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Mineral Deposits of Canada
An Overview of the Economic and Geological Contexts of Canada's Major Mineral Deposit Types
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Table1

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Table 1: Average metal prices for the 10 year period of 1996 to 2005. Source of data is the United States Geological Survey Annual Commodity Reviews. Prices for Pb are those of the London Metal Exchange and the prices for U are from a compilation by Cameco Limited. Prices have been inflation adjusted to 2005 Canadian dollars.
Year
Unit		 Cu1
tonne		 Ni1
tonne		 Co1
tonne		 Mo1
tonne		 W1
tonne		 Sn1
tonne		 Zn1
tonne		 Pb2
tonne		 U3
tonne		 Ag1
kg		 Au1
kg		 Pt1
kg		 Pd1
kg		 Cd1
tonne		 Bi1
tonne		 Sb1
tonne
1994 4,399 11,409 97,687 4,492 5,675 14,621 1,953 984 43,766 306 22,265 23,743 9,012 4,476 12,874 7,051
1995 5,366 14,469 113,306 14,604 7,818 16,121 2,071 1,109 52,615 291 21,807 24,042 8,655 7,137 14,934 8,844
1996 4,097 12,775 95,816 8,522 8,323 15,496 1,920 1,316 69,347 284 21,320 21,809 7,124 4,659 13,715 5,524
1997 3,978 11,684 86,847 8,439 8,071 14,195 2,404 1,053 52,967 265 18,036 21,521 9,992 1,898 13,023 3,647
1998 3,098 8,272 84,415 10,363 6,557 14,705 2,025 944 47,864 318 16,954 21,520 16,645 1,103 14,181 3,072
1999 2,925 10,510 65,598 10,315 5,927 14,106 2,062 878 46,684 295 15,738 21,299 20,414 540 14,839 2,621
2000 3,281 14,576 56,400 9,518 5,927 13,765 2,068 765 36,003 271 15,191 29,802 37,535 372 13,021 2,455
2001 2,884 10,111 39,565 8,846 8,071 11,813 1,650 800 39,156 240 14,876 29,166 33,401 863 14,026 2,438
2002 2,852 11,558 25,997 14,113 6,936 10,986 1,452 772 44,000 253 17,063 29,768 18,637 1,091 11,813 3,311
2003 2,800 14,352 34,830 17,363 6,305 11,172 1,334 767 44,926 235 17,490 33,276 9,727 1,939 9,430 3,549
2004 3,959 18,540 70,759 39,795 6,179 16,411 1,552 1,188 65,102 288 17,723 36,600 10,044 1,626 9,521 3,844
2005 4,516 17,619 42,218 87,349 17,654 14,268 1,689 1,184 90,650 279 17,145 34,680 7,404 4,008 10,234 3,874
10 Year AVERAGE METAL PRICE (1994-2005)
3439 13000 60245 16667 7995 13692 1816 967 53670 273 17154 27944 17092 1810 12380 3433
20 YEAR AVERAGE METAL PRICE (1984-2005)
3944 13957 59416 15920 7730 15359 2058 1033 51262 299 20559 27769 12337 6653 14083 4150

