NAICSIndustry Group

NAICS 2122—Metal Ore Mining

Industry Group · North American Industry Classification System (2022)

Where 2122 sits

  1. 21 Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
  2. 212 Mining (except Oil and Gas)
  3. 2122 Metal Ore Mining

Contains 4 narrower codes

Description

This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in developing mine sites or mining metallic minerals, and establishments primarily engaged in ore dressing and beneficiating (i.e., preparing) operations, such as crushing, grinding, washing, drying, sintering, concentrating, calcining, and leaching. Beneficiating may be performed at mills operated in conjunction with the mines served or at mills, such as custom mills, operated separately.

2122 in other systems

ANZSICAustralia · New Zealand
ATECOItaly
CNAE BrazilBrazil
HSICHong Kong
ISICUnited Nations (global)
JSICJapan
KSICSouth Korea
MSICMalaysia
NACEEuropean Union
NAICS CanadaCanada
NOGASwitzerland
PKDPoland
SCIANMexico
SICUnited States (legacy)
SNISweden
UK SICUnited Kingdom

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