NORTHERN NUMBERS.

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Construction Associations Association Phone Membership Construction Association of (807) 622-9645 196 Thunder Bay Sudbury Construction Association (705) 673-5619 185 Sault Ste. Marie Construction (705) 759-8830 129 Association Kenora Construction Association (807) 468-7997 55 Thunder Bay Home Builders (807) 344-4185 36 Association North Bay & Dist. Home Builders (705) 495-6448 22 Association Sudbury & Dist. Home Builders (705) 671-6099 n/a Association Timmins Construction Association (705) 268-3757 90 Source: Northern Ontario Business Northwestern Ontario Mines Mine Type Number Employees Gold 7 2098 Platinum 1 100 Base Metal 2 450 Industrial Metal 4 34 Amethyst 13 35 Total 27 2717 Source: Thunder Bay Public Library Mining Statistics General Exploration 156.9 134.0 76.8 51.3 67.4 Mine Site Exploration 38.0 49.7 38.0 33.7 34.2 Mine Site Development 279.3 253.8 287.6 223.8 211.8 Total 474.2 437.5 402.4 308.8 313.4 Source: Natural Resources Canada Value of Ontario Mineral Production Value of Production (x1000) YEAR Present ($) 1992 ($) 1999 ($) 1974 2 526 950 7 138 277 7 759 307 1975 2 521 439 6 465 228 7 027 703 1976 2 709 039 6 359 246 6 912 501 1977 2 974 270 6 536 857 7 105 564 1978 2 682 787 5 531 520 6 012 762 1979 3 239 949 6 101 599 6 632 438 1980 4 551 766 7 727 956 8 400 288 1981 4 130 872 6 316 318 6 865 838 1982 3 100 053 4 366 272 4 746 137 1983 3 588 443 4 797 384 5 214 756 1984 4 420 325 5 718 402 6 215 903 1985 4 535 694 5 726 886 6 225 125 1986 4 828 841 5 932 237 6 448 342 1987 5 588 584 6 551 681 7 121 677 1988 6 896 291 7 731 268 8 403 888 1989 7 257 208 7 778 358 8 455 075 1990 6 445 825 6 707 414 7 290 959 1991 5 101 464 5 168 657 5 618 330 1992 4 769 578 4 769 578 5 184 531 1993 4 535 281 4 468 257 4 856 996 1994 4 921 352 4 796 639 5 213 947 1995 5 820 150 5 537 726 6 019 508 1996 5 710 028 5 351 479 5 817 058 1997 5 614 963 5 228 085 5 682 928 1998 5...