industry group 2122
Metal Ore Mining
Overview
This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in developing mine sites or mining metallic minerals, and establishments primarily engaged in ore dressing and beneficiating (i.e., preparing) operations, such as crushing, grinding, washing, drying, sintering, concentrating, calcining, and leaching. Beneficiating may be performed at mills operated in conjunction with the mines served or at mills, such as custom mills, operated separately.
The immediate parent of industry group 2122 is subsector 212: Mining (except Oil and Gas)
Descendants
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 | 2122 | |
| 2007 | 2122 | |
| 2012 | 2122 | |
| 2017 | 2122 | |
| 2022 | 2122 |
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