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Cornerstone of a Nation
by pdac
THE CORNERSTONE OF A NATION
To showcase and appreciate the vast contributions and impact of mineral exploration and mining, PDAC compiled data from every province and territory across Canada.
Indigenous people make up 12% of the labour force, and the mineral industry is the top private sector industrial employer of Indigenous peoples
TOP 10 MINERAL PRODUCTS Gold • Coal • Copper Potash • Iron Ore • Nickel Diamonds •Sand & Gravel Stone • Zinc •
And indirectly employs an additional 208,000 INDIVIDUALS
Together, direct and indirect employment exceeds 634,000 JOBS That’s 1 IN EVERY 29 JOBS in Canada
CANADA
Canada’s mineral exploration and mining sector is a mainstay of the national economy that supports jobs and economic activity in every region.
Canadian exploration and mining companies have mining assets in over 100 countries worth nearly $164 billion
Canada produces some 60 minerals and metals at 200 mines and 7,000 sand, gravel and stone quarries a year worth nearly $44 billion
Domestic exports of mineral and metal products $97.5 billion
The industry boasts the highest wages and salaries of all industrial sectors in Canada
Vancouver is a leading centre of expertise for mineral exploration and mining and is home to over 1,200 exploration companies.
700 exploration companies are headquartered in British Columbia
More than 38,000 people employed in mineral exploration and mining The mineral sector employs over 2⁄3 of all Indigenous people who are employed in the extractives sector
$318.1 million invested in mineral exploration projects
$182.4 million in exploration and $79 million in deposit appraisals
Exploration and deposit appraisal expenditures grew 7.16% from 2017 to 2018
$368 million Anticipated revenue paid to the provincial government by mineral exploration and mining from 2018 to 2019
ALBERTA
Home to the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin, underlying most of Alberta and containing vast mineral wealth.
4,700 MORE JOBS (an increase of 4.8%) in mineral exploration and mining, including quarrying and oil and gas extraction in 2017
5.6% of Canadian minerals are produced in Alberta $2.4 billion worth of minerals produced
Value of exploration $4.3 million
Value of deposit appraisal $32.7 million
Saskatchewan accounts for 30% of the world’s potash production The province has over 18,000 JOBS in the minerals sector
Potash contributes $5.52 billion to GDP
Mineral exploration and mining is the 3 rd largest industry in the province
Mineral exploration and deposit appraisal expenditures $165 million
The value of mining $5.7 billion
SASKATCHEWAN
Consistently ranked one of the world’s Top 10 jurisdictions for investment attractiveness, Saskatchewan is the global leader in potash and uranium production.
Over the last 100 years, Manitoba’s minerals industry has developed over 70 mines and is the 4 th largest primary industry in the province. Makes up 37.7% of the country’s zinc output
Produced 3,808kg of gold in 2018
Over 10,000 PEOPLE employed in mineral exploration and mining Mineral exploration and deposit appraisal expenditures $54.7 million MANITOBA ALSO MAKES UP 10.1% of Canada’s nickel 6.3% of Canada’s copper 2.1% of Canada’s gold 12.7% of Canada’s silver
On a global level, Ontario ranks among the TOP 10 regions for exploration spending and production of platinum group metals (PGMs) and nickel
90% of mining GDP stays in Ontario
253,000 active mineral claims
Over 200 mineral exploration projects
39 mine sites operating in Ontario More than 151,000 people employed in mineral exploration and mining
Indigenous employment accounts for 11.2% of mineral exploration and mining jobs in Ontario
$583 million invested in mineral exploration and deposit appraisal in 2018 alone
Mineral exploration and deposit appraisal expenditures total $593 million in 2018
The value of mining production in Ontario $10.1 billion
ONTARIO
The country’s centre for mineral exploration and mining financing, as well as Canada’s largest jurisdiction for mineral production, employment and investment.
ONTARIO’S TOP MINERALS: Gold • Palladium • Platinum Copper • Zinc • Diamonds Nickel • Cobalt • Silver Uranium (refining)
QUÉBEC
One of the top jurisdictions in Canada for exploration and deposit appraisal expenditures.
1⁄5 of Canada’s mining output comes from Québec
Mineral exploration and deposit appraisal expenditures total $656.7 million
$3.05 billion invested in mining, with $9.47 billion in total mineral shipments
More than 103,000 people employed in mineral exploration and mining
Québec is ranked as one of the TOP 10 jurisdictions in the world for investment attractiveness
$6 million in minerals produced
The two major resources P.E.I. are the soil and the sea. Mineral resources have not been discovered in commercial quantities, although trace deposits of coal, uranium, vanadium and other minerals exist.
116 kilotonnes of sand and gravel produced in 2017
NOVA SCOTIA
Over the past 300 years Nova Scotia has supplied more than 20 different mineral products to domestic users and export markets around the world.
3,755 jobs in the minerals sector
NOVA SCOTIA’S TOP MINERALS Gypsum • Salt Limestone
Estimated field expenditures by the mineral exploration sector $17.3 million
About 228 companies and individuals hold exploration interests (licences or options) in the province
That includes: 3 major, 11 junior, and 66 private companies, plus 148 individuals Produced 2,392 kg of gold in 2018
Produces more iron ore than any other jurisdiction in Canada, is second only to Ontario in nickel production, and third in copper production behind Ontario and British Columbia.
665 kg of gold produced
51,479 tonnes of nickel produced
$2.9 billion worth of minerals produced
Value of mine complex development $512.2 million
Mineral development expenditures totals $38.5 million
Value of exploration $35.9 million
Value of deposit appraisal $1.3 million
6,180 jobs in the minerals sector
NEW BRUNSWICK
Mineral exploration and deposit appraisal expenditures $18.1 million
The value of mineral production $392.8 million
New Brunswick’s complex geological past has given rise to a diversity of metallic mineral resources.
NEW BRUNSWICK’S TOP MINERALS: Zinc • Lead Metal smelting
Value of exploration expenditures $109.4 million
Value of deposit appraisal $80.6 million
Value of mine complex development $14.2 million
Mineral exploration and deposit expenditures total $172 million
Mining and quarrying businesses reported $479.4 million in revenues in 2016, accounting for 18.4% of all Yukon business’ gross revenues
The Yukon has a rich mineral exploration and mining history dating back to the famous Klondike Gold Rush, and is ranked as one of the Top 10 jurisdictions in the world for investment attractiveness.
194 exploration and extraction businesses in the region
Of Yukoners working in the goods producing sector, 19.6% had jobs in the minerals industry
Mineral exploration and mining accounts for 12.9% of Yukon’s GDP
NUNAVUT
Representing one-fifth of Canada’s land mass, Nunavut has tremendous resource potential and is a place of significant opportunity.
Total mining value is $8.4 billion
In 2017 Nunavut’s mineral exploration and deposit expenditures were $110.7 million
Nunavut’s total mining production for 2018 is estimated at $1.164 billion, up $125 million (12%) from 2017 N.W.T. is ranked as one of the TOP 10 jurisdictions in the world for investment attractiveness
Total estimated mining production in 2018 valued at $2.11 billion
$309.1 million in mine complex development
OF THIS Gold production value is $595 million Iron ore is projected at $564 million Silver production value is $5.1 million NORTHWEST TERRITORIES
