COAL AND COKE STATISTICS JULY, Published by Authority of. The Honourable Gordon Churchill, Minister of Trade and Commerce

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1 45 oo ~:,V~ Historical File Copy COAL AND COKE STATISTICS JULY, / Published by Authority of The Honourable Gordon Churchill, Minister of Trade and Commerce DOMINION BUREAU OF STATISTICS Industry and Merchandising Division Mineral Statietica Section Price $2.00 per year cents per copy Vol. 36 No. 7 EDMOND CLouiu, C.M.G.. O.A. D.S.P., Queens Printer and Controller of Stationery. Ottawa, 1957.

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3 CQAL AND COKE STATISTICS (a) Coal Producon. Imports 1 Exports Production of coal during the month of July amounted to 708,314 tons, a decrease of 17.1 per cent from the output in July, frodution of coal from stripping operations in July amounted to 151,456 tone, or 21.3 per cent of the total output. This was a decrease of 36.8 per cent from the strip mine output in July, Lended Imports of coal during the month under review amounted to 2,073,089 tons, a decrease of 17.1 per cent compared with landed Imports In July, Exports of coal for the month amounted to 22,847 tons, compared with 57,042 tons in the corresponding month of last year. Table 1 Coal Statistic 8 for July and Year to Date, 1956 and 1957 Output Landed Coal () Exports Newfoundland July Anthracite... 1,643 Bituminous 2,261 Year to date Anthracite... 6,902 Bituminous,, 33,312 22,735 Prince Edward Island July Anthracite... Bituminous Year to date Anthracite Bituminous Nova Scoti.a July Anthracite Bituminous , ,348 37,341 1,283 Year to date Anthracite 18,980 9,198 Bituminous 3,547,385 3,365, ,240 9,743 New Brunswick July Anthracite Bituminous... 74,469 75,003 12,329 14,844 Year to date Anthracite 146 4,605 Bituminous 533, , , ,829 (x) Imports of bituminous coal minds briquettes and lignite. The imports of coal and coke, as shown In this report, represent the actual tonnagea landed in the Dominion during the month, whereas the report on the 'Trade of Canada' shows clearances from customs' ports for consumption. jgkz Output figure. for 1957 are subject to revision.

4 Coal and Coke 2 Table 1 Coal Statistics for July and Year to Date and 1957 (concluded) OLitput Lended Coal (x) Exports quebec 86,332 63, , ,409 July inthracite... Bituminous Year to date Anthracite 436, ,604 Bituminous 1,380,854 1,494,754 Ontario July Anthracite 126,530 72,656 Bituminous 2,085,604 1,680,199 Year to date Anthracite 827, ,453 Bituminous 9,011, , Manitoba July Anthracite Bituminous Lignite... Year to date Anthracite 44 Bituminous 20,985 31, Lignite aakatchewan July Anthracite... Bituminous Lignite... 51,641 53,059 Year to date Anthracite 30 Bituminous Lignite ,126,0'70 1,073,]40 6, alberta July Anthracite Bituminous ,420 64, Subbituminous 36,087 26,792 Year to date anthracite Bituminous 1,219, , Subbituminous 1,042, ,103 Lignite 6 British Columbia and Yukon July Anthracite Bituminous ,179 64,130 2, ,362 6,720 Year to date Anthracite Bituminous 891, ,925 21,722 4,901 94,767 61,902 CaNADA July Anthracite 212,2 137,618 Bituminous , ,463 2,288,052 1,935,471 57,042 22,847 Subbituminous 36,087 26,792 Lignite... 51, ,059 TOTAL CANADA , ,314 2,500,914 2,073,089 57,042 22,847 Year to data Anthracite 1,283, ,762 Bituminous 6,191,976 5,251,805 10,469,001 10,372, , ,692 Subbituminous 1,042, ,103 Lignite... 1,126,070 1,073,140 6, TOTAL CANADA... 8,360,417 7,168,048 11,752,833 11,342, , ,046

