36 sats \ 2 replies \ @grayruby 7 Nov \ on: Ranked: Top 10 Countries by Value of All Their Natural Resources charts_and_numbers
Too bad we have a government in Canada that hates our natural resource sector. Who needs it when you can have a service economy with countless, useless government and white collar jobs? Haha
I had the idea that the natural resources sector was very strong in Canada, especially uranium. I also thought the US had uranium, apparently it comes from Canada!
edit: @grayrubyNatural resources' nominal gross domestic product rises Expressed at an annual rate, natural resources' nominal GDP reached $349.4 billion in the second quarter, representing 12.5% of the Canadian economy
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Canada is the global leader in potash production and ranks among the top five global producers of diamonds, gemstones, gold, indium, niobium, platinum group metals, titanium concentrate and uranium.Canada is also the world’s fourth-largest producer of primary aluminum.Key facts
- Canada produced 60 minerals and metals at almost 200 mines and 6,500 sand, gravel and stone quarries.
- The value of Canada's mineral production reached $74.6 billion in 2022.
- Potash was the top-ranked commodity by value of production in Canada in 2022 with a value of $16.8 billion.