Potash, Soda, & Borate Mineral Mining
Key Figures
Figures are published for NAICS 212391 directly.
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Official definition
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.
Source: US Census Bureau, 2017 NAICS Definitions. Public domain.
Which code does this activity belong in?
NAICS 212391 covers establishments mining and beneficiating potash, soda, and borate minerals from underground and open pit mines, including drylake brine operations. The primary distinction is that phosphate rock mining is classified separately in NAICS 212392, while other chemical and fertilizer minerals such as barite, rock salt, celestite, sulfur, and fluorspar are classified in NAICS 212393. Nonmetallic minerals that are neither chemical and fertilizer minerals nor potash, soda, and borate compounds, such as gypsum, talc, and mica, belong in NAICS 212399.