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• The total value of production by establishments classified in the non-metallic mineral mining and quarrying industry group decreased from $7 412.5 million in 2005 to $7 166.8 million in 2006.

• The potash mining industry accounted for 31.6% of the total value of production by the non-metallic mineral mining and quarrying industry group.  The remaining production was distributed as follows: diamond mining (22.3%), sand and gravel mining and quarrying (14.4%), limestone mining and quarrying (11.0%), salt mining (6.0%), peat extraction (4.2%) and others (10.5%).

• Saskatchewan accounted for 31.3% ($2 444.9 million) of the total value of production in 2006, followed by Northwest Territories with 21.9% ($1 567.0 million), Ontario with 19.5% ($1 398.1 million) and Quebec with 8.9% ($638.7 million).  The remaining 18.4% was shared by the other provinces.

• Total employment in the non-metallic mineral mining and quarrying industry was 17 672 in 2006, down by 1.9% from 18 016 in 2005.  A total of 13 234 production and related workers were employed in 2006 compared to 13 626 in 2005, a decrease of 2.9%.

• Total wages and salaries of those employed in the non-metallic mineral mining and quarrying industry was $1 097.5 million in 2006.  Of this amount, mining activity employment accounted for $768.6 million.

• The total value of non-metallic minerals produced by all establishments in Canada, regardless of their industrial classification, was $10 290.3 million in 2006, a decrease of 1.9% from the 2005 level of $10 485.5 million.

• Potash, cement, diamonds, stone, sand and gravel, salt and lime accounted for 86.4% of the total value of non-metallic mineral production in 2006.