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    Mineral shipments by commodity, Québec, 2018-2019

    Ce contenu est archivé. L’information est fournie à des fins de référence. Elle ne sera plus mise à jour. Pour des données à jour, consultez les principales statistiques des industries de l'extraction minière pour les minerais métalliques et certains minerais non métalliques (données annuelles).

    Quantity and value of shipments of mineral commodities extracted in Québec. These shipments excludes minerals treated in Québec but from other Canadian provinces or territories or from abroad. They also excludes recycled minerals as well as oil and gaz.

      

    Commodity Unit    Quantity Unit    Value
         
       
          2018 2019     2018 2019

    Metallic     ... ... k$   9,243,129 10,160,207
     Silver g   85,802,650 83,749,901 k$   55,819 57,869
     Copper kg   36,647,089 35,042,045 k$   307,213 280,091
     Iron (cast iron, steel) t   x x k$   x x
     Ilmenite (FeTiO3) t   x x k$   x x
     Lithium (spodumene) t   x x k$   x x
     Iron Ore t   x x k$   x x
     Nickel kg   x x k$   x x
     Niobium (ferroniobium) kg   x x k$   x x
     Gold g   61,345,519 60,458,475 k$   3,234,811 3,591,713
     Titanium (TiO2) t   x x k$   x x
     Zinc kg   x x k$   x x
     Other metallic commodities1     k$   403,798 467,247
      
    Non-metallic     ... ... k$   1,484,044 1,754,123
     Lime t   584,874 568,452 k$   101,468 103,808
     Cement t   2,680,020 4,156,854 k$   347,734 543,418
     Diamond carat   x x k$   x x
     Feldspar t   x x k$   x x
     Graphite t   x x k$   x x
     Mica t   x x k$   x x
     Stone t   46,931,459 49,744,799 k$   560,120 589,809
     Sand and gravel t   20,066,895 18,935,966 k$   126,187 122,103
     Salt t   x x k$   x x
     Silica t   563,304 415,580 k$   28,561 25,324
     Peat bag2   10,663,756 12,096,838 k$   82,394 81,023
      
    Total     ... ... k$   10,727,173 11,914,330

      
    1. Antimony, bismuth, cadmium, cobalt, platinum group metals, selenium and tellurium.
    2. Expressed in bags of 170 dm3.
      
    Source: Institut de la statistique du Québec, Annual Census on Mineral Production.
     

     

    Update : June 21, 2021
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    n.e.s. Not elsewhere specified
    p.-y. Person-year
    f.t.e Full-time equivalent
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