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Table2

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Table 2: Summary of the metal contents of the major mineral deposit types in the resource categories referred to in the text. For complete details see Appendix 1 (DVD).
PRODUCTION
Mineral deposit type Cu Ni Co Mo W Sn Zn Pb U Ag Au Pt Pd Cd Bi Sb Diamonds Ore
tonnes tonnes tonnes tonnes tonnes tonnes tonnes tonnes tonnes kg kg kg kg tonnes tonnes tonnes carats tonnes
Magmatic Ni-Cu 15,655,055 18,542,859 490,779 - - - - - 7,229,354 248,751 855,091 1,026,718 - - - - 1,367,109,021
VMS 17,620,713 - - - - 48,733,065 7,205,972 - 56,794,310 1,212,262 - - - - - - 1,102,504,212
Lode Gold 363,489 - - - - 81,069 65 - 3,199,358 7,540,758 - - - - - - 1,000,730,530
Porphyry 9,827,155 - - 413,650 1,120 21,244 1,880 - - 4,593,087 364,744 - - - - - - 3,085,567,642
Sedex 8,729 - - - - 11,415 13,546,974 12,395,959 - 13,865,766 26,325 - - 3,095 22 414 - 238,750,407
MVT - - - - - 4,112,614 1,735,009 - - - - - - - - - 64,259,590
U - Athabasca - - - - - - - 199,448 - - - - - - - - 19,847,461
U - Except Athabasca 5,163 127 226 - - - 100 206,611 1,042,341 - - - - - - - 174,013,147
Veins 261,020 9,948 20,000 - - 413,131 519,809 - 21,208,897 43,111 - - 300 - - - 33,873,389
Skarns 11,500 - - - 63,307 88,869 27,290 - 40,586 - - - - - - - 5,299,756
Diagenetic Cu - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
IOCG - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Diamonds - - - - - - - - - - - - 51,889,000 52,146,000
TOTALS 43,752,823 18,552,935 511,005 413,650 64,427 32,659 66,977,601 21,884,204 406,058 107,973,700 9,435,952 855,091 1,026,718 3,395 22 414 51,889,000 7,144,101,155
RESERVES
Mineral deposit type Cu Ni Co Mo W Sn Zn Pb U Ag Au Pt Pd Cd Bi Sb Diamonds Ore
tonnes tonnes tonnes tonnes tonnes tonnes tonnes tonnes tonnes kg kg kg kg tonnes tonnes tonnes carats tonnes
Magmatic Ni-Cu 3,108,453 4,259,242 127,480 - - - - - - 56,473 143,273 220,809 - - - - 280,508,000
VMS 1,186,362 - - - - 5,392,801 724,791 - 6,183,836 221,173 - - - - - - 108,463,433
Lode Gold - - - - - - - - - 561,524 - - - - - - 138,788,299
Porphyry 3,049,014 - - 90,344 - - - - 394,353 206,660 - - - - - - 1,172,967,749
Sedex - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
MVT - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
U - Athabasca - 16,342 1,140 - - - - 239,407 - - - - - - - - 2,860,246
U - Except Athabasca - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Veins - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Skarns 1,735 - - - 9,325 - - - - - - - - - - - 694,000
Diagenetic Cu - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
IOCG - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Diamonds - - - - - - - - - - - - 251,622,000 154,400,000
TOTALS 7,345,564 4,275,584 128,620 90,344 9,325 5,392,801 724,791 239,407 6,578,189 1,045,830 143,273 220,809 - - - 251,622,000 1,858,681,727
MEASURED and INDICATED RESOURCES
Mineral deposit type Cu Ni Co Mo W Sn Zn Pb U Ag Au Pt Pd Cd Bi Sb Diamonds Ore
tonnes tonnes tonnes tonnes tonnes tonnes tonnes tonnes tonnes kg kg kg kg tonnes tonnes tonnes carats tonnes
Magmatic Ni-Cu 3,383,118 5,204,674 108,148 - - - - - 88,170 38,330 130,914 280,231 - - - - 701,137,044
VMS 9,263,115 - - - - 17,986,579 2,511,518 - 20,131,409 377,104 - - - - - - 822,473,918
Lode Gold 2,826 - - - - 15,011 8,294 - 138,592 1,622,993 - - - - - - 572,305,020
Porphyry 30,400,200 - - 6,669,349 242,930 82,716 38,420 - - 4,827,636 1,890,516 - - - - - - 11,564,147,534
Sedex 20,689 - - - - 13,047,133 6,016,100 - 9,045,602 30,381 - - - - - - 206,205,535
MVT 49,592 - - - - 4,993,282 1,378,347 - 628,974 - - - - - - - 91,782,538
U - Athabasca - - - - - - - 51,362 - - - - - - - - 8,926,400
U - Except Athabasca - - - - - - - 38,812 10,772 - - - - - - - 26,401,947
Veins 145,956 - - - - - - - 63,396 6,034 - - - - - - 4,140,914
Skarns 2,608 - - - 495,566 227,760 56,940 - 109,500 - - - - - - - 3,233,050
Diagenetic Cu 1,553,080 - - - - - - - 418,100 - - - - - - - 40,200,000
IOCG 135,852 - 18,963 2,426 - - - - 53,370 21,633 - - - 2,217 37,613,200
Diamonds - - - - - - - - - - - - - 59,643,870 63,367,000
TOTALS 44,957,035 5,204,674 127,111 6,671,775 738,496 82,716 36,308,185 9,971,199 90,174 35,515,521 3,986,992 130,914 280,231 - 2,217 - 59,643,870 14,141,934,100
INFERRED RESOURCES
Mineral deposit type Cu Ni Co Mo W Sn Zn Pb U Ag Au Pt Pd Cd Bi Sb Diamonds Ore
tonnes tonnes tonnes tonnes tonnes tonnes tonnes tonnes tonnes kg kg kg kg tonnes tonnes tonnes carats tonnes
Magmatic Ni-Cu 2,508,564 2,250,194 73,109 - - - - - - 30,131 92,326 255,100 - - - - 177,616,000
VMS 382,966 - - - - 805,031 82,200 - 1,196,017 45,158 - - - - - - 21,322,000
Lode Gold - - - - - - - - 26,688 1,135,794 - - - - - - 278,000,236
Porphyry 41,651 - - - - - - - - 17,633 - - - - - - 24,205,000
Sedex - - - - - 6,097,526 2,411,544 - - - - - - - - - 112,910,000
MVT 33,112 - - - - 1,524,704 1,346,824 - 2,433,388 - - - - - - - 23,578,000
U - Athabasca - - - - - - - 87,975 - - - - - - - - 1,798,600
U - Except Athabasca - - - - - - - 3,505 - - - - - - - - 213,145
Veins - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Skarns - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Diagenetic Cu - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
IOCG - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Diamonds - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 50,906,690 45,701,000
TOTALS 2,966,293 2,250,194 73,109 - - - 8,427,261 3,840,568 91,480 3,656,092 1,228,715 92,326 255,100 - - - 50,906,690 685,343,981

