NAICS code: 212230 — Copper
2022 NAICS code: 212230 — Copper, Nickel, Lead, and Zinc Mining
Industry description: This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in developing the mine site, mining, and/or beneficiating (i.e., preparing) ores valued chiefly for their copper, nickel, lead, or zinc content.  Beneficiating includes the transformation of ores into concentrates.  Establishments primarily engaged in recovering copper concentrates by the precipitation, leaching, or electrowinning of copper ore are included in this industry.

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NAICS hierarchy: 21 Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction > 212 Mining (except Oil and Gas) > 2122 Metal Ore Mining > 21223 Copper, Nickel, Lead, and Zinc Mining

ExioML sector: Copper ores and concentrates
Region: US, year: 2022
Value added: 3946.57709703 M.EUR
Employment: 164.668449083 thousand persons
GHG emissions: 4565882693.88 kg CO2 eq.
Energy carrier net total: 40333.7590292 TJ
Carbon intensity: 1.1569222092015023

Companies in this industry:

Company: Georgian American Alloys Inc
(“GAA”), headquartered in Miami, FL, owns and operates a number of domestic and international ferroalloys businesses. With a diverse portfolio of complementary businesses and marketing arrangements, GAA offers seamless, reliable delivery of high quality products at competitive prices.

Company: Kennecott Holdings Corporation
Kennecott has been mining and processing minerals from the rich ore body of the Bingham Canyon Mine since 1903, and today is one of the top producing mines in the world. Our operation includes a concentrator, smelter and refinery and tailings storage facility.

Company: Americas Mining Corporation
Americas Mining Corporation (AMC) is the mining subsidiary of Grupo Mexico S.A.B de C.V. and is engaged in the exploration, exploitation, purchase and sale of minerals, such as copper, molybdenum, silver and zinc.

Company: Cyprus Metals Company
Cyprus Minerals Company is the second largest U.S. copper producer, a world leader in molybdenum production, a top 20 U.S. coal producer, and the world's leading producer of lithium.

Company: Southern Copper Corporation
Southern Copper Corp (SCC), a subsidiary of Americas Mining Corp, is a mining company. Its major products include copper, zinc, molybdenum, and silver. SCC operates mining, smelting, and refining facilities in Peru and Mexico and conducts exploration activities in Argentina, Chile, and Ecuador.

Company: Thompson Creek Metals Co USA
Thompson Creek Metals Company, Inc. mines and processes molybdenum. The Company operates mines, mills, and metallurgical roasting facilities in Canada and the United States.

Company: Climax Molybdenum Mktg Corp
Climax Molybdenum Marketing Corporation manufactures and supplies molybdenum and rhenium products. The Company provides products, such as ammonium heptamolybdate, ammonium octamolybdate, ammonium dimolybdate, calcined pure molybdic oxide, sublimed pure molybdic oxide, sodium molybdate, and molybdenum disulfide.

Company: DOE Run Resources Corporation
The Doe Run Company is an industry leader in responsible mining and metal production. Today, we operate one of the world's largest lead mining districts and one of the largest single-site lead battery recycling centers.

Company: Lisbon Valley Mining Co LLC
Lisbon Valley Mining Co. LLC was founded in 2009. The company's line of business includes the mining, milling, and preparing of copper ores.

Company: Freeport-Mcmoran Inc
Freeport-McMoRan is a leading international mining company with headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona. We operate large, long-lived, geographically diverse assets with significant proven and probable reserves of copper, gold and molybdenum. We are one of the world's largest publicly traded copper producers.

Company: Thompson Creek Metals Co Inc
Thompson Creek Metals Company, Inc. mines and processes molybdenum. The Company operates mines, mills, and metallurgical roasting facilities in Canada and the United States.