Minerals/Mining/Processing

Sector Highlights

Sector Notebooks Metal Mining Industry Non-Fuel, Non-Metal Mining Industry Stone, Clay, Glass and Concrete Industry

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Assistance and Inspections Publications

Clearinghouse National Compliance Assistance Clearinghouse

The metal mining sector includes facilities engaged primarily in exploring for metallic minerals, developing mines, and ore mining. The Department of Commerce formerly classified this industry under the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification code 10; the sector is now classified under the 1997 North American Industry Classification System as 2122.

The nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying sector includes mining and quarrying of nonmetallic minerals, except fuels; and establishments engaged primarily in mining or quarrying, developing mines, or exploring for non-fuel, nonmetallic minerals. The Department of Commerce formerly classified this industry under the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification code 14; the sector is now classified under the 1997 North American Industry Classification System as 2123.

The stone, clay, glass, and concrete products sector generates a broad array of products, primarily through physical modification of mined materials and includes establishments engaged in the manufacturing of flat glass and other glass products, cement, structural clay products, pottery, concrete and gypsum products, cut stone, abrasive and asbestos products, and other products. The Department of Commerce formerly classified this industry under the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification code 32; the sector is now classified under the 1997 North American Industry Classification System as 327.