Canadian production rates of nonferrous metals revealed a mixed bag for October 1996.
Production of refined copper, gold, silver and primary nickel was up over the same period last year.
However, output of primary copper, zinc and lead were down from levels recorded in October 1995.
The statistics shown below were compiled by Natural Resources Canada and are included in the October 1996 issue of Production of Canada’s Leading Minerals.
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| October 1996 | October 1995 | |
| Refined copper | 53,253 tonnes | 51,208 tonnes |
| Primary copper | 54,903 tonnes | 62,772 tonnes |
| Primary nickel | 17,633 tonnes | 15,526 tonnes |
| Gold | 13.9 million grams | 12.7 million grams |
| Silver | 115,930 kg | 100,694 kg |
| Primary lead | 19,894 tonnes | 34,337 tonnes |
| Refined lead | 16,616 tonnes | 14,283 tonnes |
| Primary zinc | 100,705 tonnes | 108,636 tonnes |
| Refined zinc | 59,665 tonnes | 64,193 tonnes |
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