Critical minerals in Canada

Statistics report on critical mineral mining in Canada

Critical minerals in Canada

This report presents a selection of statistics about the critical mineral mining industry in Canada. An overview of Canada's critical minerals is provided, along with statistics on the mine production of Canada's critical minerals, mining projects for critical minerals, and trade.

The Government of Canada has defined 31 minerals as critical: aluminum, antimony, bismuth, cesium, chromite, cobalt, copper, fluorspar, gallium, germanium, graphite, helium, indium, lithium, magnesium, manganese, molybdenum, nickel, niobium, platinum group metals, potash, rare earth elements, scandium, tantalum, tellurium, tin, titanium, tungsten, uranium, vanadium, and zinc.

Table of contents

Overview

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  • Premium Statistic Global critical mineral mine production volume 2022, by leading owner country
  • Premium Statistic Production value of minerals in Canada 1985-2022
  • Premium Statistic Canada's critical minerals production volume 2017-2022
  • Premium Statistic Critical minerals production in Canada 2022, by commodity
  • Premium Statistic Critical mineral budget commitments in Canada 2021-2022, by segment

Base metals

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  • Premium Statistic Production of aluminum in Canada 2010-2023
  • Premium Statistic Copper mine production in Canada 2010-2023
  • Basic Statistic Production volume of zinc in Canada 2010-2022
  • Premium Statistic Nickel production in Canada 2010-2023

Battery minerals

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  • Premium Statistic Cobalt production volume from mines in Canada 2010-2023
  • Basic Statistic Cobalt production in Canada 2023, by province
  • Basic Statistic Production volume of lithium in Canada 2022-2023

Metals

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  • Premium Statistic Titanium mine production in Canada 2010-2023
  • Premium Statistic Production volume of niobium in Canada 2010-2023
  • Premium Statistic Molybdenum mine production volume in Canada 2010-2022
  • Basic Statistic Tellurium refinery production in Canada 2010-2023
  • Basic Statistic Palladium production volume in Canada 2013-2023
  • Premium Statistic Platinum mine production in Canada 2010-2023
  • Premium Statistic Production of bismuth from refineries in Canada 2012-2022

Minerals

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  • Basic Statistic Potash mine production volume in Canada 2010-2022
  • Premium Statistic Graphite mine production in Canada 2010-2023
  • Basic Statistic Canada's uranium mine production 2005-2022
  • Premium Statistic Production volume of helium in Canada 2015-2023

Projects

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  • Basic Statistic Canada: number of critical mineral projects and infrastructure 2023, by type
  • Premium Statistic Critical mineral project development budget Canada 2021-2022, by project
  • Premium Statistic Critical minerals production volume by Canadian-owned mines abroad 2022, by county

Trade

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  • Premium Statistic Canadian critical minerals balance of trade 2023, by commodity
  • Premium Statistic Critical minerals balance of trade in Canada 2023, by country
  • Premium Statistic Critical minerals export value from Canada 2023, by commodity
  • Premium Statistic Critical minerals export value from Canada 2023, by recipient country
  • Premium Statistic Critical minerals import value to Canada 2023, by commodity
  • Premium Statistic Canada import value of critical minerals, by country 2023

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