5 Coal and Coke 3 Table 2 Production, Number of &p1oyees and Mandays worked, at Strip and Underground Mines, by, Provinces July, 1956 July (xi Outnut Employees Mandays worked Output Employees Mandays worked (Short Sur Under Sw' Under (Short Sur Under Sur Undertons) face ground face ground tons) face ground face ground Nova Scotia Strip mines Underground mines 430,758 1,499 8,507 30, , ,348 1,407 7,785 27, ,405 Total ,758 1,499 8,507 30, , ,348 1,407 7,785 27, ,405 New Bruiwick Strip mines 59, ,929 58, ,073 Underground mines 15, , , , Total , ,992 6,896 75, ,242 6,683 askatchewan Strip mines... 51, ,763 53, ,706 Underground mines Total... 51, ,763 53, ,706 41berta Strip mines... 88, ,394 29, ,050 Underground mines 95, ,550 10,898 17,539 61, ,352 8,559 12,608 Total ,507 1,230 1,550 19,292 17,539 91, ,352 11,609 12,608 British Columbia and Yukon Strip mines... 41, ,31.0 9, Underground mines 73, ,037 15,612 54, ,035 11,444 CLNADL Total 114, ,377 15,612 64, ,307 11,444 Strip mines 239,891 1,339, , ,101 Underground mimes 614,663 2,659 11,335 48, , ,858 2,483 10,408 41, ,140 TOTLL ,554 3,998 11,335 74, , ,314 3,475 10,408 61, ,140 (x) The number of surface employees includes 210 office and administrative workers, but data on mandays worked do not include time worked by these employees.

6 CoalandCoke 4 Table 3 Output, Exports, Foreign Coal Landed, Interprovincial ShiTxnants and Coal Made Available for Consumntion. July and Year to Date CANLDIk4 COAL Foi Coal Received Sh.ipped to coal available Output from other other Exported e for provinces provinces consumption 1ewfoad1ax4 July Anthracite 1,643 1,643 Bituminous ,261 15,115 Year to date anthracite 6,902 6,902 Bituminous 79,423 22, ,158 frmnce Edward Island July Anthracite Bituminous... 1,339 1,339 Year to date Anthracite Bituminous 24,401 24,401 liova Scotia July Anthracite Bituminous , ,353 1,283 54,712 Year to date Anthracite 9,198 9,198 Bituminous 3,365,765 1,564,078 9,743 1,791,944 w Brunswick July Anthracite Bituminous... 75,003 21,001 1,829 14,844 79,331 Year to date Anthracite 4,605 4,605 Bituminous 520, ,506 13, , ,949!uebec July Anthracite 63,319 63,319 Bitixii.noua 334, , ,397 Year to date Anthracite 359, ,604 Bituminous 1,203,412 1,494,754 2,698,166 Subbituminous Ontario July anthracite 72,656 72,656 Bituminous 3,595 1,680,199 1,683,794 Subbituminous Lignite... 16,186 16,186 Year to date anthracite 590, ,453 Bituminous 62, ,818,120 8,820,88 Subbituminous 7,368 7,368 Lignite 155, ,588 Manitoba July Anthracite Bituminous 16, ,229 Subbituminous 2,257 2,257 Lignite... 16,106 16,106 Year to date anthracite Bituminous 163, , ,771 Subbituminous 79,597 79,597 Lignite 543, ,931

