Mining Association of Canada | 2023 Report

89 The Mining Association of Canada | The Canadian Mining Story: Economic Impacts and Drivers for the Global Energy Transition 2023 ANNEX 5: CANADIAN RESERVES OF SELECTED MAJOR METALS, 1978-2021 (p) Metal Contained in Proven and Probable Mineable Ore (1) in Operating Mines (2) and Deposits Committed to Production ANNEX 4 SOURCES AND NOTES: Sources: Natural Resources Canada; Statistics Canada. (p) Preliminary; x Confidential; – Nil; . . Not available. Notes: (1) As of reference year 2017, Statistics Canada has ceased the collection of the cement data. NRCan is no longer deducting the quantity and value of gypsum, sand and gravel, silica, and stone used in the manufacture of cement products from the totals for gypsum, sand and gravel, silica, and stone. (2) Production values for bentonite and diatomite have been included in clay products. (3) Shipments of gypsum, silica and stone to Canadian cement, lime and clay plants are not included in this table. (4) Shipments of potash to Canadian potassium sulphate plants are not included in this table. Numbers may not add due to rounding. Year Copper Nickel Lead Zinc Molybdenum Silver Gold (3) (000 t) (000 t) (000 t) (000 t) (000 t) (t) (t) 1978 16,184 7,843 8,930 26,721 464 30,995 505 1979 16,721 7,947 8,992 26,581 549 32,124 575 1980 16,714 8,348 9,637 27,742 551 33,804 826 1981 15,511 7,781 9,380 26,833 505 32,092 851 1982 16,889 7,546 9,139 26,216 469 31,204 833 1983 16,214 7,393 9,081 26,313 442 31,425 1,172 1984 15,530 7,191 9,180 26,000 361 30,757 1,208 1985 14,201 7,041 8,503 24,553 331 29,442 1,373 1986 12,918 6,780 7,599 22,936 312 25,914 1,507 1987 12,927 6,562 7,129 21,471 231 25,103 1,705 1988 12,485 6,286 6,811 20,710 208 26,122 1,801 1989 12,082 6,092 6,717 20,479 207 24,393 1,645 1990 11,261 5,776 5,643 17,847 198 20,102 1,542 1991 11,040 5,691 4,957 16,038 186 17,859 1,433 1992 10,755 5,605 4,328 14,584 163 15,974 1,345 1993 9,740 5,409 4,149 14,206 161 15,576 1,333 1994 9,533 5,334 3,861 14,514 148 19,146 1,513 1995 9,250 5,832 3,660 14,712 129 19,073 1,540 1996 9,667 5,623 3,450 13,660 144 18,911 1,724 1997 9,032 5,122 2,344 10,588 149 16,697 1,510 1998 8,402 5,683 1,845 10,159 121 15,738 1,415 1999 7,761 4,983 1,586 10,210 119 15,368 1,326 2000 7,419 4,782 1,315 8,876 97 13,919 1,142 2001 6,666 4,335 970 7,808 95 12,593 1,070 2002 6,774 4,920 872 6,871 82 11,230 1,023 2003 6,037 4,303 749 6,251 78 9,245 1,009 2004 5,546 3,846 667 5,299 80 6,568 787 2005 6,589 3,960 552 5,063 95 6,684 965

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