Canada: critical mineral production

In 2021, the total production of critical minerals in Canada amounted to 17.92 million metric tons. Since 2017, the production quantities of critical minerals in Canada have remained relatively consistent. The country's highest annual production of critical minerals during the period of consideration stood at 18.82 million metric tons in 2018.

Production of critical minerals in Canada from 2017 to 2021 (in million metric tons)

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Release date

September 2023

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Region

Canada

Survey time period

2017 to 2021

Special properties

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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