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Production of Canada's Leading Minerals for August 2019


Production of Copper

Month Mine outputFootnote1 Primary productionFootnote2 Smelter production Refined production Domestic shipments of refined production Refined stocks at end of month
2018 2019 2018 2019 2018 2019 2018 2019 2018 2019 2018 2019
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January 44,948 43,782 42,594 34,471 x x x x x x x x
February 41,799 38,813 47,877 39,091 x x x x x x x x
March 48,476 47,861 51,372 53,126 x x x x x x x x
April 44,352 48,381 41,320 35,673 x x x x x x x x
May 50,910 55,421 46,775 51,098 x x x x x x x x
June 48,530 48,871 r 55,728 57,514 r x x x x x x x x
July 43,903 47,016 r 43,165 33,726 r x x x x x x x x
August 40,275 42,997 39,189 43,012 x x x x x x x x
September 45,323 45,726 x x x x
October 45,492 43,983 x x x x
November 41,945 36,895 x x x x
December 46,979 55,938 x x x x
Total 542,932 550,563
Year-to-date 363,192 373,142 368,021 347,712

r: Revised figures, n.a.: Not applicable, x: Suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act, ⁞: Not available for a specific reference period

For definitions regarding data contained in this table, refer to:
Details of the Methods Used in Computing the Mineral Production of Canada
Components may not add due to rounding.
Quebec data is provided by l'Institut de la statistique du Québec

Inquiries concerning this publication should be directed to:
Kevin Stone, Manager
Minerals and Metals Statistics Division, Lands and Minerals Sector
Natural Resources Canada
Telephone: (343) 292-8732, Email: kevin.stone@canada.ca
or:
Julie Simon, Data Production and Dissemination Development Officer
Mining, Manufacturing and Wholesale Trade Division, Economic Statistics Field
Statistics Canada
Telephone: (613) 854-1186, Email: julie.simon@canada.ca