7 CoalandCoke Table 3 Output, Exports, Foreign Coal Landed, Interprovincial Shipments and Coal Made Available for Consumition. July and Year to Date (concluded) CANhDLN COAL Coal Received Shipped to Foreign available Output from otfr oti'r exported coal for provinces provinces landed consumption Sag katbewaz July Bituminous Subbituminous 11,237 11,237 Lignite... 53,059 32,292 20,767 Year to date Anthracite Bituminous 9, ,270 Subbituminous.. 309, ,565 Lignite... 1,073, , ,267 Alberta July Bituminous... 64,982 25,598 39,384 Subbitinninou.e... 26,792 19,005 7,787 Year to date Bituminous 710, , ,626 Subbituminous 843, , ,654 Lignite British Columbia and Yukon July Anthracite... Bituminous... 64,130 22,099 17,590 6, ,070 Subbituminous 5,276 5,276 Year to date Anthracite Bituminous 654, , ,669 61,902 4, ,119 Subbituminous 102, ,839 CANaDA July Anthracite , ,618 Bituminous , , ,370 22,847 1,935,471 2,541,087 Subbituminous... 26,792 19,005 19,005 26,792 Lignite... 53,059 32,292 32,292 53,059 TOTAL , , ,667 22,847 2,073,089 2,758,556 Year to date anthracite 970, ,762 Bituminous... 5,251,805 2,062,174 2,068, ,692 10,372,179 15,436,292 Subbituminous 843, , , ,103 Lignite... 1,073, , , ,072,7 TOTaL... 7,168,048 3,267,178 3,267, ,046 11,342,941 18,322,943 Note : Imports of briquettes and lignite are included under bituminous entries.

8 Coal and Coke 6 (b) Coke Production 1 Imports, Exports Production of coke from ovens and gas retorts during the month of July, 1957, axounted to 357,730 tone, as compared with 349,134 tons in the previous month and 369,664 tons in July, Tonnage produced during the month included 260,126 tons from Ontario. Charges to ovens or retorts during the month included 94,601 tone of Canadian coal and 409,329 tons of imported coal. Producers' stocks of oven and retort coke, excluding breeze, on July 31st, 1957, amounted to 151,506 tons, of which 69,746 tons were located in Ontario. Stocks of breeze totalled 58,319 tons. This included 26,350 tons reported by Ontario producers. Table 4 Bituminous Coal Used in Coke Making. 1 Month Canadian Imported Total Coke made (Shcrt tons) Jrivary... 84, , , ,512 February... 83, , , ,219 March , , , ,234 april , , , ,739 May... 92, , , ,450 June... 87, , , ,134 July... 94, , , ,730 Total seven months 636,165 2,808,216 3,444,381 2,495,018 Table 5 Production, Landed Imports and Fxports of Coke by Months, 1956 and 1957 Available for Month Production Landed Imports Exports copsumption Jaruary , ,512 47,862 43,637 8,879 8, , ,928 February , ,219 40,605 43,106 8,750 10,206 38, ,117 March , ,234 48,588 59,089 8,757 9, , ,670 April , ,739 51,896 55,476 11,236 9, , ,157 May , ,450 62,255 56,390 10,767 7, , ,219 Jume , ,134 46,563 44,599 12,287 8, , ,719 July , ,730 48,348 50,886 10,618 10, , ,380 Total seven months.. 2,493,775 2,495, , ,181 71,294 63,009 2,768,598 2,785,190 The imports of coal and coke, as shown in this report, represent the actual tonnages landed in the Dominion during the month, whereas the report on the "Trade of Canada" shows clearances from customs' ports for consumption.

9 Coal and Coke 7 Table 6 Production of Coke by Months (ExclusIve of Petroleum and Pitch Coke Month (000's of short tons) January February March April May Jume July Total seven months 2,271 2,295 2,475 1,988 2,275 2,492 2,495 august September October November December Total twelve months... 3,904 4,046 4,269 3,413 4,026 4,319 Table 7 Disposition of Coke by the Producers (Exclusive of Petroleum and Pitch Coke) Used Sold Incoke In Direct to consumers To Month For For For or gas makers' domestic other dealers Export plants snel ters for resale use uses Total disposition January... 38, ,379 4,870 51,387 17,909 7, ,984 February... 35, ,169 2,938 51,286 17,293 9, ,623 March... 36, ,633 2,038 52,307 11,895 9, ,255 pri , ,032 1,206 51,137 5,181 8, ,079 May... 46, , ,913 8,193 8, ,666 June... 30, ,655 2,602 48,903 11,475 8, ,223 July... 25, ,074 3,168 50,424 7,405 8, ,273 Total seven months 243,923 1,824,214 17, ,357 79,351 59,499 2,572,103

