- According to Statistics Canada , the domestic mining, quarrying and oil and gas extraction sector decreased for a second month in a row, down 0.3% in June, as fires in northern Quebec led to multiple mine closures.
According to the report, metal ore mining decreased 6.7% in June 2023, primarily as a result of a 35.0% drop in the iron ore mining industry as a combination of wildfires and maintenance severely impacted production in northern Quebec and in Newfoundland and Labrador. The agency said that the domestic oil and gas extraction rose 1.1% in June, partly offsetting a 3.4% contraction in May when the wildfires in Alberta impacted the subsector.
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