2017 NAICS Definition

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

212391 Potash, Soda, and Borate Mineral Mining

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in developing the mine site, mining and/or milling, or otherwise beneficiating (i.e., preparing) natural potassium, sodium, or boron compounds. Drylake brine operations are included in this industry, as well as establishments engaged in producing the specified minerals from underground and open pit mines.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--
  • Manufacturing sodium carbonate, boron compounds, and/or potassium salts--are classified in Industry 325180, Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing; and
  • Manufacturing table salt--are classified in U.S. Industry 311942, Spice and Extract Manufacturing.
2007
NAICS		   2012
NAICS		   2017
NAICS		   Corresponding Index
Entries
212391   212391   212391   Alum, natural, mining and/or beneficiating
212391   212391   212391   Borate, natural, mining and/or beneficiating
212391   212391   212391   Borax, crude, ground or pulverized, mining and/or beneficiating
212391   212391   212391   Boron compounds prepared at beneficiating plants
212391   212391   212391   Boron mineral mining and/or beneficiating
212391   212391   212391   Colemanite mining and/or beneficiating
212391   212391   212391   Glauber's salt mining and/or beneficiating
212391   212391   212391   Kernite mining and/or beneficiating
212391   212391   212391   Muriate of potash, mining
212391   212391   212391   Potash mining and/or beneficiating
212391   212391   212391   Potassium bromide, natural, mining and/or beneficiating
212391   212391   212391   Potassium chloride mining and/or beneficiating
212391   212391   212391   Potassium compounds prepared at beneficiating plants
212391   212391   212391   Potassium compounds, natural, mining and/or beneficiating
212391   212391   212391   Potassium salts, natural, mining and/or beneficiating
212391   212391   212391   Probertite mining and/or quarrying
212391   212391   212391   Salines (except common salt) mining and/or beneficiating
212391   212391   212391   Soda ash mining and/or beneficiating
212391   212391   212391   Soda ash, natural, mining and/or beneficiating
212391   212391   212391   Sodium borates, natural, mining and/or beneficiating
212391   212391   212391   Sodium carbonates, natural, mining and/or beneficiating
212391   212391   212391   Sodium compounds prepared at beneficiating plants
212391   212391   212391   Sodium compounds, natural (except common salt), mining and/or beneficiating
212391   212391   212391   Sodium sulfate, natural, mining and/or beneficiating
212391   212391   212391   Sulfate, sodium, mining and/or beneficiating
212391   212391   212391   Trona mining and/or beneficiating
212391   212391   212391   Ulexite mining and/or beneficiating