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Summary of principal statistics of the mineral industries of Canada, by industries, 1934 and 1935
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| Plants or mines | Capital employed | Employees | Salaries and wages | Fuel and electricity for heat and power4 | Net sales1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | $ | number | $ | |||
| Metallic minerals | ||||||
| Alluvial gold | ||||||
| 1934 | 93 | 14,315,701 | 615 | 1,027,569 | 76,615 | 1,260,483 |
| 1935 | 86 | 9,198,533 | 702 | 1,227,971 | 70,534 | 2,197,762 |
| 1935 net income from sales 5 | 2,106,0255 | |||||
| Auriferous quarts | ||||||
| 1934 | 416 | 214,068,359 | 17,762 | 27,156,887 | 4,249,296 | 83,761,440 |
| 1935 | 384 | 193,728,802 | 19,834 | 31,523,907 | 5,002,274 | 91,714,805 |
| 1935 net income from sales 5 | 75,120,7746 | |||||
| Copper-gold-silver | ||||||
| 1934 | 23 | 39,892,387 | 3,169 | 4,869,801 | 542,670 | 8,265,071 |
| 1935 | 18 | 38,461,682 | 3,430 | 5,040,196 | 534,152 | 16,676,447 |
| 1935 net income from sales 5 | 13,243,1636 | |||||
| Silver-cobalt | ||||||
| 1934 | 16 | 5,102,491 | 286 | 361,726 | 85,685 | 1,380,318 |
| 1935 | 28 | 6,380,731 | 402 | 494,791 | 114,439 | 2,316,934 |
| 1935 net income from sales 5 | 2,070,7166 | |||||
| Silver-lead-zinc | ||||||
| 1934 | 60 | 12,923,827 | 1,292 | 1,935,284 | 389,276 | 8,885,081 |
| 1935 | 70 | 16,596,941 | 1,657 | 2,431,110 | 438,126 | 11,758,908 |
| 1935 net income from sales 5 | 10,553,0866 | |||||
| Nickel-copper | ||||||
| 1934 | 7 | 31,685,426 | 2,677 | 4,375,702 | 233,963 | 11,606,713 |
| 1935 | 7 | 26,685,284 | 3,552 | 6,059,407 | 259,257 | 14,492,253 |
| 1935 net income from sales 5 | 11,030,6216 | |||||
| Miscellaneous metals | ||||||
| 1934 | 7 | 1,548,205 | 44 | 32,273 | 2,383 | 15,739 |
| 1935 | 12 | 733,497 | 82 | 63,612 | 4,051 | 32,147 |
| 1935 net income from sales 5 | 22,8476 | |||||
| Smelting and refining | ||||||
| 1934 | 14 | 146,047,422 | 8,298 | 11,059,206 | 3,564,7124 | 71,610,6872 |
| 1935 | 14 | 145,686,299 | 8,944 | 12,687,356 | 3,776,381 | 78,164,2592 |
| 1935 net income from sales 5 | 59,441,5836 | |||||
| Total, metallic minerals | ||||||
| 1934 | 636 | 465,583,818 | 34,143 | 50,818,448 | 9,144,600 | 186,785,532 |
| 1935 | 619 | 437,471,769 | 38,603 | 59,528,350 | 10,199,214 | 217,353,515 |
| 1935 net income from sales 5 | 173,588,8155 | |||||
| Non-metallic minerals | ||||||
| Fuels | ||||||
| Coal | ||||||
| 1934 | 534 | 118,274,406 | 25,961 | 25,662,591 | 3,448,787 | 39,394,294 |
| 1935 | 556 | 110,516,517 | 26,198 | 26,595,344 | 3,404,756 | 39,746,304 |
| 1935 net income from sales 5 | 26,894,6713 | |||||
| Natural Gas | ||||||
| 1934 | 2,682 | 70,767,123 | 1,553 | 1,789,811 | 67,341 | 7,569,935 |
| 1935 | 3,190 | 69,221,051 | 1,719 | 1,932,937 | 66,093 | 6,759,049 |
| 1935 net income from sales 5 | 6,580,0613 | |||||
| Petroleum | ||||||
| 1934 | 2,219 | 35,408,801 | 944 | 1,072,617 | 168,338 | 3,622,722 |
| 1935 | 2,285 | 33,398,894 | 940 | 1,046,046 | 160,678 | 4,026,427 |
| 1935 net income from sales 5 | 3,217,9273 | |||||
| Total, fuels | ||||||
