Table 24
Water discharge in mineral extraction industries, by type of final treatment, industry group and region, 2009

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Water discharge in mineral extraction industries, by type of final treatment, industry group and region, 2009


Table summary
This table displays the results of water discharge in mineral extraction industries water not treated before discharge, primary or mechanical, secondary or biological and tertiary or advanced, calculated using millions of cubic metres units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Water not treated before discharge Primary or mechanical Secondary or biological Tertiary or advanced
  millions of cubic metres
Industry group  
Coal mines Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 0.0
Metal mines 263.8  D 119.6  D Note F: too unreliable to be published Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Non-metal mines  Note 1 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note F: too unreliable to be published Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Total 371.8  D 193.3  C 1.0  Note E: Use with caution 54.4  D
Region  
Atlantic  Note 2 225.1  D Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 0.0 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Quebec 29.1  D 108.3  D 0.1  Note E: Use with caution 13.9  Note E: Use with caution
Ontario 28.6  D Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note F: too unreliable to be published 17.6  Note E: Use with caution
Prairies  Note 3 20.0  C Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
British Columbia and territories  Note 4 68.9  D 40.9  Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Canada 371.8  D 193.3  C 1.0  Note E: Use with caution 54.4  D
Excluding sand, gravel, clay, and ceramic and refractory minerals mining and quarrying (North American Industry Classification System, code 21232).        
Atlantic provinces include: Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.        
Prairie provinces include: Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.        
British Columbia and territories include: British Columbia, Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut.        
Note(s): Figures may not add up to totals due to rounding.        
         
x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
E use with caution
F too unreliable to be published
1.
Excluding sand, gravel, clay, and ceramic and refractory minerals mining and quarrying (North American Industry Classification System, code 21232).
2.
Atlantic provinces include: Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
3.
Prairie provinces include: Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.
4.
British Columbia and territories include: British Columbia, Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
Note(s):
Figures may not add up to totals due to rounding.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, CANSIM tables 153-0092 and 153-0093.
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