NAICSNational Industry

NAICS 212210—Iron Ore Mining

National Industry · North American Industry Classification System (2022)

Where 212210 sits

  1. 21 Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
  2. 212 Mining (except Oil and Gas)
  3. 2122 Metal Ore Mining
  4. 21221 Iron Ore Mining
  5. 212210 Iron Ore Mining

Description

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) developing mine sites, mining, and/or beneficiating (i.e., preparing) iron ores and manganiferous ores valued chiefly for their iron content and/or (2) producing sinter iron ore (except iron ore produced in iron and steel mills) and other iron ore agglomerates.

Cross-references for 212210

  • Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing pig iron ore are classified in Industry 331110, Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing.

Index entries for 212210

15 entries from the official NAICS alphabetic index that classify under this code.

  • Agglomerates, iron ore, beneficiating
  • Briquets, iron, mining and/or beneficiating
  • Brown ore mining and/or beneficiating
  • Hematite mining and/or beneficiating
  • Iron ore (e.g., hematite, magnetite, siderite, taconite) mining and/or beneficiating
  • Iron ore agglomerates mining and/or beneficiating
  • Iron ore beneficiating plants (e.g., agglomeration, sintering)
  • Iron ore mine site development for own account
  • Iron ore, blocked, mining and/or beneficiating
  • Limonite mining and/or beneficiating
  • Manganiferous ores valued for iron content, mining and/or beneficiating
  • Siderite mining and/or beneficiating
  • Sintered iron ore produced at the mine
  • Taconite concentrates or agglomerates beneficiating
  • Taconite ores mining and/or beneficiating

212210 in other systems

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

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