2017 NAICS Definition

T = Canadian, Mexican, and United States industries are comparable.

212111 Bituminous Coal and Lignite Surface Mining

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) surface mining of bituminous coal and lignite; (2) developing bituminous coal and lignite surface mine sites; (3) surface mining and beneficiating (e.g., cleaning, washing, screening, and sizing) of bituminous coal; or (4) beneficiating (e.g., cleaning, washing, screening, and sizing coal), but not mining, bituminous coal.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--
  • Manufacturing coke oven products in coke oven establishments--are classified in U.S. Industry 324199, All Other Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing;
  • Underground mining of bituminous coal--are classified in U.S. Industry 212112, Bituminous Coal Underground Mining; and
  • Mining and/or beneficiating anthracite coal--are classified in U.S. Industry 212113, Anthracite Mining.
2007
NAICS		   2012
NAICS		   2017
NAICS		   Corresponding Index
Entries
212111   212111   212111   Bituminous coal and lignite surface mine site development for own account
212111   212111   212111   Bituminous coal cleaning plants
212111   212111   212111   Bituminous coal crushing
212111   212111   212111   Bituminous coal or lignite beneficiating (e.g., cleaning, crushing, screening, washing)
212111   212111   212111   Bituminous coal screening plants
212111   212111   212111   Bituminous coal stripping (except on a contract, fee, or other basis)
212111   212111   212111   Bituminous coal surface mining and/or beneficiating
212111   212111   212111   Bituminous coal washeries
212111   212111   212111   Brown coal mining and/or beneficiating
212111   212111   212111   Cleaning plants, bituminous coal
212111   212111   212111   Coal beneficiating plants, bituminous or lignite (surface or underground)
212111   212111   212111   Coal, bituminous, beneficiating
212111   212111   212111   Coal, brown, mining and/or beneficiating
212111   212111   212111   Crushing plants, bituminous coal
212111   212111   212111   Culm bank recovery, bituminous coal or lignite (except on a contract basis)
212111   212111   212111   Lignite surface mining and/or beneficiating
212111   212111   212111   Screening plants, bituminous coal or lignite
212111   212111   212111   Semianthracite surface mining and/or beneficiating
212111   212111   212111   Semibituminous coal surface mining and/or beneficiating
212111   212111   212111   Strip mining, bituminous coal or lignite, on own account
212111   212111   212111   Strip mining, lignite, on own account
212111   212111   212111   Subbituminous coal surface mining and/or beneficiating
212111   212111   212111   Tipple operation, bituminous coal mining and/or beneficiating
212111   212111   212111   Washeries, bituminous coal or lignite