10 CoalandCoke 8 (c) Retail Sales and Stocks table 8 Sales of Coal and Coke by Retail Fuel Dealers 1 July, 1957 New Prince Nova New Montreal 4uebec Kingston foundland Edward Scotia Bruns Area Area Area Island wick tnthracite United States Pea and larger ,693 1,304 2,015 Other sizes... 5,729 2, United Kingdom Pea and larger , Other sizes ,038 1,941+ Bituminous United States Low volatile Slack Stoker Other sizes High volatile Slack , Stoker... 8, ,982 Other sizes... 1, , Briquettes Canadian Bituminous... 4,466 1,322 6,408 3,058 4,639 10,473 Domestic and lignite Briquettes... Coke From coal , Petroleum... Total Coal and Coke... 6,294 1,454 7,511 4,230 47,856 18,852 7,948 Cumulative Total (JanuaryJuly md.).. 82,676 26, ,184 74, , , ,158 Table 9 Stocks of Coal and Coke Reported by Retail Fuel Dealers, as at July 31, 1957 New Nova Brun Montreal juebec Kingston foundland Island Scotia wic Area Area Area Anthracite United States Pea and larger 2, ,538 3,661 16,096 3,265 1,399 Other sizes , United Kingdom Pea and larger... 3,28] ,124 4, Other sizes 1, ,795 15,090 4, Bituminous United States Low volatile Slack 37 1 Stoker Other sizes... 2, High volatile Slack ,113 2,255 Stoker... 12, ,473 Other sizes... 6, , ,555 Briquettes Canadian Bituminous... 16,402 2,959 5,161 5,995 3,062 8, Domestic and lignite Briquettee... Coke From coal Petroleum... Total Coal and Coke... 31,997 3,803 9,280 18,224 62,969 19,298 42,748 (a) Includes Northern Ontario and Northern Quebec. (b) Includes Northwestern Ontario.

11 CoalandCoke 9 (a) Northern Ottawa Toronto (b) Western Widsor Ontario and Manitoba Saskat 1berta British area Area Area Area Area chewan Colm,ibia CANAD? 1,368 5,102 36, ,265 62, , ,154 1, ,797 11,797 2, , ,512 7, , , , , , , ,389 4, ,605 9, ,695 24, ,358 2,829 5,046 14, ,154 41, , ,364 3, ,827 13, , , , , ,804 40, ,583 8,479 1,693 4,759 20, , , , , ,624 21,792 69,587 3,095 22, ,244 5,954 8,746 1,884 13, , , , ,208 54, ,276 2,245, , ,204 73, ,212 3,678,952 (a) Ottawa Toronto (b) Windsor Ontario Saskat British Northern Area Area Western and Manitoba Area chewan Alberta Columbia Area Area ebec CANADA 5,575 25, , , , , ,548 9,152 1,57C 22,043 22, ,495 13, , ,709 24, , ,732 1, ,201 2, , ,304 7, , ,854 19, , ,264 53, , , ,454 9,199 15,455 80, , ,206 2, ,592 1,055 1,858 32, ,300 76, ,427 1, , ,687 8,113 3, ,007 1,968 1, ,682 1, ,109 57, , ,635 23,987 62,105 8,927 9, , ,430 6,610 2, ,836 12, ,348 2, ,974 9,969 5,194 : : : 16,409 28,896 67, ,132 3, , ,522 43,029 64, , ,033

