2002 NAICS Definitions

212393 Other Chemical and Fertilizer Mineral Mining

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in developing the mine site, mining, milling, and/or drying or otherwise beneficiating (i.e., preparing) chemical or fertilizer mineral raw materials (except potash, soda, boron, and phosphate rock).

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

• Mining and/or milling or otherwise beneficiating natural potassium, sodium, or boron compounds--are classified in U.S. Industry 212391, Potash, Soda, and Borate Mineral Mining;
• Manufacturing industrial salt--are classified in U.S. Industry 325998, All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing;
• Mining, milling, drying, and/or sintering or otherwise beneficiating phosphate rock--are classified in U.S. Industry 212392, Phosphate Rock Mining; and
• Manufacturing table salt--are classified in U.S. Industry 311942, Spice and Extract Manufacturing.

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No change 1997 to 2002

2002 NAICS to 1987 SIC

1997 Economic Census

Bridge Between 1997 NAICS and SIC

2002 NAICS	1997 NAICS	1987 SIC	Corresponding Index Entries
212393	212393		Alunite mining and/or beneficiating
212393	212393		Amblygonite mining and/or beneficiating
212393	212393		Arsenic mineral mining and/or beneficiating
212393	212393		Barite mining and/or beneficiating
212393	212393		Barium ores mining and/or beneficiating
212393	212393		Barytes mining and/or beneficiating
212393	212393		Brimstone mining and/or beneficiating
212393	212393		Celestite mining and/or beneficiating
212393	212393		Fertilizer minerals, natural, mining and/or beneficiating
212393	212393		Fluorite mining and/or beneficiating
212393	212393		Fluorspar mining and/or beneficiating
212393	212393		Guano mining and/or beneficiating
212393	212393		Lepidolite mining and/or beneficiating
212393	212393		Lithium mineral mining and/or beneficiating
212393	212393		Marcasite mining and/or beneficiating
212393	212393		Mineral pigments, natural, mining and/or beneficiating
212393	212393		Ocher mining and/or beneficiating
212393	212393		Pigments, natural, mineral, mining and/or beneficiating
212393	212393		Pyrite concentrates mining and/or beneficiating
212393	212393		Pyrite mining and/or beneficiating
212393	212393		Pyrrhotite mining and/or beneficiating
212393	212393		Rock salt mining and/or beneficiating
212393	212393		Salt, common, mining and/or beneficiating
212393	212393		Salt, rock, mining and/or beneficiating
212393	212393		Sienna mining and/or beneficiating
212393	212393		Sodium chloride, rock salt, mining and/or beneficiating
212393	212393		Spodumene mining and/or beneficiating
212393	212393		Strontianite mining and/or beneficiating
212393	212393		Strontium mineral mining and/or beneficiating
212393	212393		Sulfur mining and/or beneficiating
212393	212393		Sulfur, native, mining and/or beneficiating
212393	212393		Umber mining and/or beneficiating

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