From 1904 to 2019, this dataset provides annual production and value figures for key industrial minerals in British Columbia. It includes commodities such as asbestos, barite, cement, clay products, gemstones (jade), graphite, gypsum, lime, magnesitic dolomite, peat, pumice, quartz, soapstone, talc, sulphur, and zeolite. The data originates from British Columbia Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation and Natural Resources Canada.
Use Cases
- Analyze historical production trends for commodities like asbestos and cement based on annual figures.
- Compare the economic value of different industrial minerals like gypsum and talc over time.
- Model the long-term supply and market dynamics of the mining industry in British Columbia.
- Assess the contribution of specific minerals like jade (gemstones) to the regional economy.
- Study the impact of policy and market changes on mineral production from 1904 onwards.
Strengths
- Data spans over a century, from 1904 to 2019.
- Includes production and value figures for 16 specific industrial minerals.
- Sources are authoritative government agencies: British Columbia Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation and Natural Resources Canada.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data may reflect temporal bias inherent to historical government records.
Provenance
- Source
- Government of British Columbia | Gouvernment de la Colombie-Britannique
- Time Range
- 1904 to 2019
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-17 15:35:53.214435; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- British Columbia, Canada