Ministry of Energy and Mines
All Minerals Production and Values - 1998 to 2006
British Columbia Mineral Production 2007 - 2009*
   2007 (preliminary) 2008 2009
  Units Shipments Value (C$) Shipments Value (C$) Shipments Value (C$)
  METALS
Gold g 12,100,707  $287,173,979         
Silver kg 260,657  $119,404,208         
Copper kg 252,176,557  $1,980,342,502         
Lead kg 2,561,987  $7,432,324         
Zinc kg 30,355,192  $108,398,391         
Molybdenum kg 6,811,989  † confidential         
Others     $484,592,945         
Total Metals     $2,987,344,349         
 
  NON METALS
Aggregates** t 45,234,017 $295,796,291         
Industrial Minerals     $423,818,892         
Total Non Metals     $719,615,183         
 
  FUEL
Coal t 26,046,000  $1,964,626,000         
 
Total Minerals     $5,671,585,532         
  =  Molybdenum value included in Others
 **   =  sand & gravel; stone
   -  there can be overlap between Aggregates and Industrial Minerals;
     e.g. stone may contain granite as both crushed rock (aggregate) and dimension stone (industrial mineral)
 *Source: : Natural Resources Canada;
  Commodity Shipment and Price Definitions

 

British Columbia Mineral Production 2004 - 2006*
   2004 2005 2006
  Units Shipments Value (C$) Shipments Value (C$) Shipments Value (C$)
  METALS
Gold g 20,408,114  $349,448,136  16,656,112  $288,650,421  15,600,126  $343,748,776 
Silver kg 616,808  $172,680,285  450,862  $128,903,670  354,467  $149,532,344 
Copper kg 244,134,848  $910,378,848  289,950,332  $1,289,345,079  287,554,698  $2,191,741,908 
Lead kg 2,557,561  $2,948,868  3,662,594  $4,329,186  2,604,966  $3,808,460 
Zinc kg 44,973,307  $61,298,617  49,231,539  $82,413,596  32,857,973  $119,241,584 
Molybdenum kg 9,945,788  † confidential  7,667,132  † confidential  7,117,315  † confidential 
Others     $458,760,941    $648,346,183    $440,301,705 
Total Metals     $1,955,515,694    $2,441,988,135    $3,248,374,777 
 
  NON METALS
Aggregates** t 41,270,085 $238,521,017  45,596,673   $278,118,675  44,657,269   $273,732,745 
Industrial Minerals     $355,009,160    $364,424,046    $363,206,871 
Total Non Metals     $593,530,177    $642,542,721    $636,939,616 
 
  FUEL
Coal t 27,314,000  $1,190,920,000  26,715,000  $2,299,634,000  23,057,000   $2,105,270,000 
 
Total Minerals     $3,739,965,871    $5,384,164,856