Table 1.7. Industrial Minerals Production For The Calendar Year 1995.
(based on Mineral Resources Branch Report of Activities 1995, Report ME 1996-1, Appendix 1)
| Company |
Location |
Production |
Total Number Employed1 |
Approximate Value2 ($) |
| |
|
Tons |
Tonnes |
|
|
| Gypsum |
| Domtar Gypsum |
Windsor, Hants County |
10,884 |
9 874 |
4 |
|
| Fundy Gypsum Co. |
Miller Creek and Wentworth Road, Hants County |
1,794,542 |
1 627 998 |
175 |
|
| Georgia-Pacific Corp. |
Sugar Camp, Inverness County |
1,087,950 |
986 982 |
75 |
|
| Little Narrows Gypsum Co. |
Little Narrows, Victoria County |
1,000,487 |
907 636 |
132 |
|
| National Gypsum (Canada) Limited |
East Milford, Halifax County |
3,594,239 |
3 260 672 |
103 |
|
| Total (gypsum) |
7,488,144 |
6 793 200 |
489 |
68,000,000 |
| Anhydrite |
| Fundy Gypsum Co. |
Miller Creek and Wentworth Road, Hants County |
75,096 |
68 127 |
see gypsum |
| Little Narrows Gypsum Co. |
Little Narrows, Victoria County |
150,097 |
136 167 |
see gypsum |
| Total (anhydrite) |
225,200 |
204 300 |
|
2,332,000 |
| Salt |
| The Canadian Salt Co. Ltd. |
Pugwash, Cumberland County |
1,247,949 |
1 132 132 |
206 |
|
| Sifto Canada Inc. |
Nappan, Cumberland County |
106,976 |
97 048 |
73 |
|
| Total (salt) |
1,354,925 |
1 229 180 |
279 |
66,675,0003 |
| Limestone and Dolomite |
| Kelly Rock Ltd. |
Glen Morrison, Cape Breton County |
90,061 |
81 703 |
12 |
|
| Lafarge Canada Inc. |
Brookfield, Colchester County |
517,778 |
469 725 |
10 |
|
| Mosher Limestone Co. Ltd. |
Upper Musquodoboit, Halifax County |
67,659 |
61 380 |
18 |
|
| Ridge Brokers Ltd. |
Southside Harbour, Antigonish County |
8,888 |
8 063 |
2 |
|
| Scotia Limestone Ltd. |
Kellys Cove, Victoria County |
12,659 |
11 484 |
7 |
|
| Total (limestone and dolomite) |
697,045 |
632 355 |
49 |
2,121,2834 |
| Barite |
| E-Z-EM Canada Inc. |
Brookfield, Colchester County |
704 |
639 |
16 |
803,0003 |
| Total (barite) |
704 |
639 |
16 |
803,0003 |
| Clay |
| Shaw Brick (a member of the Shaw Group Limited) |
Lantz, Hants County
Shubenacadie, Halifax County |
17,150 |
15 588 |
2 |
05 |
| Shale |
| Shaw Brick (a member of the Shaw Group) |
Milford, Hants County
New Glasgow, Pictou County |
7,349 |
6 667 |
2 |
05 |
| Total (clay and shale) |
24,499 |
22 255 |
4 |
05 |
| Silica Sand |
| Shaw Resources (a member of the Shaw Group Limited) |
Nine Mile River, Hants County |
44,257 |
40 150 |
6 |
1,800,0003 |
| Total (silica sand) |
44,257 |
40 150 |
6 |
1,800,0003 |
| Dimension Stone |
| Heritage Memorials Ltd. |
Quarry: Nictaux, Annapolis County (Granite)
Plant: Windsor, Hants County |
1,0112 |
9172 |
212 |
|
| Wallace Quarries Ltd. |
Quarry: Wallace (Sandstone), Cumberland County |
380 |
345 |
5 |
|
| Total (dimension stone) |
1,391 |
1 262 |
26 |
296,000 |
| Peat Moss |
| Annapolis Valley Peat Moss Company |
Berwick, Kings County |
5,800 |
5 261 |
25 |
870,0003 |
| Total (peat moss) |
5,800 |
5 261 |
25 |
870,0003 |
| Aggregates |
| Crushed Stone |
7,518,620 |
6 820 850 |
301 |
34,104,300 |
| Sand and Gravel |
4,433,206 |
4 021 780 |
279 |
16,087,000 |
| Total (aggregates)6 |
11,952,239 |
10 843 000 |
580 |
50,191,000 |
| Total for Industrial Minerals7 |
21,794,000 |
19 772 000 |
1,470 |
193,088,000 |
| 1 total employees: mining, production, clerical, supervisory, etc. |
| 2Estimated from Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources sources |
| 3Processed or manufactured value |
| 4Does not include the value of Lafarge Canada Inc. production which value is transferred to the higher manufactured value (cement) |
| 5Value assigned to the higher manufactured valuation (bricks) |
| 6For additional information see Table 1.9 |
| 7Excluding secondary mineral manufacturing (Table 1.8) |
| Note: Production represents shipments; sum of components may not add up due to rounding |
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