Annual Mineral Production Survey - Contract Drilling Operations

Detailed information for 2022

The Annual Mineral Production Survey - Contract Drilling Operations is a survey of drilling operations conducted by contractors primarily for the testing of deposits in Canada.

• Description
• Data sources and methodology

Description

The Annual Mineral Production Survey - Contract Drilling Operations is a survey of establishments engaged in providing support services for the mining and quarrying of minerals in Canada.

The purpose of this survey is to obtain information on total metres drilled, revenues, salaries and wages, as well as the average number of employees for all establishments engaged in drilling for minerals, other than oil and gas and coal, on a contract or fee basis.

Reference period: Calendar year

Subjects

• Environment
• Manufacturing
• Natural resources
• Non-metallic mineral and metal

Data sources and methodology

Target population

The Annual Mineral Production Survey - Contract Drilling Operations targets all establishments engaged as a primary or a secondary activity in drilling for metallic and non-metallic minerals, except fuels, on a contract or fee basis.

The contract drilling establishments for this survey are classified according to the code 213117 of the North American Industry Classification System.

Instrument design

Data for the Annual Mineral Production Survey - Contract Drilling Operations are collected using a fillable PDF questionnaire. The questionnaire is sent to respondents through Statistics Canada's electronic questionnaire portal.

Sampling

This survey is a census with a cross-sectional design.

All establishments within the scope of drilling for metallic and non-metallic minerals in Canada are selected in this survey.

Data sources

Data collection for this reference period: 2023-05-03 to 2023-10-03

Responding to this survey is mandatory.

Data are collected directly from survey respondents.

Data are collected through a fillable PDF questionnaire sent via the electronic questionnaire portal, while providing respondents with the alternative option of replying by telephone interview. Follow-up for non-response and data validation may be conducted by telephone and e-mail.