Minerals and Mining87. In 2007, Canadian mineral production reached CND 40.4 bn, a 19% increase from 2006. This increase was due to significant growth in the value of both metallic and non-metallic mineral production. Metallic mineral production for 2007 reached CND 26.3 bn, an increase of 25.1%, while non-metallic mineral production increased by 13% to CND 11.3 bn. The 2007 value of coal production decreased to CND 2.8 bn in 2007 from CND 2.9 bn in 2006, a decline of 4.3%. Nine of the thirteen provinces and territories boasted increases in their overall value of mineral production in 2007. Newfoundland and Labrador showed an impressive 65.7% increase in overall value of mineral production. This was mainly due to a 60.4% rise in the volume of nickel produced in the province and a 135.9% increase in the value of nickel production. Saskatchewan’s sizeable increase of 50.4% in value of total mineral production was attributable to a 73.2% increase in the value of metallic mineral production and a 36.4% increase in the value of other mineral production. The value of uranium produced in the province reached a record high CND 2.5 bn, an increase of 76.3% from 2006. Quebec’s 2007 value of mineral production rose by 21% to CND 5.5 bn due, in part, to a 57.5% increase in the value of nickel produced. The percentage increases in the value of mineral production for the rest of Canada were as follows: Manitoba, 19.4%; Nunavut, 16.4%; Yukon, 14.8%; Northwest Territories, 12.6%; Ontario, 12.1%; Alberta, 8.6%; and New Brunswick, 2%. The only decreases in 2007 occurred in British Columbia (5.3%), Nova Scotia (7.1%), and Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Island (18.9%). Ontario continued to lead the country in its percentage share of Canada’s mineral output in 2007 at 26.4%, just slightly down from 2006. Saskatchewan moved into second place with 14.4%, just edging out British Columbia who was third at 14 %. Quebec dropped to fourth place with 13.7% and Newfoundland and Labrador held onto its fifth place with a 12.4% share. More information on mining related issues is available on the website of Natural Resources Canada.88
