2017 NAICS Definition

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

212325 Clay and Ceramic and Refractory Minerals Mining

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) mining clay (except kaolin and ball), ceramic, or refractory minerals; (2) developing the mine site for clay, ceramic, or refractory minerals; and (3) beneficiating (i.e., preparing) clay (except kaolin and ball), ceramic, or refractory minerals.

Illustrative Examples:

Bentonite mining and/or beneficiating
Fuller's earth mining and/or beneficiating
Common clay mining and/or beneficiating
Magnesite mining and/or beneficiating
Feldspar mining and/or beneficiating
Nepheline syenite mining and/or beneficiating
Fire clay mining and/or beneficiating
Shale (except oil shale) mining and/or beneficiating


Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--
  • Shaping, molding, baking, burning, or hardening clay and nonclay refractories, and structural clay products--are classified in Industry 327120, Clay Building Material and Refractories Manufacturing;
  • Developing the mine site, mining, and/or beneficiating kaolin or ball clay--are classified in U.S. Industry 212324, Kaolin and Ball Clay Mining; and
  • Shaping, molding, glazing, and firing pottery, ceramics, and plumbing fixtures--are classified in Industry 327110, Pottery, Ceramics, and Plumbing Fixture Manufacturing.
2007
NAICS		   2012
NAICS		   2017
NAICS		   Corresponding Index
Entries
212325   212325   212325   Andalusite mining and/or beneficiating
212325   212325   212325   Aplite mining and/or beneficiating
212325   212325   212325   Bentonite mining and/or beneficiating
212325   212325   212325   Bleaching clay mining and/or beneficiating
212325   212325   212325   Brucite mining and/or beneficiating
212325   212325   212325   Burley mining and/or beneficiating
212325   212325   212325   Clay (except kaolin, ball) mining and/or beneficiating
212325   212325   212325   Clay bleaching
212325   212325   212325   Clay, ceramic and refractory minerals, mining and/or beneficiating
212325   212325   212325   Clay, fire, mining and/or beneficiating
212325   212325   212325   Common clay mining and/or beneficiating
212325   212325   212325   Common shale mining and/or beneficiating
212325   212325   212325   Cornwall stone mining and/or beneficiating
212325   212325   212325   Cyanite mining and/or beneficiating
212325   212325   212325   Diaspore mining and/or beneficiating
212325   212325   212325   Dumortierite mining and/or beneficiating
212325   212325   212325   Earth, fuller's (e.g., all natural bleaching clays), mining and/or beneficiating
212325   212325   212325   Feldspar mining and/or beneficiating
212325   212325   212325   Fire clay mining and/or beneficiating
212325   212325   212325   Flint clay mining and/or beneficiating
212325   212325   212325   Fuller's earth mining and/or beneficiating
212325   212325   212325   Kyanite mining and/or beneficiating
212325   212325   212325   Laterite mining and/or beneficiating
212325   212325   212325   Magnesite mining and/or beneficiating
212325   212325   212325   Nepheline syenite mining and/or beneficiating
212325   212325   212325   Olivine, non-gem, mining and/or beneficiating
212325   212325   212325   Pegmatite, feldspar, mining and/or beneficiating
212325   212325   212325   Pinite mining and/or beneficiating
212325   212325   212325   Plastic fire clay mining and/or beneficiating
212325   212325   212325   Refractory minerals mining and/or beneficiating
212325   212325   212325   Shale (except oil shale) mining and/or beneficiating
212325   212325   212325   Sillimanite mining and/or beneficiating
212325   212325   212325   Stoneware clay mining and/or beneficiating
212325   212325   212325   Syenite, nepheline, mining and/or beneficiating
212325   212325   212325   Topaz, non-gem, mining and/or beneficiating