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Mining in Canada in numbers

Canada's mining drawn as one poster: number 1 in potash with 31% of world output, top three for 3 minerals, mineral rents 1.2% of GDP. Scroll to draw it, then download it as SVG or PNG.

PROSPECTOR TRAILS · INFOGRAPHIC · DATA YEAR 2025CanadaCANMining country · ISO CANCanada is the world's number 1 producer of potash (31% of 2025 mine output), ranks in the topthree for 3 of the 36 minerals we track, mineral rents were 1.2% of GDP in 2021.MINERAL RENTS, % OF GDP 20211.2%Mineral rents are what the minerals earn above the cost ofproducing them. World Bank WDI.ORES AND METALS IN EXPORTS 20257.6%Share of merchandise exports that are ores and metals.World Bank WDI.MINERALS IN THE WORLD TOP 33Of the 36 minerals in our atlas, Canada is among the threelargest producers for 3: potash, platinum group metals,RULE OF LAW ESTIMATE 2025+1.48World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, scale −2.5(weak) to +2.5 (strong).GDP 2025$2.3 tnMINERALS PRODUCED (OF 36)15WORLD SHARE BY MINERAL 2025What Canada mines, by share of world outputPotash #131%15 MtPlatinum group metals #38.4%16 tGold #46.1%200 tNiobium #25.4%6.0 ktTitanium minerals #73.8%360 ktIndium #43.6%40 tNickel #43.6%140 ktIron ore #72.7%69 MtCopper #122.2%500 ktLithium #81.9%5.6 ktSilver #131.5%400 tCobalt #71.1%3.5 ktBar is the share of world production; number after # is the world rank. USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026, minestage where reported.GOVERNANCE 2025World Bank governance estimates−2.50+2.5Rule of law+1.48Political stability+0.81Control of corruption+1.59Regulatory quality+1.44Estimates on a −2.5 to +2.5 scale; higher is stronger. Source: World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators.2020–2025Canada: potash mine output0.00 t3.8 Mt7.5 Mt11 Mt15 Mt2020202120222023202420252025: 15 MtK2O equivalent. Source: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries, successive editions.2020–2025Canada: platinum group metals mine output0.00 t5.0 t10 t15 t20 t2020202120222023202420252025: 16 tpalladium. Source: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries, successive editions.ON THE MAPCanada, 15 of our 36 minerals producedOutline map simplified from Natural Earth.TOP EXPORT FLOWS 2024Where Canada's mineral exports goGold (refined) → United Kingdom · HS 710812 2024$16 bnGold (refined) → Switzerland · HS 710812 2024$7.5 bnAluminium and bauxite (refined) → United States · HS 760110 2024$4.6 bnPotash (refined) → United States · HS 310420 2024$3.0 bnIron ore (ore) → China · HS 260111 2024$1.7 bnLargest single exporter-to-importer flows across the HS codes we track for these minerals, by customs value. Source:CEPII BACI (HS22).POLICYOn Canada's critical minerals listLithiumCobaltNickelGraphite (natural)ManganeseCopperZincAluminium and bauxiteTinTungstenTantalumNiobiumRare earthsGalliumGermaniumIndiumAntimonyBismuthCaesiumVanadiumChromiumMolybdenumTitanium mineralsMagnesiumSiliconUraniumPlatinum group metalsFluorsparPotashOPERATIONS IN OUR DATA100 operations across 14 minerals, including Cigar Lake, McArthur River / Key Lake, Mont-Wright, Tanco,Voisey's Bay / Ovoid.prospectortrails.comSources: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries, CEPII BACI, IEA (CC BY 4.0), World Bank,government lists. Figures rounded.PROSPECTOR TRAILSOpen data, drawn in numbers
Mining in Canada infographic: mineral rents, export dependence, world share and rank by mineral, governance estimates, export flows and policy. Data year 2025.

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Mineral rents, % of GDP, 2021
1.2% World Bank World Development Indicators
Ores and metals, % of merchandise exports, 2025
7.6% World Bank World Development Indicators
Minerals where it is a top-three producer
3: Potash (#1), Platinum group metals (#3), Niobium (#2) USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
Rule of law (WGI estimate), 2025
+1.48 on a −2.5 to +2.5 scale World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators
GDP, current US$, 2025
$2.32 trillion World Bank World Development Indicators
Largest world share
Potash: 31% of world mine output (#1), 15 Mt USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
Political stability (WGI estimate), 2025
+0.81 World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators
Control of corruption (WGI estimate), 2025
+1.59 World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators
Regulatory quality (WGI estimate), 2025
+1.44 World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators
Potash mine output, 2020 → 2025
14 Mt → 15 Mt USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
Platinum group metals mine output, 2020 → 2025
20 t → 16 t USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
Largest mineral export flow, 2024
Gold (refined) to United Kingdom, $16 bn CEPII BACI trade database
Minerals on Canada's own critical list
29: Lithium, Cobalt, Nickel, Graphite (natural), Manganese, Copper, Zinc, Aluminium and bauxite, Tin, Tungsten, Tantalum, Niobium, Rare earths, Gallium, Germanium, Indium, Antimony, Bismuth, Caesium, Vanadium, Chromium, Molybdenum, Titanium minerals, Magnesium, Silicon, Uranium, Platinum group metals, Fluorspar, Potash government critical mineral lists

Sources

USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 · World Bank World Development Indicators · World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators · CEPII BACI trade database · government critical mineral lists. Figures are rounded.

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