NAICS code: 212324 — Kaolin and Ball Clay Mining
2022 NAICS code: 212323 — Kaolin, Clay, and Ceramic and Refractory Minerals Mining
Industry description: This U.S. industry comprises (1) establishments primarily engaged in developing the mine site and/or mining clay (e.g., china clay, paper clay and slip clay) or ceramic and refractory minerals and (2) establishments primarily engaged in beneficiating (i.e., preparing) clay or ceramic and refractory minerals.

Illustrative Examples:

Bentonite mining and/or beneficiating
Fuller's earth mining and/or beneficiating
Common clay mining and/or beneficiating
Kaolin mining and/or beneficiating
Feldspar mining and/or beneficiating
Ball clay mining and/or beneficiating
Fire clay mining and/or beneficiating
Shale (except oil shale) 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 > 21232 Sand, Gravel, Clay, and Ceramic and Refractory Minerals Mining and Quarrying

ExioML sector: Sand and clay
Region: US, year: 2022
Value added: 11524.4593847 M.EUR
Employment: 9.59074182368 thousand persons
GHG emissions: 13750254688.4 kg CO2 eq.
Energy carrier net total: 92058.3535645 TJ
Carbon intensity: 1.1931366348216725

Companies in this industry:

Company: Clay Kentucky-Tennessee Co
Description. Producer of clay refractories. The company specializes in ball clay and mines kaolin in United States.

Company: Imerys Pigments Inc
We are a world leader in mineral-based specialties, offering high value-added solutions to many different industries, ranging from process manufacturing to consumer goods.

Company: Imerys Clays Inc
Imerys Clays, Inc. was founded in 1979. The company's line of business includes the mining, milling, and preparing of kaolin or ball clay. Imerys Clays operates worldwide.

Company: Imerys Kaolin Inc
Imerys is the world's largest producer of quality kaolin from its deposits and beneficiation plants in Brazil, US, UK, France, Ukraine, Australia, and New Zealand. Our products offer unique and specific geological properties which we fine-tune to meet the specific requirements of the diverse markets we serve.