NAICS code: 212390 — Other Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying
2022 NAICS code: 212390 — Other Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying
Industry description: This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in developing the mine site, mining, and/or milling or otherwise beneficiating (i.e., preparing) nonmetallic minerals (except coal, stone, sand, gravel, clay, and ceramic and refractory minerals).  Drylake brine operations are included in this industry, as well as establishments engaged in producing the specified minerals from underground and open pit mines.

Illustrative Examples:

Barite mining and/or beneficiating
Phosphate rock mining and/or beneficiating
Borate, natural, mining and/or beneficiating
Potash mining and/or beneficiating
Peat mining and/or beneficiating
Rock salt mining and/or beneficiating


Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

NAICS hierarchy: 21 Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction > 212 Mining (except Oil and Gas) > 2123 Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying > 21239 Other Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying

ExioML sector: Chemical and fertilizer minerals, salt and other mining and quarrying products n.e.c.
Region: US, year: 2022
Value added: 2097.66175388 M.EUR
Employment: 67.5226775259 thousand persons
GHG emissions: 3154195241.29 kg CO2 eq.
Energy carrier net total: 109677.292734 TJ
Carbon intensity: 1.5036719983361246

Companies in this industry:

Company: Solvay Chemicals Inc
Since 1863, Solvay harnesses the power of chemistry to create innovative, sustainable solutions that answer the world's most essential needs such as purifying the air we breathe and the water we drink, preserving our food supplies, protecting our health and well-being, creating eco-friendly clothing, making the tires ...

Company: Karnavati Holdings Inc
Karnavati Holdings, Inc was founded in 2008. The company's line of business includes mining for chemical and fertilizer mineral raw materials.

Company: Intrepid Potash-New Mexico LLC
About us. Intrepid Potash is the only producer of potash in the United States. They also produce Trio®, a specialty fertilizer that delivers three key nutrients: potassium, magnesium, and sulfate, all in a single particle.

Company: US Borax Inc
U.S. Borax, part of Rio TintoRio TintoRio Tinto Group is a British-Australian multinational company that is the world's second largest metals and mining corporation (behind BHP). It was founded in 1873 when a group of investors purchased a mine complex on the Rio Tinto, in Huelva, Spain, from the Spanish government.https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Rio_Tinto_(corporation)Rio Tinto (corporation) - Wikipedia, is a global leader in the supply and science of boratesboratesborato (countable and uncountable, plural boratos or boratoes) (historical) A thin fabric.https://en.wiktionary.org › wiki › boratoborato - Wiktionary, the free dictionary—naturally-occurring minerals containing boron and other elements. From the very beginning, we have been on the forefront of borate technology, research, and development.

Company: Compass Minerals Intl Inc
Compass Minerals International, Inc. engages in the production of salt, sulfate of potassium, and magnesium chloride. It is also involved in the provision of records storage. It operates through the Salt and Plant Nutrition segments.

Company: Sisecam Chemicals Wyoming LLC
Ciner Wyoming LLC manufactures soda ash products. The Company provides sodium percarbonate, hydrogen peroxide, and other chemicals to soap and detergent production industries, as well as offers packing and logistic services.

Company: Sisecam Chem Resources LLC
Şişecam is world's 2nd largest producer of soda ash. As the world's fourth largest chromic acid producer, Şişecam is a global leader in sodium dichromate and basic chromium sulfate production. In 1969, Şişecam began producing soda ash, a key raw material in the glass industry, at its Mersin Soda plant.

Company: Searles Valley Minerals Inc
Searles Valley Minerals Inc. processes brine solutions. The Company offers products such as borax, boric acid, soda ash, and sodium sulfate. Searles Valley Minerals operates in the United States.

Company: Imerys Minerals California Inc
The company mines and produces industrial minerals, including diatomite and perlite, through subsidiaries Celite Corporation (diatomaceous earth products) and Harborlite Corporation (perlite products). Diatomite is primarily sold to customers for use in filtering and as a filler in paints.

Company: American Rock Salt Company LLC
American Rock Salt is the largest producing salt mine in the United States. We are equipped with the largest distribution network in the Northeast, which means faster delivery and unmatched reliability. Our top priority is to satisfy the customers who use our products.