Minerals and Metals Sector

Minerals and Metals Sector / Secteur des minéraux et des métaux

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Principal Mineral Areas of Canada - Map 900A

Image of publication cover This map (at a scale of 1:6 000 000) is issued annually in December and is approximately 86 cm by 140 cm. The 2005 edition pinpoints 182 significant metallic, nonmetallic and industrial mineral mines, as well as 5 oil sand mines and some 275 oil and gas fields, in a geological setting. The map also depicts existing and proposed oil and gas pipelines. A mine index provides the name of the owner company, name of the mine, mine type, mine location, and principal mineral and metal products for each mine, and a similar index (without company names due to a shortage of space) is provided for each oil and gas field. Eight inset mineral maps of the country show the locations of nonferrous smelters and refineries, pig iron and ferro-alloy plants, and producing mines by major commodity groups including uranium and precious metals, base metals, ferrous metals and industrial minerals, as well as significant mine openings and closings in 2004 and those that were planned by companies for 2005. Since 2003, the tectonic map showing the geological provinces of Canada has become the standard background for all main and inset maps. Two charts and two tables provide mineral production statistics by commodity group, by year, as well as by province and territory, for fuels and for metallic, nonmetallic and industrial minerals, and the number of principal mining operations by major commodity group and by province and territory. Since 2003, mineral production statistics no longer include petroleum and natural gas; fuel production statistics reflect only coal production.

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Last Updated: 2006-04-20

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