North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Canada 2017 Version 3.0

• 21 - Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
• 212 - Mining and quarrying (except oil and gas)
• 2122 - Metal ore mining
• 21223 - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc ore mining

212233 - Copper-zinc ore mining^CAN

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in mining, beneficiating or otherwise preparing copper or copper-zinc ores.

All examples

• Inclusion(s)

  • chalcocite, chalcopyrite and cuprite ore mining
  • cuprite mining
  • recovery of copper concentrates by the precipitation and leaching of copper ore

• Exclusion(s)

  • mining nickel-copper ores (See 212232 Nickel-copper ore mining)
  • recovery of refined copper by leaching copper concentrates (See 331410 Non-ferrous metal (except aluminum) smelting and refining)