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Table3

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Table 3: Summary of the relative proportions of metals, in terms of the dollar equivalent of metal contents contributed by various deposit types to the total metal content of each resource category. All numbers are in millions of 2005 Canadian dollars.
PRODUCTION
Mineral deposit type Cu
$Eq		 Ni
$Eq		 Co
$Eq		 Mo
$Eq		 W
$Eq		 Sn
$Eq		 Zn
$Eq		 Pb
$Eq		 U
$Eq		 Ag
$Eq		 Au
$Eq		 Pt
$Eq		 Pd
$Eq		 Cd
$Eq		 Bi
$Eq		 Sb
$Eq		 Diamonds
$Eq		 Total
$Eq
millions
Magmatic Ni-Cu 53,838.1 241,053.1 29,566.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,973.8 4,267.0 23,894.8 17,549.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 372,142.6
VMS 60,598.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 88,482.1 6,965.9 0.0 15,506.6 20,794.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 192,347.4
Lode Gold 1,250.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 147.2 0.1 0.0 873.5 129,352.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 131,623.5
Porphyry 33,795.8 0.0 0.0 6,894.5 9.0 290.9 3.4 0.0 0.0 1,254.1 6,256.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 48,504.3
Sedex 30.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 24,596.5 11,982.9 0.0 3,785.8 451.6 0.0 0.0 5.6 0.3 1.4 0.0 41,010.4
MVT 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 16,244.0 2,558.5 0.0 202.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 19,004.5
U - Athabasca 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 10,704.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 10,704.3
U - Except Athabasca 17.8 1.7 13.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 11,088.8 284.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 11,406.5
Veins 897.7 129.3 1,204.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 750.1 502.5 0.0 5,790.7 739.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 10,015.2
Skarns 39.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 506.1 0.0 161.4 26.4 0.0 11.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 744.5
Diagenetic Cu 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
IOCG 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Diamonds 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 8,252.9 8,252.9
TOTALS 150,466.9 241,184.0 30,785.3 6,894.5 515.1 447.2 130,384.7 22,036.3 21,793.1 29,682.1 161,862.5 23,894.8 17,549.0 6.1 0.3 1.4 8,252.9 845,756.3
RESERVES
Mineral deposit type Cu
$Eq		 Ni
$Eq		 Co
$Eq		 Mo
$Eq		 W
$Eq		 Sn
$Eq		 Zn
$Eq		 Pb
$Eq		 U
$Eq		 Ag
$Eq		 Au
$Eq		 Pt
$Eq		 Pd
$Eq		 Cd
$Eq		 Bi
$Eq		 Sb
$Eq		 Diamonds
$Eq		 Total
$Eq
millions
Magmatic Ni-Cu 10,690.0 55,369.2 7,680.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 968.7 4,003.7 3,774.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 82,485.7
VMS 4,079.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 9,791.4 700.6 0.0 1,688.4 3,794.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 20,054.3
Lode Gold 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 9,632.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 9,632.3
Porphyry 10,485.6 0.0 0.0 1,505.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 107.7 3,545.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 15,644.1
Sedex 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
MVT 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
U - Athabasca 0.0 212.4 68.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 14,310.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 14,591.1
U - Except Athabasca 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Veins 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Skarns 6.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 74.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 80.5
Diagenetic Cu 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
IOCG 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Diamonds 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 11,811.1 11,811.1
TOTALS 25,261.6 55,581.7 7,748.7 1,505.8 74.6 0.0 9,791.4 700.6 14,310.0 1,796.0 17,940.0 4,003.7 3,774.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 11,811.1 154,299.2
MEASURED and INDICATED RESOURCES
Mineral deposit type Cu
$Eq		 Ni
$Eq		 Co
$Eq		 Mo
$Eq		 W
$Eq		 Sn
$Eq		 Zn
$Eq		 Pb
$Eq		 U
$Eq		 Ag
$Eq		 Au
$Eq		 Pt
$Eq		 Pd
$Eq		 Cd
$Eq		 Bi
$Eq		 Sb
$Eq		 Diamonds
$Eq		 Total
$Eq
millions
Magmatic Ni-Cu 11,634.6 67,659.6 6,515.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 24.1 657.5 3,658.3 4,789.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 94,939.2
VMS 31,824.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 32,559.9 2,426.2 0.0 5,493.0 6,468.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 78,906.4
Lode Gold 9.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 27.3 8.0 0.0 37.8 27,840.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 27,923.3
Porphyry 104,547.0 0.0 0.0 37,333.3 1,942.2 1,132.5 69.8 0.0 0.0 1,318.1 40,027.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 185,306.5
Sedex 71.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 23,689.0 5,815.6 0.0 2,469.7 521.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 32,566.7
MVT 170.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 9,066.0 1,332.4 0.0 171.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 10,740.7
U - Athabasca 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2,756.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2,612.1
U - Except Athabasca 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2,086.0 2.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2,086.0
Veins 501.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 17.3 103.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 622.8
Skarns 9.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3,962.0 0.0 413.5 55.0 0.0 29.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4,469.5
Diagenetic Cu 5,341.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 114.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5,455.2
IOCG 467.2 0.0 1,142.4 40.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 14.6 371.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 27.4 0.0 0.0 2,063.1
Diamonds 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 15,584.6 15,584.6
TOTALS 154,608.3 67,659.6 7,657.7 37,373.8 5,904.2 1,132.5 65,922.9 9,639.0 4,695.2 9,687.3 75,159.4 3,658.3 4,789.8 0.0 27.4 0.0 15,584.6 463,276.2
INFERRED RESOURCES
Mineral deposit type Cu
$Eq		 Ni
$Eq		 Co
$Eq		 Mo
$Eq		 W
$Eq		 Sn
$Eq		 Zn
$Eq		 Pb
$Eq		 U
$Eq		 Ag
$Eq		 Au
$Eq		 Pt
$Eq		 Pd
$Eq		 Cd
$Eq		 Bi
$Eq		 Sb
$Eq		 Diamonds
$Eq		 Total
$Eq
millions
Magmatic Ni-Cu 8,627.0 29,252.0 4,404.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 516.9 2,580.0 4,360.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 49,740.5
VMS 1,317.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,461.7 79.5 0.0 326.5 774.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3,959.3
Lode Gold 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.3 19,483.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 19,490.5
Porphyry 143.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 302.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 445.7
Sedex 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 11,071.0 2,331.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 13,402.2
MVT 113.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2,768.3 1,301.9 0.0 664.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4,848.5
U - Athabasca 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4,721.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4,721.6
U - Except Athabasca 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 188.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 188.1
Veins 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Skarns 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Diagenetic Cu 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
IOCG 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Diamonds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 8,378.7 8,378.7
TOTALS 10,201.1 29,252.0 4,404.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 15,300.9 3,712.6 4,909.7 998.2 21,077.1 2,580.0 4,360.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 8,378.7 105,175.1

