Table 9.8
Energy, minerals and mining

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Energy, minerals and mining: Part 1
  Electricity Coal
Utility generation Industry generation Deliveries to the United States Total available Production Exports
v44174617 v44174625 v44159007 v44159002 v43973931 v43973932
  megawatt hours thousands of metric tonnes
2008 555,754 45,965 57,128 569,955 67,749 31,183
2009 531,527 43,096 53,115 540,206 62,934 26,811
September 2008 40,202 3,523 4,217 41,225 5,526 2,696
October 2008 42,844 3,775 3,640 44,943 5,385 2,602
November 2008 44,535 3,722 3,344 46,933 5,634 2,182
December 2008 52,893 3,720 3,380 54,650 5,024 2,184
January 2009 55,386 3,919 4,093 57,438 4,921 1,666
February 2009 47,634 3,397 3,875 48,543 4,849 1,776
March 2009 48,365 3,604 3,823 49,823 4,919 1,600
April 2009 40,476 3,492 3,541 42,670 4,335 1,878
May 2009 39,463 3,412 4,271 39,971 4,862 2,211
June 2009 38,668 3,647 4,745 39,127 5,237 2,530
July 2009 41,053 3,678 5,483 40,694 5,731 2,832
August 2009 42,200 3,591 5,829 41,313 5,523 2,588
September 2009 38,782 3,498 4,451 39,186 5,836 2,594
October 2009 43,451 3,631 4,677 43,724 5,919 2,312
November 2009 43,002 3,537 3,786 44,004 5,241 2,611
December 2009 53,047 3,689 4,542 53,712 5,561 2,213
January 2010 55,003 3,713 5,238 54,683 5,830 2,614
February 2010 48,553 3,345 4,404 48,506 5,633 2,343
March 2010 47,761 3,405 4,471 47,990 6,012 2,811
April 2010 40,957 3,415 3,843 41,792 5,731 2,901
May 2010 39,424 3,304 3,003 41,447 5,536 2,962
June 2010 39,420 3,197 3,879 40,253 5,328 2,848
July 2010 42,148 3,198 4,262 42,502 5,698 2,850
August 2010 40,564 3,090 3,592 41,869 5,621 1,956
September 2010 36,553 3,307 2,842 39,374 .. ..
Energy, minerals and mining: Part 2
  Gypsum shipments Cement production Lime shipments Salt and brine shipments Potash production
v3440 v29505576 v3441 v3445 v3442
  thousands of metric tonnes metric tonnes
2008 5,818 13,672 2,046  14,224  10,379 
2009 3,548 10,985 1,627  14,456  4,321 
September 2008 471 1,376 178  1,213  798 
October 2008 507 1,541 161  1,459  786 
November 2008 407 1,280 126  1,283  697 
December 2008 350 780 127  1,477  581 
January 2009 306 471 133  1,348  341 
February 2009 241 415 122  1,213  253 
March 2009 386 621 123  897  316 
April 2009 339 851 116  995  179 
May 2009 224 1,025 121  1,039  257 
June 2009 296 1,140 130  1,331  233 
July 2009 283 1,144 122  1,254  292 
August 2009 245 1,164 136  1,188  444 
September 2009 376 1,241 155  1,170  507 
October 2009 333 1,231 156  1,348  434 
November 2009 321 1,103 158  1,291  506 
December 2009 198 581 156  1,381  558 
January 2010 162 621 158  1,235  716 
February 2010 265 676 157  596  852 
March 2010 271 839 164  553  1,025 
April 2010 205 1,008 150  604  942 
May 2010 289 1,249 162  943  803 
June 2010 223 1,202 162  687  654 
July 2010 203 1,221 156  813  550 
August 2010 221 1,288 158  739  650 
September 2010 258 1,227 155  912  743 
Energy, minerals and mining: Part 3
  Metal production
Copper Refined copper Nickel Lead Refined lead
v595 v596 v597 v220 v221
  thousands of metric tonnes
2008 584 442 246 87 106  
2009 481 336 132 72 101  
September 2008 50 34 20 9 10 
October 2008 56 31 25 5 11 
November 2008 45 25 17 4 9 
December 2008 56 22 20 6 9 
January 2009 50 36 19 8 10 
February 2009 44 34 15 9 9 
March 2009 55 30 19 9 10 
April 2009 45 35 18 4 8 
May 2009 46 20 17 6 9 
June 2009 33 19 8 7 9 
July 2009 33 26 6 6 7 
August 2009 34 27 4 5 8 
September 2009 31 26 6 4 7 
October 2009 31 25 6 7 9 
November 2009 36 28 6 4 7 
December 2009 43 30 7 6 8 
January 2010 38 32 8 6 10 
February 2010 39 30 6 4 9 
March 2010 40 34 9 3 11 
April 2010 32 32 9 6 10 
May 2010 39 26 11 3 10 
June 2010 38 24 10 10 10 
July 2010 43 23 13 4 10 
August 2010 45 24 12 5 3 
September 2010 48 22 18 5 9 
Energy, minerals and mining: Part 4
  Metal production
Zinc Refined zinc Iron ore 1 Gold Silver Uranium
v222 v223 v591 v229 v224 v593
  thousands of metric tonnes kilogramms
2008 705 764 32,102 94,908 708,669 8,703   
2009 669 686 31,704 96,027 608,842 10,131   
September 2008 60 68 2,500 8,749 62,912 336 
October 2008 60 61 2,751 8,762 56,161 1,076 
November 2008 65 56 2,173 7,187 46,420 722 
December 2008 69 61 1,572 10,224 58,736 524 
January 2009 59 57 1,637 7,651 61,795 1,152 
February 2009 49 52 1,618 8,097 59,867 1,059 
March 2009 64 55 2,117 8,787 59,840 796 
April 2009 64 53 2,510 7,326 51,547 716 
May 2009 56 57 3,352 7,187 48,009 635 
June 2009 49 55 1,912 8,358 43,061 695 
July 2009 72 56 2,797 7,687 47,454 420 
August 2009 54 56 3,060 7,799 46,268 558 
September 2009 50 57 3,126 9,342 46,247 713 
October 2009 50 59 3,581 7,694 48,687 1,306 
November 2009 49 64 3,016 7,561 44,091 1,060 
December 2009 52 65 2,981 8,538 51,976 1,022 
January 2010 53 66 2,388 7,286 49,763 900 
February 2010 40 59 2,000 6,432 44,585 800 
March 2010 64 67 2,496 9,190 52,580 899 
April 2010 54 65 3,019 6,465 43,689 807 
May 2010 52 57 3,188 6,542 43,874 725 
June 2010 60 51 3,692 7,442 57,513 1,314 
July 2010 49 55 2,989 6,761 44,548 404 
August 2010 48 52 2,760 7,198 51,075 596 
September 2010 49 54 2,971 8,764 45,494 763 
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Shipments.
Note(s):
Monthly data, when presented in this table, are unadjusted for seasonality.
Source(s):
Electric power statistics, Client services (613-951-9497). Coal and coke statistics, Client services (613-951-9497). Cement, Client services (613-951-9497). Natural Resources Canada, contact: J. Paquette (613-992-9005). CANSIM tables: 152-0004, 303-0060, 127-0002, 127-0003, 135-0002 and 152-0001.