2017 NAICS Definition

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

327992 Ground or Treated Mineral and Earth Manufacturing

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in calcining, dead burning, or otherwise processing beyond beneficiation, clays, ceramic and refractory minerals, barite, and miscellaneous nonmetallic minerals.

Cross-References.
  • Establishments primarily engaged in crushing, grinding, pulverizing, washing, screening, sizing, or otherwise beneficiating mined clays, ceramics and refractory, and other miscellaneous nonmetallic minerals are classified in Industry Group 2123, Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying.
2007
NAICS		   2012
NAICS		   2017
NAICS		   Corresponding Index
Entries
327992   327992   327992   Barite processing beyond beneficiation
327992   327992   327992   Barium processing beyond beneficiation
327992   327992   327992   Blast furnace slag processing
327992   327992   327992   Desiccants, activated clay, manufacturing
327992   327992   327992   Diatomaceous earth processing beyond beneficiation
327992   327992   327992   Feldspar processing beyond beneficiation
327992   327992   327992   Flint processing beyond beneficiation
327992   327992   327992   Fuller's earth processing beyond beneficiating
327992   327992   327992   Graphite, natural (e.g., ground, pulverized, refined, blended), manufacturing
327992   327992   327992   Kaolin, processing beyond beneficiation
327992   327992   327992   Lead, black (i.e., natural graphite), ground, refined, or blended, manufacturing
327992   327992   327992   Magnesite, crude (e.g., calcined, dead-burned, ground), manufacturing
327992   327992   327992   Mica processing beyond beneficiation
327992   327992   327992   Perlite aggregates manufacturing
327992   327992   327992   Perlite, expanded, manufacturing
327992   327992   327992   Pumice (except abrasives) processing beyond beneficiation
327992   327992   327992   Pyrophyllite processing beyond beneficiation
327992   327992   327992   Shale, expanded, manufacturing
327992   327992   327992   Silicon, ultra high purity, manufacturing
327992   327992   327992   Talc processing beyond beneficiation
327992   327992   327992   Vermiculite, exfoliated, manufacturing