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(based on Mineral Resources Branch Report of Activities 1995, Report ME 1996-1, Appendix 1)
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1994 |
1995 |
| Description |
Value'000$1 |
Employment* |
Value'000$1 |
Employment* |
| Metals |
| Total metals |
002 |
|
61 |
|
| Industrial Minerals |
| (Non-Metals) |
| Anhydrite |
2,011 |
|
2,332 |
|
| Barite |
**880 |
|
**803 |
|
| Gypsum3 |
70,000 |
|
68,000 |
|
| Limestone4and Dolomite |
2,736 |
|
2,121 |
|
| Peat |
**990 |
|
**870 |
|
| Salt |
**58,680 |
|
**66,675 |
|
| Silica |
**1,675 |
|
**1,800 |
|
| Total Non-Metals |
136,970 |
880 |
142,601 |
864 |
| (Structural Materials) |
| Dimension Stone |
74 |
|
296 |
|
| Cement |
**37,000 |
|
**43,000 |
|
| Clay Products |
**6,407 |
|
**5,145 |
|
| Plaster Products |
**2,000 |
|
**2,000 |
|
| Crushed Stone |
31,402 |
|
34,104 |
|
| Sand and Gravel |
16,387 |
|
16,087 |
| Total Structural Materials |
93,300 |
760 |
100,632 |
753 |
| Total Industrial Minerals |
230,270 |
1,640 |
243,233 |
1,617 |
| Fuels |
| Coal |
215,739 |
2,320 |
167,970 |
2,312 |
| Petroleum - Crude |
206,000 |
340 |
184,000 |
342 |
| Total Fuels |
421,740 |
2,660 |
351,970 |
2,654 |
| Total Mineral Production |
652,000 |
4,300 |
595,264 |
4,300 |
| Change from Previous Year |
11% |
-4% |
-9% |
0% |
| 1Estimated from Department of Natural Resources sources. |
| 2There were no metal mines operating in 1994. |
| 3Does not include the value of gypsum quarried for plaster products. |
| 4Does not include the value of limestone quarried for cement production. |
| *Average number of persons during production period. |
| **Processed or manufactured value. |
| Note: Production represents shipments; sum of components may not add due to rounding. |
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