Summary - Canadian Industry Statistics

Definition

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in smelting non-ferrous metals, except aluminum, from ores; and refining these metals by electrolytic or other processes. Establishments engaged in secondary activities, such as rolling or extruding basic shapes, from metal produced in the same establishment, are included.

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  Example Activities:
  Antimony smelting and primary refining
  Beryllium smelting and primary refining
  Bismuth smelting and primary refining
  Cadmium smelting and primary refining
  Chromium smelting and primary refining
  Cobalt smelting and primary refining
  Copper alloys, made in primary copper smelting and refining mills
  Copper shapes (e.g., bar, billet, ingot, plate, sheet), made in primary copper smelting and refining mills
  Copper smelting and primary refining
  Germanium smelting and primary refining
  Gold smelting and primary refining
  Iridium smelting and primary refining
  Lead smelting and primary refining
  Magnesium smelting and primary refining
  Nickel smelting and primary refining
  Niobium smelting and primary refining
  Non-ferrous alloys, made in primary smelting and refining mills (except aluminum)
  Non-ferrous metals (except aluminum), smelting and primary refining
  Platinum smelting and primary refining
  Precious metals smelting and primary refining
  Primary refining of non-ferrous metals (except aluminum)
  Rhenium smelting and primary refining
  Selenium smelting and primary refining
  Silver smelting and primary refining
  Smelting of non-ferrous metals (except aluminum), primary
  Tantalum smelting and primary refining
  Tellurium smelting and primary refining
  Tin smelting and primary refining
  Titanium smelting and primary refining
  Tungsten smelting and primary refining
  Uranium smelting and primary refining
  Zinc smelting and primary refining
  Zirconium smelting and primary refining

  Exclusions

  Establishments primarily engaged in:
  producing bullion at a mine site (21222, Gold and Silver Ore Mining)
  aluminum smelting and refining (33131, Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing)
  rolling, drawing.