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Selected Metal-production Facilities, 2004
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Abstract
This map depicts 59 metal-production facilities that operated for any period during 2004. There are no facilities shown in the Yukon Territory, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Prince Edward Island or Nova Scotia.
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The facilities have been classified into four broad groups of metals:
- 11 Aluminum smelters
- 22 facilities that produce ferrous-metal products, including iron pellets (3), ferroalloys (4) and steel (15)
- 4 precious-metal processors, including precious-metal refineries (2) and uranium processors (2)
- 22 facilities that produce and recycle base metals, primarily copper, nickel, zinc, lead, cobalt, molybdenum and magnesium
Additional information about metal mining is divided into three sections:
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