NAICSNational Industry

NAICS 212230—Copper, Nickel, Lead, and Zinc Mining

National Industry · North American Industry Classification System (2022)

Where 212230 sits

  1. 21 Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
  2. 212 Mining (except Oil and Gas)
  3. 2122 Metal Ore Mining
  4. 21223 Copper, Nickel, Lead, and Zinc Mining
  5. 212230 Copper, Nickel, Lead, and Zinc Mining

Description

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in developing the mine site, mining, and/or beneficiating (i.e., preparing) ores valued chiefly for their copper, nickel, lead, or zinc content. Beneficiating includes the transformation of ores into concentrates. Establishments primarily engaged in recovering copper concentrates by the precipitation, leaching, or electrowinning of copper ore are included in this industry.

Cross-references for 212230

  • Refining copper concentrates--are classified in Industry 331410, Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Smelting and Refining; and
  • Developing the mine site, mining, and/or beneficiating iron and manganiferous ores valued for their iron content--are classified in Industry 212210, Iron Ore Mining.

Index entries for 212230

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

  • Blende (zinc) mining and/or beneficiating
  • Calamine mining and/or beneficiating
  • Cerussite mining and/or beneficiating
  • Chalcocite mining and/or beneficiating
  • Chalcopyrite mining and/or beneficiating
  • Copper beneficiating plants
  • Copper ore concentrates recovery
  • Copper ore mine site development for own account
  • Copper ores mining and/or beneficiating
  • Copper-water precipitates
  • Cuprite mining and/or beneficiating
  • Galena mining and/or beneficiating
  • Lead ore mine site development for own account
  • Lead ore mining and/or beneficiating
  • Lead-zinc ore mining and/or beneficiating
  • Nickel concentrates recovery
  • Nickel ore beneficiating plants
  • Nickel ore mine site development for own account
  • Nickel ores mining and/or beneficiating
  • Smithsonite mining and/or beneficiating
  • Sphalerite mining and/or beneficiating
  • Willemite mining and/or beneficiating
  • Zinc ore mine site development for own account
  • Zinc ores mining and/or beneficiating
  • Zinc-blende (sphalerite) mining and/or beneficiating
  • Zincite mining and/or beneficiating

212230 in other systems

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

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