In 2022, the Canadian province British Columbia produced some 269,518 metric tons of copper, thus making it the largest copper producing province. Ontario was the second-largest copper mining province in Canada that year, with a production volume of nearly 159,432 metric tons.
Production volume of copper in Canada in 2022, by province and territory
(in metric tons)
Characteristic
Production in metric tons
British Columbia
269,518
Ontario
159,432
Newfoundland and Labrador
21,651
Manitoba
20,272
New Brunswick
8
Nova Scotia
0
Saskatchewan
0
Alberta
0
Nunavut
0
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Production in metric tons269,518269,518159,432159,43221,65121,65120,27220,2728800000000British ColumbiaOntarioNewfoundland and LabradorManitobaNew BrunswickNova ScotiaSaskatchewanAlbertaNunavut
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All figures are preliminary estimates. Data was not provided by the source for the provinces and territories that are lacking figures. The figure for Quebec has been withheld to avoid disclosing confidential data.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, nrcan.gc.ca, 2022. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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