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)
212396 - Potash mining
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
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