| 1934 | 5,435 | 224,450,330 | 28,458 | 28,525,019 | 3,684,466 | 50,586,951 |
| 1935 | 6,031 | 213,136,462 | 28,857 | 29,574,327 | 3,631,527 | 50,531,780 |
| 1935 net income from sales 5 | 36,692,6593 | |||||
| Other Non-Metallic Minerals | ||||||
| Abrasives (natural) | ||||||
| 1934 | 12 | 234,776 | 34 | 20,580 | 2,616 | 102,008 |
| 1935 | 9 | 114,114 | 42 | 25,135 | 4,120 | 67,150 |
| 1935 net income from sales 5 | 60,8246 | |||||
| Asbestos | ||||||
| 1934 | 8 | 21,816,350 | 1,855 | 1,608,812 | 855,556 | 4,936,326 |
| 1935 | 9 | 16,805,583 | 2,072 | 1,904,053 | 923,483 | 7,054,614 |
| 1935 net income from sales 5 | 4,996,1636 | |||||
| Feldspar and quartz | ||||||
| 1934 | 51 | 1,310,182 | 312 | 205,508 | 45,854 | 629,546 |
| 1935 | 28 | 1,151,986 | 260 | 182,792 | 41,555 | 569,212 |
| 1935 net income from sales 5 | 511,2006 | |||||
| Gypsum | ||||||
| 1934 | 14 | 7,352,562 | 428 | 324,731 | 118,560 | 863,776 |
| 1935 | 13 | 5,737,114 | 467 | 367,007 | 121,614 | 932,203 |
| 1935 net income from sales 5 | 745,1766 | |||||
| Iron oxides | ||||||
| 1934 | 4 | 172,730 | 32 | 24,980 | 9,670 | 66,166 |
| 1935 | 5 | 175,935 | 32 | 26,748 | 12,254 | 77,075 |
| 1935 net income from sales 5 | 64,8366 | |||||
| Mica | ||||||
| 1934 | 16 | 139,716 | 102 | 50,391 | 50 | 97,071 |
| 1935 | 24 | 145,557 | 92 | 45,217 | 347 | 82,038 |
| 1935 net income from sales 5 | 81,3436 | |||||
| Salt | ||||||
| 1934 | 9 | 3,711,598 | 469 | 551,998 | 236,257 | 1,954,953 |
| 1935 | 10 | 3,776,333 | 473 | 597,785 | 175,240 | 1,880,978 |
| 1935 net income from sales 5 | 16670386 | |||||
| Talc and soapstone | ||||||
| 1934 | 8 | 640,194 | 112 | 79,711 | 26,312 | 180,777 |
| 1935 | 8 | 639,501 | 94 | 69,803 | 23,774 | 171,532 |
| 1935 net income from sales 5 | 134,1216 | |||||
| Miscellaneous3 | ||||||
| 1934 | 48 | 3,291,842 | 393 | 371,762 | 240,224 | 1,162,980 |
| 1935 | 44 | 2,555,124 | 366 | 357,837 | 219,057 | 1,040,732 |
| 1935 net income from sales 5 | 785,7846 | |||||
| Total, other non-metallic minerals | ||||||
| 1934 | 170 | 38,669,950 | 3,737 | 3,238,473 | 1,535,099 | 9,993,603 |
| 1935 | 150 | 31,101,247 | 3,898 | 3,576,377 | 1,521,444 | 11,875,534 |
| 1935 net income from sales 5 | 9,046,4856 | |||||
| Total, non-metallic minerals | ||||||
| 1934 | 5,605 | 263,120,280 | 32,195 | 31,763,492 | 5,219,565 | 60,580,554 |
| 1935 | 6,181 | 244,237,709 | 32,755 | 33,150,704 | 5,152,971 | 62,407,314 |
| 1935 net income from sales 5 | 45,739,1446 | |||||
| Clay products | ||||||
| Brick, tile and sewer pipe | ||||||
| 1934 | 144 | 22,633,285 | 1,444 | 1,165,740 | 547,347 | 2,458,826 |
| 1935 | 136 | 20,144,431 | 1,609 | 1,293,159 | 606,080 | 2,793,404 |
| 1935 net income from sales 5 | 2,127,2416 | |||||
| Stoneware and pottery | ||||||
| 1934 | 5 | 413,522 | 128 | 97,237 | 11,385 | 221,584 |
| 1935 | 3 | 357,575 | 119 | 94,765 | 12,915 | 219,159 |
| 1935 net income from sales 5 | 205,7446 | |||||
| Totals, clay products | ||||||
| 1934 | 149 | 23,046,807 | 1,572 | 1,262,977 | 558,732 | 2,680,410 |
| 1935 | 139 | 20,502,006 | 1,728 | 1,387,924 | 618,995 | 3,012,563 |
| 1935 net income from sales 5 | 2,332,9856 | |||||
