Canada produces over 60 of metallic minerals These include gold silver copper zinc lead nickel as well many more As a result the country ranks second worldwide for mineral exports In 2015 alone Canada's mining industry had a value of 42 8 billion Only a year later the value of metallic mining was 23 2 billion Metallic minerals are used to produce beneficial goods that we may use in our everyday lives The production of these goods is what helped Canada's economy grow People make a living off this by starting a business which is supported by the sale of these goods Aluminium for example is utilized to make products like cars utensils and refrigerators Silver is used to making products like batteries and jewelry while copper is used for wiring heating systems and motors Mineral mining also supports the economy as employment is created In 2016 64 749 jobs were created in the metal manufacturing industry 2 examples of jobs in the metallic mining industry would be a geologist and a mining engineer A geologist locates mineral ores and makes decisions on where the best places to mine are A mining engineer determines the methods to extract minerals as well as devise methods to transport the minerals Federal Municipal and provincial governments also get paid royalties by the mining producers The government had been paid a total of 71 billion in royalties between the years of 2003 and 2012 Mining of metallic minerals shows great importance to Canada's economy but how do we exploit these resources
