Other Nonmetallic Mineral Mining & Quarrying
Key Figures
Figures are published for NAICS 21239 directly.
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Official definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in developing the mine site, mining, and/or milling or otherwise beneficiating (i.e., preparing) nonmetallic minerals (except coal, stone, sand, gravel, clay, ceramic, and refractory minerals).
Source: US Census Bureau, 2017 NAICS Definitions. Public domain.
Illustrative examples
- Barite mining and/or beneficiating
- Phosphate rock mining and/or beneficiating
- Borate, natural, mining and/or beneficiating
- Potash mining and/or beneficiating
- Peat mining and/or beneficiating
- Rock salt mining and/or beneficiating
Which code does this activity belong in?
Code 21239 covers establishments mining and beneficiating nonmetallic minerals that are not explicitly assigned to other mining categories. The code excludes stone, which is classified in Stone Mining and Quarrying, and excludes sand, gravel, clay, ceramic minerals, and refractory minerals, which are classified in Sand, Gravel, Clay, and Ceramic and Refractory Minerals Mining and Quarrying. Establishments extracting minerals such as barite, phosphate rock, borate, potash, peat, and rock salt belong in this code when engaged in mining and mechanical preparation activities.