Ministry of Energy and Mines
Producer Prices for British Columbia Industrial Mineral Products - 1980 to 2006

 

Sulphur in Smelter Gas

British Columbia Producer

 

Year

Price ($/t)

2007a

$40.96

2006

$50.74

2005

$55.18

2004

$67.11

2003

$45.89

2002

$36.36

2001

$44.34

2000

$68.14

1999

$68.64

1998

$66.33

1997

$74.32

1996

$73.17

1995

$70.60

1994

$55.66

1993

$219.30

1992

$249.01

1991

$153.35

1990

$160.68

1989

$125.82

1988

$99.30

1987

$118.07

1986

$148.55

1985

$118.95

1984

$44.11

1983

$58.57

1982

$68.05

1981

$47.40

1980

$56.60

a = preliminary estimates

C$ = Canadian Dollars

Source: British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources (MEMPR) Statistics; Natural Resources Canada

 

Limited Price Data for British Columbia Producers

2000 Prices
 

Mineral

 

BC Producer Price

Selected, Published Market Price Ranges **

 

Unit

 

Currency

Unit

Type

Asbestos

t

n/p

C$210 - C$1,803

t

canadian chrysolite ex-mine

Barite

t

c

US$39 - US$85

t

unground, ground & bagged -fob, Morocco

Gemstones

kg

c

(wide range)

   

Gypsum

t

c

US$10.20 - US$20.40

t

crude ex-mine UK

Magnesitic Dolomite

t

c

US$110 - US$120

t

Chinese dead burned, 90-92% MgO lump, fob, China

Pumice

t

c

n/a

t

various grades

Quartz

t

c

n/a

     

Soapstone, Talc

t

c

t (depending on grade)

t

depending on grade

Sulphur in Smelter Gas

t

$74.62

C$60 - C$70

t

Canadian, liquid, bright, fob Rotterdam

Sulphur Elemental

t

c

C$24 - C$31

t

Canadian, solid/slate, fob, Vancouver, spot

Zeolites

t

c

n/a

   

Abbreviations: c = confidential, n/a = not available, n/p = no production in 1998

Currency: US$ (US dollars), C$ (Canadian dollars)

** = Published price reference from Industrial Minerals, April 2000, Issue 391

Source: British Columbia Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM) Statistics, NRCan

 

 

 

 

Last updated April 24, 2008

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