In 2021, Canada produced approximately 57 million metric tons of iron ore, and was by far the leading metallic mineral produced by the country based on volume. Copper accounted for the second-largest metallic mineral produced in Canada that year, with a distant 5.4 million metric tons produced.
Metallic mineral production volume in Canada in 2021, by mineral (in metric tons)
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NRCan. (March 28, 2022). Metallic mineral production volume in Canada in 2021, by mineral (in metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 02, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/434815/estimate-of-metallic-mineral-production-in-canada-by-mineral/
NRCan. "Metallic mineral production volume in Canada in 2021, by mineral (in metric tons)." Chart. March 28, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/434815/estimate-of-metallic-mineral-production-in-canada-by-mineral/
NRCan. (2022). Metallic mineral production volume in Canada in 2021, by mineral (in metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/434815/estimate-of-metallic-mineral-production-in-canada-by-mineral/
NRCan. "Metallic Mineral Production Volume in Canada in 2021, by Mineral (in Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/434815/estimate-of-metallic-mineral-production-in-canada-by-mineral/
NRCan, Metallic mineral production volume in Canada in 2021, by mineral (in metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/434815/estimate-of-metallic-mineral-production-in-canada-by-mineral/ (last visited December 02, 2023)
Metallic mineral production volume in Canada in 2021, by mineral (in metric tons) [Graph], NRCan, March 28, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/434815/estimate-of-metallic-mineral-production-in-canada-by-mineral/