Table 22
Water recirculation in mineral extraction industries,
by purpose, industry group and region, 2009
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| Process water | Cooling, condensing and steam | Other | Total water recirculation |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| millions of cubic metres | ||||
| Industry group | ||||
| Coal mines | 9.2 Note E: Use with caution | 0.0 | Note F: too unreliable to be published | 9.2 Note E: Use with caution |
| Metal mines | 1,451.5 B | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note F: too unreliable to be published | 1,475.2 B |
| Non-metal mines Note 1 | 58.1 C | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | 63.2 C |
| Total | 1,518.8 B | 28.1 Note E: Use with caution | Note F: too unreliable to be published | 1,547.7 B |
| percent | ||||
| Percentage of total water recirculation | 98.1 | 1.8 | Note F: too unreliable to be published | 100.0 |
| millions of cubic metres | ||||
| Region | ||||
| Atlantic Note 2 | 105.7 D | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note F: too unreliable to be published | 106.1 D |
| Quebec | 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 | 289.1 D |
| Ontario | 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 | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act |
| Prairies Note 3 | 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 | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act |
| British Columbia and territories Note 4 | 191.7 Note E: Use with caution | Note F: too unreliable to be published | 0.0 | 194.4 Note E: Use with caution |
| Canada | 1,518.8 B | 28.1 Note E: Use with caution | Note F: too unreliable to be published | 1,547.7 B |
| percent | ||||
| Percentage of total water recirculation | 98.1 | 1.8 | Note F: too unreliable to be published | 100.0 |
| 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 |
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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.
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