Manitoba's Mineral Industry
Manitoba Mineral Sector Profile
Manitoba Mineral/Petroleum Industry Statistics
Value of Production
|
2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| Metals | $1 191 584 000 (up 9%) |
$1 066 989 000 (down 10%) |
$1 113 190 000 (up 4%) |
$1 369 459 000 (up 23%) |
$1 306 108 000 (down 5%) |
$1 072 411 000a (down 18%) |
| Non-metals | $236 782 000 (up 12%) |
$280 495 000 (up 18%) |
$304 344 000 (up 9%) |
$289 108 000 (down 5%) |
$282 261 000 (down 2%) |
$287 757 000a (up 2%) |
| Petroleum | $1 669 082 671 (down 5%) |
$891 000 000 (down 47%) |
$749 956 424 (down 16%) |
$880 000 000 (up 17%) |
$1 130 000 000 (up 28%) |
$1 123 000 000b (down 6%) |
| TOTAL | $3 097 448 671 ($3.1 billion) (up 0.9%) |
$2 238 484 000 ($2.2 billion) (down 28%) |
$2 167 490 424 ($2.2 billion) (down 3%) |
$2 538 567 000 ($2.5 billion) (up 17%) |
$2 718 369 000 ($2.7 billion) (up 7%) |
$2 483 168 000 ($2.5 billion) (down 9%) |
a Preliminary estimates current as of February 2020; source: Natural Resources Canada
b Petroleum preliminary estimate current as of June 2020
Mineral Exploration Expenditures ($ millions)
|
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019a | 2020b |
| Expenditures | $46.9 (up 68%) |
$47.3 (up 0.9%) |
$41.1 (down 13%) |
$49.7 (up 21%) |
$67.4 (up 36%) |
$56.7 (down 16%) |
| % of total Canadian expenditures | 2.5 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 2.7 |
a Preliminary Estimates Spending current as of February 2020; source: Natural Resources Canada
b Spending intentions current as of February 2020; source: Natural Resources Canada
Employment (mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction)a
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
6000 persons (up 1.7%) |
4700 persons (down 21.7%) |
5200 persons (up 10.6%) |
6200 persons (up 19.2%) |
5700 persons (down 8%) |
4500 persons (down 21.1%) |
a Current as of February 2020; source: Statistics Canada, Table 14-10-0023-01
