2017 NAICS Definition

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

212399 All Other Nonmetallic 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) nonmetallic minerals (except stone, sand, gravel, clay, ceramic, refractory minerals, and chemical and fertilizer minerals).

Illustrative Examples:

Gypsum mining and/or beneficiating
Soapstone mining and/or beneficiating
Mica mining and/or beneficiating
Talc mining and/or beneficiating
Pyrophyllite mining and/or beneficiating


Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--
  • Mining or quarrying stone--are classified in Industry 21231, Stone Mining and Quarrying;
  • Mining, quarrying, or beneficiating sand, gravel, clay, and ceramic and refractory minerals--are classified in Industry 21232, Sand, Gravel, Clay, and Ceramic and Refractory Minerals Mining and Quarrying;
  • Mining, quarrying, or beneficiating natural potash, soda, and borate--are classified in U.S. Industry 212391, Potash, Soda, and Borate Mineral Mining; and
  • Mining and/or milling or otherwise beneficiating phosphate rock--are classified in U.S. Industry 212392, Phosphate Rock Mining.
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NAICS		   2012
NAICS		   2017
NAICS		   Corresponding Index
Entries
212399   212399   212399   Abrasive stones (e.g., emery, grindstones, hones, pumice) mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Abrasives, natural, mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Agate mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Alabaster mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Amethyst mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Asbestos mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Ash, volcanic, mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Asphalt rock mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Asphalt, native, mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Burrstones, natural, mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Calcite mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Catlinite mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Chasers mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Corundum mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Cryolite mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Diamonds, industrial, mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Diatomaceous earth mining and/or beneficitating
212399   212399   212399   Diatomite mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Dragstones mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Earth, diatomaceous, mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Emery mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Fill dirt pits mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Garnet mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Gem stone (e.g., amethyst, garnet, agate, ruby, sapphire, jade) mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Gilsonite mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Grahamite mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Graphite mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Greensand mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Grinding pebbles mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Grindstones mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Gypsite mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Gypsum mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Hones mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Humus, peat, mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Iceland spar (i.e., optical grade calcite), mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Jade mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Meerschaum mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Mica mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Millstones mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Muscovite mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Native asphalt mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Natural abrasives (e.g., emery, grindstones, hones, pumice) (except sand) mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Oilstones mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Optical grade calcite mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Ozokerite mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Pavers mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Peat grinding
212399   212399   212399   Peat humus mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Peat mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Pebbles grinding
212399   212399   212399   Perlite mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Phlogopite mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Pipestones mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Pozzolana mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Precious stones mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Pulpstones, natural, mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Pumice mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Pumicite mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Pyrophyllite mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Quartz crystal, pure, mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Reed peat mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Rubbing stones mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Ruby mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Sapphire mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Scoria mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Screening peat
212399   212399   212399   Scythestones mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Sedge peat mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Selenite mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Semiprecious stones mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Shell mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Shredding peat mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Soapstone mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Spar, iceland, mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Staurolite mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Steatite mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Stones, abrasive (e.g., emery, grindstones, hones, pumice), mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Talc mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Tripoli mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Turquoise mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Vermiculite mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Volcanic ash mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Whetstones mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Wollastonite mining and/or beneficiating
212399   212399   212399   Wurtzilite mining and/or beneficiating