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Total Canadian mineral trade exports by commodity 2012-2015

Value of Canada's mineral exports by commodity from 2012 to 2015 (All amounts are reported in billions of Canadian dollars, except where otherwise noted)

The data illustrates the value of Canada's mineral exports by commodity from 2012 to 2015. In 2012, Canada exported a total of 6.07 billion CAD worth of potash and potassium compounds worldwide. Mineral exports includes ores, concentrates and fabricated mineral products, and account for almost 20% of Canada's export value.

Gold	16.93	17.74	17.9	17.6
Iron and steel	12.79	12.13	13.7	13.6
Aluminum	8.58	8.75	9.8	10.5
Copper	5.87	6.09	7	6.9
Potash and potassium compounds	6.07	5.85	5.2	6.9
Miscellaneous metal products	5.35	5.41	5.9	6.2
Nickel	5.21	4.72	5.4	5.4
Coal	6.61	5.8	4.5	3.8
Iron ore	4.15	4.56	4.4	3.6
Diamonds	2.24	2.12	2.5	2.4
Silver	2.15	2.25	1.3	1.7
Uranium and thorium	1.49	1.97	1.4	1.7
Zinc	1.52	1.49	1.6	1.7
Platinum group metals			0.6	1.2
Lead	0.69	0.72
All other minerals	8.09	7.25	1.2	8.7

Total Canadian mineral trade exports by commodity 2012-2015

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