Book excerpt: This report traces the emergence of Canada's mineral industry and provides concise information on production, reserves, exploration results and outlook. A brief summary chapter entitled "Canada's Petroleum Industry," included for the benefit of German readers, will also be of interest to Canadians. Because Canada has a very active exploration industry and excellent exploration statistics, this study can provide information about the exploration efficiency in one of the leading mining countries of the world that constantly tries to keep its share of world mineral production.