12 Coal and Coke 10 Table 10 Sales of Coal. and Coke by Retail Fuel Dealers in Selected Cities 1 July, 1957 Halifax 58.int Montreal quebec Toronto John (Short. tons) Anthracite United States Pea and larger ,675 1,035 7,040 Other sizes 4,370 2, United Kingdom Pea and larger , Other sizes ,600 1, Bituminous United States Low volatile Slack Stoker Other sizes High volatile Slack , ,940 Stoker.... 6, ,434 Other sizes Bricuettea Canadian Bituminous... 3,250 1,302 2,980 8,395 Domestic and lignite Briquettes... 1 Coke From coal , Petroleum Total Coal and Coke... 3,759 1,694 36,399 15,683 17,226 Cumulative Tota.l (JanuaryJuly md.) 50,057 35, , , ,974 Table 11 Stocks of Coal and Coke Reported by Retail Fuel Dealers in Selected Cities 1 as at July 31, 1957 Saint Halifax Montreal.uebec Toronto John (Short tong) anthracite United States Pea and larger 118 2,415 7,813 1,394 33,624 Other sizes 8 2, ,715 United Kingdom Pea and larger 303 4,112 4,505 Other sizes 318 1,767 9, Bituminous United States Low volatile Slack ,153 Stoker Other sizes ,335 High volatile Slack ,014 12,6 Stoker.... 8, ,422 Other sizes 600 3, Briquettes Canadian Bituminous , Domestic and lignite 28 Briquettea Coke From coal Petroleum... Total. Coal and Coke... 1,528 11,225 38,116 1,936 56, Inclndes suburbs and city of Hull.

13 CoaJ.anrCoke 11 1amilton (a) Windsor winnipeg Regina Saskatoon Calgary Edmonton Ottawa Greater Vaouver 7,743 1, ,281 1,379 1, ,502 1, , , , , ,640 8,249 2,389 3, , , ,425 54, ,713 26,532 11,075 4,453 17, ,091 Hsmllton(a) Ottawa Wi ndsor Winnipeg Regina Saskatoon Calgary Edmonton Greater Vancouver 19,065 11,429 4, ,681 4, , , ,319 3,175 25,931 32,013 6,668 15,914 1, ,074 1, ,877 1, ,389 1,066 1, ,109 3, , , , ,003 70,599 33,390 48,577 16,272 1,391 1, ,264

14 CoalapdCoke 12 (d) Industria]. Consumption Table 12 Consumption of Coal and Coke by Industrial ionsumers, July Prince Nova New Edward Montreal quebec Kingston founiland Scotia Bruns Area Area Area Island wick Anthracite Pea and larger 312 fl+b..e an L t, I3ituminoua United States Low volatile Slack Stoker... 3,699 Other sizes High volatile Slack ,407 11,287 17,391 Stoker... 2,918 2,247 1,798 Other sizes... 2,177 5, Canadian Bituminous... 50,042 53,426 57,550 19,364 Domestic and lignite Coke Fron coal... 46, , Petroleum... 11, Total Coal and Coke... 96,499 53, ,582 39,711 19,857 Cumulative Tots.]. (Jan.July mc]..). 553, ,27 954, , ,649 (a) Includes Northern Ontario and Northern qqmbec. (b) Includes Northwestern Ontario.

15 Coal and Coke 13 (a (b) Ontario Ottawa Toronto Wjndeor Saekat ritieh Northern deetern and Menitoba Alberta CANAfle Area Area chewan Columbia Area Area Quebec (Short tone) 4,562 4, , , , , ,550 2,391 10,362 10, , , , ,459 2,459 56,602 34, ,662 12,154 62, , ,071 8,192 3,303 22, ,028 46, ,973 1, ,276 12,820 43,604 77, ,513 9,130 20,728 2, ,260 14, , ,400 * 21,281 21,281 5,964 11,761 11, , , , , , , ,648 4, ,571 5,747 21, ,843 67, ,955 49, , ,743 22,118 11,896 11,722 48,806 1,177,457 1,390, ,025 2,991, ,192 1,001,793 8,181, , ,332 73, ,225 10,310,033

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