Principal Mineral Areas, Producing Mines, and Oil and Gas Fields (900A)

This dataset is produced and published annually by Natural Resources Canada. It contains a variety of statistics on Canada’s mineral production, and provides the geographic locations of significant metallic, nonmetallic and coal mines, oil sands mines, selected metallurgical works, helium facilities, and oil and gas fields for the provinces and territories of Canada.

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Field	Value
Last Updated	April 17, 2026, 17:22 (UTC)
Created	April 17, 2026, 15:34 (UTC)
contact_email	nrcan_questions-questions_rncan@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca
contact_person	{"en": "Government of Canada; Natural Resources Canada; Lands and Minerals Sector", "fr": "Gouvernement du Canada; Ressources naturelles Canada; Secteur des terres et des minéraux"}
criticality_level	[]
data_dictionary	EPSG:3978,http://www.epsg-registry.org,8.9.2
geographic_scope	[]
open_canada_collection	fgp
open_canada_date_modified	2026-02-23 00:00:00
open_canada_date_published	2019-06-07 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords	{"en": ["mineralization", "mineral occurrences", "mines", "hydrocarbons", "fossil fuels", "industrial minerals", "metallic minerals", "economic geology", "mineral deposits", "exploration and deposit appraisal", "nonmetallic minerals", "oil", "gas", "hydrocarbons", "refineries", "smelters", "mineral processing", "ferroalloy", "automobile shredders", "helium", "Coal", "Earth sciences", "Oil sands", "Gas industry", "Mining industry", "Steel", "Metals", "Minerals", "Recycling"], "fr": ["minéralisation", "indices minéralisés", "mines", "hydrocarbures", "combustibles fossiles", "minéraux industriels", "minéraux métalliques", "géologie économique", "gisements minéraux", "exploration et mise en valeur de gisements", "minéraux non métalliques", "pétrole", "gaz", "hydrocarbures", "raffineries", "fonderies", "traitement des minerais", "ferro-alliages", "déchiqueteurs d'automobiles", "hélium", "Charbon", "Sciences de la terre", "Sables bitumineux", "Industrie gazière", "Industrie minière", "Acier", "Métal", "Minerai", "Recyclage"]}
open_canada_subject	["economics_and_industry"]
sensitivity_level	unrestricted
title_fr	Principales régions minières, principales mines productrices, principaux champs de pétrole et de gaz (900A)
update_frequency	P1Y