A | 13.0 A | x | x | 0.0 | x | 72.5 A |
| British Columbia and territories 4 | 0.0 | 22.1 B | x | x | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 43.1 B |
| Canada | 13.6 A | 295.4 A | 68.1 C | 37.1 C | x | x | x | 429.2 A |
| percent | ||||||||
| Percentage of total water intake | 3.2 | 68.8 | 15.9 | 8.6 | x | x | x | 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.
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