| Other structural materials | ||||||
| Cement | ||||||
| 1934 | 11 | 53,413,000 | 860 | 1,009,686 | 1,206,550 | 5,667,946 |
| 1935 | 9 | 52,454,004 | 924 | 1,027,416 | 1,227,410 | 5,580,043 |
| 1935 net income from sales 5 | 3,958,3696 | |||||
| Lime | ||||||
| 1934 | 58 | 8,497,895 | 737 | 535,492 | 606 | 2,745,797 |
| 1935 | 54 | 5,707,391 | 756 | 556,049 | 686,186 | 2,925,791 |
| 1935 net income from sales 5 | 2,115.3546 | |||||
| Sand and gravel | ||||||
| 1934 | 4,768 | 4,377,551 | 1,911 | 1,236,819 | 155,194 | 4,035,477 |
| 1935 | 5,400 | 4,849,702 | 3,015 | 2,479,418 | 110,300 | 6,389,440 |
| 1935 net income from sales 5 | 6,273,3776 | |||||
| Stone | ||||||
| 1934 | 425 | 12,983,836 | 2,087 | 1,499,272 | 311,516 | 4,157,131 |
| 1935 | 496 | 12,277,518 | 2,475 | 1,950,698 | 361,756 | 5,307,563 |
| 1935 net income from sales 5 | 4,573,2246 | |||||
| Totals, other structural materials | ||||||
| 1934 | 5,262 | 79,272,282 | 5,595 | 4,281,269 | 2,279,595 | 16,606,351 |
| 1935 | 5,959 | 75,288,615 | 7,170 | 6,013,581 | 2,385,652 | 20,202,837 |
| 1935 net income from sales 5 | 16,920,32466 | |||||
| Totals, Structural Materials and Clay Products | ||||||
| 1934 | 5,411 | 102,319,089 | 7,167 | 5,544,246 | 2,838,327 | 19,286,761 |
| 1935 | 6,098 | 95,790,621 | 8,898 | 7,401,505 | 3,004,647 | 23,215,400 |
| 1935 net income from sales 5 | 19,253,3096 | |||||
| Grand Totals, Mineral Industries | ||||||
| 1934 | 11,652 | 831,023,187 | 73,505 | 88,126,186 | 17,202,492 | 266,652,847 |
| 1935 | 12,898 | 777,500,099 | 80,256 | 100,080,559 | 18,356,832 | 302,976,229 |
| 1935 net income from sales 5 | 238,581,268 6 | |||||
| Note: For the years 1921 to 1928, see the Canada Year Book, 1936 pp. 355 to 356. | ||||||
| 1. Value of shipments by mine operators and of products sold by metallurgical works, less estimated cost of ores, concentrates, matte, etc., treated irrespective of their origin. The major part of the value of ores treated as included as products of mines and mills, but there is necessarily a lag between production of ores and sales of smelter products, while some imported ores are also treated in Canadian smelters. | ||||||
| 2. Value added by smelting and refining. | ||||||
| 3. Includes a small production of peat, normally included in fuels. | ||||||
| 4. Exclusive of fuel and electricity used in metallurgical processes. | ||||||
| 5. "Net income from sales",see headnote to Table 6. | ||||||
| 6. In the past, the net value of production, called "net sales," in these industries has been gross value less freight and treatment charges in the case of mines, and less the value of ores charged in the case of smelters. According to a recommendation adopted by the Conference of Commonwealth Statisticians in Ottawa, 1935, the net figure, called the "net income from sales," is now obtained from net sales as defined above by deducting the costs of fuel, electricity, and consumable supplies used in the production process. In the table, however, to facilitate comparison with previous years, both figures are shown for 1935. | ||||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Year Book, 1937. | ||||||
