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national industry 212391

Potash, Soda, and Borate Mineral Mining

Overview

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.

The immediate parent of national industry 212391 is international industry 21239: Other Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying

2017 NAICS Edition Cross References

  • Manufacturing sodium carbonate, boron compounds, and/or potassium salts--are classified in Industry 325180, Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing; and
  • Manufacturing table salt--are classified in U.S. Industry 311942, Spice and Extract Manufacturing.

Sub-Descriptions

  1. 212391 - Alum, natural, mining and/or beneficiating
  2. 212391 - Borate, natural, mining and/or beneficiating
  3. 212391 - Borax, crude, ground or pulverized, mining and/or beneficiating
  4. 212391 - Boron compounds prepared at beneficiating plants
  5. 212391 - Boron mineral mining and/or beneficiating
  6. 212391 - Colemanite mining and/or beneficiating
  7. 212391 - Glauber's salt mining and/or beneficiating
  8. 212391 - Kernite mining and/or beneficiating
  9. 212391 - Muriate of potash, mining
  10. 212391 - Potash mining and/or beneficiating
  11. 212391 - Potassium bromide, natural, mining and/or beneficiating
  12. 212391 - Potassium chloride mining and/or beneficiating
  13. 212391 - Potassium compounds prepared at beneficiating plants
  14. 212391 - Potassium compounds, natural, mining and/or beneficiating
  15. 212391 - Potassium salts, natural, mining and/or beneficiating
  16. 212391 - Probertite mining and/or quarrying
  17. 212391 - Salines (except common salt) mining and/or beneficiating
  18. 212391 - Soda ash mining and/or beneficiating
  19. 212391 - Soda ash, natural, mining and/or beneficiating
  20. 212391 - Sodium borates, natural, mining and/or beneficiating
  21. 212391 - Sodium carbonates, natural, mining and/or beneficiating
  22. 212391 - Sodium compounds prepared at beneficiating plants
  23. 212391 - Sodium compounds, natural (except common salt), mining and/or beneficiating
  24. 212391 - Sodium sulfate, natural, mining and/or beneficiating
  25. 212391 - Sulfate, sodium, mining and/or beneficiating
  26. 212391 - Trona mining and/or beneficiating
  27. 212391 - Ulexite mining and/or beneficiating

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 212391
2007 212391
2012 212391
2017 212391
2022 212390

Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Mappings

  1. 1474 - Potash, Soda, and Borate Minerals
  2. 1475 - Phosphate Rock
  3. 1479 - Chemical and Fertilizer Mineral Mining, Not Elsewhere Classified
  4. 1499 - Miscellaneous Nonmetallic Minerals, Except Fuels
  5. 3295 - Minerals and Earths, Ground or Otherwise Treated

Insurance Industry Mappings

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