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Table4

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Table 4:Summary of the dollar equivalent of metal and diamond content of Canada's mineral resources by geological environment and supercontinent cycle.
Supercontinent
Cycle		 Orogens
$Eq millions		 Sedimentary
basins
$Eq millions		 Anorogenic
mafic-
ultramafic
magmatism
$Eq millions		 Sudbury
$Eq millions		 TOTAL
$Eq millions		 Totals
without
Sudbury
$Eq millions
PRODUCTION
North America 66,424 181 8,253 - 74,858 74,858
Pangea 58,138 29,500 - - 87,638 87,638
Rodinia 548 - - - 548 548
Nuna 69,584 44,730 267 330,949 445,529 114,580
Kenorland 223,146 7,715 6,322 - 237,183 237,183
TOTAL 417,840 82,126 14,789 330,949 845,703 514,755
RESERVES
North America 15,454 - 11,811 - 27,265 27,265
Pangea 6,455 - - - 6,455 6,455
Rodinia - - - - - -
Nuna 20,507 14,591 16,125 49,215 100,438 51,223
Kenorland 18,881 - 1,259 - 20,140 20,140
TOTAL 61,298 14,591 29,195 49,215 154,299 105,084
MEASURED, INDICATED & INFERRED RESOURCES
North America 198,748 1,102 18,668 - 218,518 218,518
Pangea 48,625 57,672 5,296 - 111,592 111,592
Rodinia 261 3,492 - - 3,752 3,752
Nuna 35,147 9,520 35,208 60,778 140,654 79,876
Kenorland 80,584 - 13,352 - 93,935 93,935
TOTAL 363,364 71,786 72,523 60,778 568,451 507,673
TOTAL MINERAL RESOURCES
North America 280,626 1,283 43,647 - 325,556 325,556
Pangea 113,838 87,172 5,296 - 206,306 206,306
Rodinia 809 3,492 - - 4,300 4,300
Nuna 125,238 68,841 51,600 440,942 686,621 245,679
Kenorland 322,611 7,715 20,933 - 351,259 351,259
TOTAL 843,122 168,503 121,475 440,942 1,574,042 1,133,100

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