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Figure 34.3 Industrial and metallic mineral production in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin: preliminary estimate 1991.


Source: Statistics Canada Catalogue 26-202, 1991. Legend: g-grams, t-tonnes, x-unavailable.
1Includes magnesium and vanadium
2Includes calcium chloride
3Includes gypsum and peat (Man.); peat (Sask. and Alta.); gypsum and barite (B.C)
4Includes silica (except Yukon and N.W.T.)
5Includes clay products; bentonite (Sask. and Alta.)
6Estimated, as percentage (5%) of total reported for entire province/territory; estimate for B.C. includes additional value for silica
7Estimated, by difference from total of nonmetals/structural materials reported
8Estimated, by comparison with previous reported production

S

Yukon and Northwest Territories

British Columbia

Alberta

Saskatchewan

 

Metals
Gold g
$

Other metals1



-

-



-

-


34
453

2,568



-

-



-

-

Nonmetals
Sulphur t
$

Potash $

Salt2 t
$

Sodium sulphate $

Magnesite $

Other nonmetals3 $



-

-


-


-

-



-


413
40,650

-


-


-

24,0007


4,8008


5,550
200,269

-

1,237
15,410


1,212

-



14,237


64
3,032

747,0007

534
26,759


20,589

-


2,4008



-

-


-


-

-



8,245

Structural Materials
Cement $

Lime t
$

Sand and gravel4 t
$

Stone $

Other structural materials5 $



-


-


x
7506

-


-

-


-


x
8,6006

-


-

98,2007

219
20,488

35,663
106,584


2,892


10,0008



10,3007


-

7,924
17,597


-


3,4008

23,800

x
7,199

10,537
35,203


7,946


1,2008

TOTAL $

750

78,054

469,292

831,077

83,593

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