NAICS Canada 212326—Shale, clay and refractory mineral mining and quarrying

Where 212326 sits

1. 21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
2. 212 Mining and quarrying (except oil and gas)
3. 2123 Non-metallic mineral mining and quarrying
4. 21232 Sand, gravel, clay, and ceramic and refractory minerals mining and quarrying
5. 212326 Shale, clay and refractory mineral mining and quarrying

Description

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in mining or quarrying shale and mining, beneficiating or otherwise preparing kaolin or ball clay and other clays and refractory minerals.

What 212326 includes

• Operations in conjunction with plants that manufacture cement, brick or other structural clay products, or pottery and related products, when separate reports are not available

What 212326 excludes

• Grinding, pulverizing or otherwise treating ceramic minerals, not in conjunction with mining or quarrying operations (see 327110 pottery, ceramics and plumbing fixture manufacturing (us))
• Grinding, pulverizing or otherwise treating clay and refractory minerals, not in conjunction with mining or quarrying operations (see 327120 clay building material and refractory manufacturing (us))

Example activities

• bentonite mining
• common clay quarrying
• fuller's earth mining
• nepheline syenite mining
• andalusite mining
• aplite mining
• ball clay mining
• brucite mining
• burley mining
• china clay mining
• conglomerate mine or quarry
• cornwall stone mining
• cyanite mining
• diaspore mining
• dumortierite mining
• feldspar mining
• feldspar, crushed, ground or pulverized, mining
• fire clay mining
• kaolin mining
• kyanite mining
• magnesite mining
• nepheline syenite quarrying
• olivine (nongem) mining
• pegmatite (feldspar) mining

212326 in other systems