In 2022, the total production of critical minerals in Canada amounted to 19.83 million metric tons, the highest recorded value within the period of consideration. Since 2017, the production quantities of critical minerals in Canada have remained relatively consistent.
Production of critical minerals in Canada from 2017 to 2022
(in million metric tons)
Includes the following critical minerals: potash, aluminum, copper, titanium, zinc, magnesium, nickel, fluorspar, graphite, niobium, uranium, cobalt, molybdenum, tellurium, platinum group metals (only includes data for platinum, rhodium, and palladium), bismuth, antimony, and lithium.
Supplementary notes
The figures provided in this statistic have been calculated using the sum of the production figures provided by the source for minerals that have been defined by the Canadian government as being critical minerals. Data has been rounded to two decimal places.
Data was not available from the source for the following critical minerals: vanadium, tin, tungsten, germanium, manganese, fluorspar, chromium, tantalum, and rare earth elements.
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