Mining and quarrying, contract drilling and related support activities
212 - Mining and quarrying (except oil and gas)
This subsector comprises establishments primarily engaged in mining, beneficiating or otherwise preparing metallic and non-metallic minerals, including coal.
Exclusion(s)
- providing support services, on a contract or fee basis, required for the mining and quarrying of minerals(21311)
2123 - Non-metallic mineral mining and quarrying
This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in mining or quarrying non-metallic minerals, except coal. Primary preparation plants, such as those engaged in crushing, grinding and washing, are included.
Exclusion(s)
- manufacturing brick and other structural clay products(327120)
- manufacturing cement(327310)
- manufacturing lime(327410)
- cutting and finishing stone and stone products(327990)
21239 - Other non-metallic mineral mining and quarrying
This industry comprises establishments, not classified to any other industry, primarily engaged in mining, beneficiating or otherwise preparing non-metallic minerals, such as asbestos, gypsum and potash, and extracting peat.
Exclusion(s)
- mining or quarrying dimension stone (See 21231 Stone mining and quarrying)
- operating sand and gravel pits and dredging for sand and gravel (See 212323 Sand and gravel mining and quarrying)
- mining or quarrying shale and mining, beneficiating, or otherwise preparing clays and refractory minerals (See 212326 Shale, clay and refractory mineral mining and quarrying)
- production of phosphoric acid, superphosphates or other manufactured phosphate compounds or chemicals(325313)
212392 - Diamond miningCAN
This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in mining diamonds of industrial or gem quality.
212393 - Salt miningCAN
This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in mining rock salt or in the recovery of salt from brine wells.
Illustrative example(s)
- rock salt mining
- rock salt processing at the mine site
- salt brining (deposit extraction)
- salt refining at the mine site
212394 - Asbestos miningCAN
This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in mining, beneficiating or otherwise preparing asbestos.
Illustrative example(s)
- amosite, milled fibre, mining
- chrysotile fibre, milling
- crocidolite, milled fibre, mining
212395 - Gypsum miningCAN
This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in mining, beneficiating or otherwise preparing gypsum.
Illustrative example(s)
- alabaster (gypsum) mining
- hydrous calcium sulphate (gypsum) mining
- selenite mining
212396 - Potash miningCAN
This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in mining, beneficiating or otherwise preparing potash.
Illustrative example(s)
- muriate of potash, mining
- potash screening and pulverizing, mining
212397 - Peat extractionCAN
This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in extracting and processing peat.
Illustrative example(s)
- peat moss digging or harvesting
- peat moss harvesting, extraction, cutting
- peat, fuel, mining
- screening peat
- shredding peat mining
212398 - All other non-metallic mineral mining and quarryingCAN
This Canadian industry comprises establishments, not classified to any other Canadian industry, primarily engaged in mining, beneficiating or otherwise preparing non-metallic minerals.
Illustrative example(s)
- amethyst mining
- epsomite mining
- fluorspar mining
- gem stone mining
- mica mining
- sienna mining
- sulphur, ground or otherwise treated
- talc mining
Exclusion(s)
- mining or quarrying dimension stone (See 21231 Stone mining and quarrying)
- operating sand and gravel pits and dredging for sand and gravel (See 212323 Sand and gravel mining and quarrying)
- mining or quarrying shale and mining, beneficiating or otherwise preparing clays and refractory minerals (See 212326 Shale, clay and refractory mineral mining and quarrying)
- mining diamonds of industrial or gem quality (See 212392 Diamond mining)
- mining or recovering salt from brine wells (See 212393 Salt mining)
- mining, beneficiating or otherwise preparing asbestos (See 212394 Asbestos mining)
- mining, beneficiating or otherwise preparing gypsum (See 212395 Gypsum mining)
- mining, beneficiating or otherwise preparing potash (See 212396 Potash mining)
- extracting and processing peat (See 212397 Peat extraction)
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