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What is the top metal or mineral mined in Canada?
Questions: 1 / 15With a value of $9.6 billion in 2018, gold is the top mineral mined in Canada.
For which mineral does Canada rank as the number one producer in the world?
Questions: 2 / 15Canada is the world’s number one potash producer, an essential mineral used in fertilizer. Canada also ranks #2 for diamonds and #3 for aluminum.
Source: The Canadian Minerals and Metals Plan, Natural Resources Canada, pg.1
How many tonnes of steelmaking coal are necessary to produce one wind turbine?
Questions: 3 / 15It takes approximately 170 tonnes of steelmaking coal to produce the steel to build the average wind turbine. It takes 770 kilograms of steelmaking coal to produce one tonne of steel.
Source: Facts and Figures 2020: The State of Canada’s Mining Industry, The Mining Association of Canada, pg. 61.
The average annual pay for a mining worker in 2019 exceeded
Questions: 4 / 15Average annual pay for a mining worker exceeded $123,000 (2019), which surpassed the average annual earnings of workers in the forestry, manufacturing, finance and construction sectors.
Source: Facts and Figures 2020: The State of Canada’s Mining Industry, The Mining Association of Canada, pg. 51.
In Canada, the mining industry may need to hire roughly how many workers over the next decade?
Questions: 5 / 15The Mining Human Industry Resources Council (MiHR) projects that 191,385 workers may need to hired over the next decade (2024 to 2034) in Canada.
Source: MiHR Canadian Mining Outlook 2024, Pg. 25.
In what mining occupations is there expected to be increased demand in the near future?
Questions: 6 / 15There will be increased demand for technical miners with specializations in fibre optics, wireless technologies, and data analytics, and for engineers, geologists, programmers (e.g., robotics programmers), electricians and systems engineers.
Source: The Changing Nature of Work - Innovation, Automation and Canada's Mining Workforce, The Mining Industry Human Resources Council, pg. 14.
Approximately how many people did Canada's mining industry directly employ in 2019?
Questions: 7 / 15According to Statistics Canada data, the mining industry directly employed 392,000 people in 2019. According to Natural Resources Canada estimates, the mining industry indirectly employed an additional 327,000 individuals in 2019. Together, the industry’s direct and indirect employment exceeds 719,000 jobs, accounting for one in every 26 jobs in Canada.
Sources: Facts and Figures 2020: The State of Canada’s Mining Industry, The Mining Association of Canada, pg. 48.
What education do you need to start a career in mining?
Questions: 8 / 15Various levels of education are required for positions available in Canada’s mining industry. Visit MiHR’s website to learn about requirements for careers in mining.
The mining sector is the largest private sector employer of Indigenous peoples in Canada.
Questions: 9 / 15The mining industry is the largest private sector employer of Indigenous peoples in Canada, representing 16,500 jobs and 7% of the total mining workforce.
Source: Facts and Figures 2020: The State of Canada’s Mining Industry, The Mining Association of Canada, pg. 7 & 50.
What percentage of mining employers stated in 2019 that they have programs in place to support employee diversity?
Questions: 10 / 1582 percent of employers surveyed stated they have a program for recruiting diverse candidates. About half of the respondents stated they have a program to develop a “pipeline of diverse leaders.”
Source: Canadian Mining Labour Market 10-Year Outlook 2020, The Mining Industry Human Resources Council, pg. 27.
What type of new technologies are Canadian mining companies using?
Questions: 11 / 15Many Canadian mining companies are already using and implementing these new technologies.
Source: The Changing Nature of Work - Innovation, Automation and Canada's Mining Workforce, The Mining Industry Human Resources Council, pg. 9.
What percentage of mining employers reported having apprenticeship programs in 2019?
Questions: 12 / 15All survey respondents stated their organization provides summer employment for students and about two-thirds reported having apprenticeship programs.
Source: Canadian Mining Labour Market 10-Year Outlook 2020, The Mining Industry Human Resources Council, pg. 22.
Mined metals like copper play an important role in killing bacteria and preventing patients from acquiring infections.
Questions: 13 / 15New technology that incorporates and seals antimicrobial agents in aluminium surfaces could be used on door handles and medical equipment, once approved by regulatory bodies.
Source: Facts and Figures 2020: The State of Canada’s Mining Industry, The Mining Association of Canada, pg. 6.
Over the next decade, digital technologies will help the global mining industry reduce C02 emissions by 610 million tonnes.
Questions: 14 / 15The World Economic Forum projects that over the next decade, digital technologies could reduce C02 emissions by 610 million tonnes within the mining industry worldwide, while also improving worker health and safety.
Source: The Changing Nature of Work - Innovation, Automation and Canada's Mining Workforce, The Mining Industry Human Resources Council, pg. 10.
Approximately 1.1 kilograms of steelmaking coal is required to build the average bicycle frame.
Questions: 15 / 15Steel is used to create the infrastructure and other materials Canadians use every day, like bicycles and public transportation.
Source: Facts and Figures 2020: The State of Canada’s Mining Industry, The Mining Association of Canada, pg. 64.