Variant of NAICS 2017 Version 3.0 - Energy sector

• E - Energy sector
• 21i - E - Mining, quarrying and oil and gas extraction
• 212i - E - Mining and quarrying (except oil and gas)
• 2121 - Coal mining
• 21211 - Coal mining

212116 - Lignite coal mining^CAN

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in mining lignite coal. Mining operations and preparation plants (also known as cleaning plants and washeries), whether or not such plants are operated in conjunction with mine sites, are included.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • brown coal mining
  • lignite coal preparation plants
  • lignite mining

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • producing coal fuel briquettes and packaged fuel (See 324190 Other petroleum and coal product manufacturing)