Canadian leading minerals based on production value 2015

This statistic shows the leading minerals in Canada based on production value in 2015. In that year, gold had the highest production value of any mineral mined in Canada, at 7.29 billion Canadian dollars.

Leading minerals based on production value in Canada in 2015 (in billion Canadian dollars)*

Characteristic	Production value in billion Canadian dollars
Gold	7.29
Potash**	6.66
Copper	4.49
Nickel	3.59
Coal	3.11
Iron ore	2.8
Diamonds	2.13
Sand and gravel***	2.06
Cement****	1.77
Stone***	1.69
Uranium*****	1.51
Platinum group metals	1.15

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Release date

August 2016

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Region

Canada

Survey time period

2015

Supplementary notes

* Data is preliminary
** Excludes shipments to potassium sulphate plants.
*** Excludes shipments of sand, gravel, and stone to Canadian cement, lime, and clay plants.
**** Includes exported clinker.
***** The uranium value was calculated using spot market prices. Adapted from Statistics Canada, Minerals and Metals Fact Book – 2016, page 8, 2015. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.

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