Although Canadian production of some non-metallics was off in April 1996 over the same period last year, production of precious and base metals had risen.
The statistics shown below were complied by the Department of Natural Resources and are included in the April 1996 issue of Production of Canada’s Leading Minerals. To order a copy, contact Jacquline Paquette of the Department of Natural Resources at (613) 992-9005, or at the following web site: http://www.nrcan.gc.ca//ms/efab/mmsd
| April 1996 | April 1995 | |
| Nonferrous | ||
| Refined copper | 44,957 tonnes | 44,690 tonnes |
| Primary copper | 58,078 tonnes | 54,878 tonnes |
| Primary nickel | 17,196 tonnes | 14,159 tonnes |
| Gold | 13.1 million grams | 11.3 million grams |
| Silver | 95,343 kg | 87,399 kg |
| Primary lead | 19,270 tonnes | 12,641 tonnes |
| Refined lead | 17,198 tonnes | 15,686 tonnes |
| Primary zinc | 93,635 tonnes | 62,599 tonnes |
| Refined zinc | 63,080 tonnes | 58,089 tonnes |
| Ferrous | ||
| Iron | 2.9 million tonnes | 2.2 million tonnes |
| Nonmetallics | ||
| Salt | 955,177 tonnes | 702,765 tonnes |
| Asbestos | 48,796 tonnes | 53,583 tonnes |
| Potash | 890,712 tonnes | 1.1 million tonnes |
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