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Mineral reserves, closing stocks
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| 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | |||||
| Crude oil (million cubic metres)1 | 644.7 | 606.1 | 590.0 | 603.8 | 752.3 |
| Natural gas (billion cubic metres)1 | 1,591.2 | 1,570.1 | 1,504.4 | 1,532.5 | 1,553.7 |
| Crude bitumen (million cubic metres)1 | 1,830.0 | 1,840.0 | 1,720.0 | 1,660.0 | 1,620.0 |
| Coal (megatonnes)1 | 4,555.3 | 4,485.3 | 4,423.1 | 4,357.2 | 4,291.8 |
| Copper (thousand tonnes)2 | 6,666.0 | 6,774.0 | 6,037.0 | 5,546.0 | 6,589.0 |
| Nickel (thousand tonnes)2 | 4,335.0 | 4,920.0 | 4,303.0 | 3,846.0 | 3,960.0 |
| Lead (thousand tonnes)2 | 970.0 | 872.0 | 749.0 | 667.0 | 552.0 |
| Zinc (thousand tonnes)2 | 7,808.0 | 6,871.0 | 6,251.0 | 5,299.0 | 5,063.0 |
| Molybdenum (thousand tonnes)2 | 96.0 | 82.0 | 78.0 | 80.0 | 95.0 |
| Silver (tonnes)2 | 12,593.0 | 11,230.0 | 9,245.0 | 7,198.0 | 6,990.0 |
| Gold (tonnes)2 | 1,070.0 | 1,023.0 | 1,009.0 | 801.0 | 971.0 |
| Uranium (thousand tonnes)3 | 452.0 | 439.0 | 429.0 | 444.0 | .. |
| .. : not available for a specific period of time. 1. Proved reserves recoverable with present technology and prices. 2. Proven and probable reserves. 3. Reserves recoverable from mineable ore. Sources: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, tables 153-0012, 153-0013, 153-0014 and 153-0019; Natural Resources Canada, 2007, Canadian Minerals Yearbook (accessed August 28, 2007). Last modified: 2007-10-11. | |||||
