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Ministry of Energy, Mines and Pertoleum Resources

 

Rank and Production of Selected Metals within Canada
Rank and Shipments of Selected Metals
British Columbia and Other Provinces & Territories, 2010p*
Rank in
Canada		 1 2 3 4 5
GOLD Ontario Quebec Nunavut British Columbia Manitoba
kilograms 50,197 25,230 7,531 5,514 4,443
SILVER New Brunswick Quebec Ontario British Columbia Manitoba
tonnes 154 129 129 71 35
COPPER British Columbia Ontario Manitoba Newfoundland and Labrador Quebec
tonnes 193,878 149,361 53,225 46,536 23,935
LEAD New Brunswick British Columbia Quebec
tonnes 54,066 2,604 1,554
ZINC Quebec New Brunswick Ontario Manitoba British Columbia
tonnes 201,627 186,812 82,333 76,245 32,917
MOLY British Columbia
tonnes 8,261

 

 

 

 

  

 * Source: Natural Resources Canada
 * commodity shipment and price definitions
 * (p) = preliminary
 * British Columbia is the only molybdenum producer in Canada

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Last updated Apr 01, 2011