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2012 Edition

national industry 212210

Iron Ore Mining

Overview

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) developing mine sites, mining, and/or beneficiating (i.e., preparing) iron ores and manganiferous ores valued chiefly for their iron content and/or (2) producing sinter iron ore (except iron ore produced in iron and steel mills) and other iron ore agglomerates.

The immediate parent of national industry 212210 is international industry 21221: Iron Ore Mining

2012 NAICS Edition Cross References

  • Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing pig iron ore are classified in Industry 331110, Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing.

History

The NAICS editions in which this code was present are indicated below. In the event that a code was changed from the prior edition the equivalent value in that edition is provided for reference.

Edition Existed Equivalent Value
2002 212210
2007 212210
2012 212210
2017 212210
2022 212210

Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Mappings

  1. 1011 - Iron Ores

Insurance Industry Mappings

The US Property and Casualty Insurance Industry may use the following classification descriptions which might encompass national industry 212210, Iron Ore Mining:

  1. iron ore
  2. iron ore mining
  3. metal mining not prospecting
  4. metal mining prospecting
  5. metal ore mining
  6. mining except oil and gas
  7. mining not otherwise classified not coal surface iron ore
  8. mining not otherwise classified not coal underground all other metal ore
  9. mining not otherwise classified not coal underground iron ore
  10. mining quarrying and oil and gas extraction
  11. ore milling
  12. ore milling or processing
  13. quarrying underground mining

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