Variant of NAICS 1997 - Labour Force Survey (LFS) Industries

1 - Goods-Producing Sector

3 - Forestry, Fishing, Mining, Oil and Gas

21 - Mining and Oil and Gas Extraction

This sector comprises establishments primarily engaged in extracting naturally occurring minerals. These can be solids, such as coal and ores; liquids, such as crude petroleum; and gases, such as natural gas. The term "mining" is used in the broad sense to include quarrying, well operations, milling (for example, crushing, screening, washing, or flotation) and other preparation customarily done at the mine site, or as a part of mining activity. Establishments engaged in exploration for minerals, development of mineral properties and mining operations are included in this sector. Establishments performing similar activities, on a contract or fee basis, are also included.

212 - Mining (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):

    Establishments primarily engaged in:

    • providing support services, on a contract or fee basis, required for the mining and quarrying of minerals (See 21311 Support Activities for Mining and Oil and Gas Extraction)
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):

    Establishments primarily engaged in:

    • manufacturing brick and other structural clay products (See 32712 Clay Building Material and Refractory Manufacturing)
    • manufacturing cement (See 32731 Cement Manufacturing)
    • manufacturing lime (See 32741 Lime Manufacturing)
    • cutting and finishing stone and stone products (See 32799 All Other Non-Metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing)
21231 - Stone Mining and Quarrying

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in mining or quarrying dimension stone, rough blocks or slabs of stone, and crushed and broken stone.

212314 - Granite Mining and Quarrying

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in mining or quarrying dimension granite, rough blocks or slabs of granite, and crushed and broken granite, including related rocks.

  • Example Activities:

    • Building stone, granite, rough, mining
    • Dimensional stone, granite, rough, mining
    • Diorite, quarrying
    • Gneiss, quarrying
    • Granite quarry
    • Granite, crushed and broken stone, quarrying
    • Greenstone, dimension, quarrying
    • Syenite (except nepheline), quarrying
212315 - Limestone Mining and Quarrying

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in mining or quarrying dimension limestone, rough blocks or slabs of limestone, and crushed and broken limestone, including related rocks. Establishments engaged in the grinding or pulverizing of limestone are also included.

  • Exclusion(s):

    Establishments primarily engaged in:

    • producing lime (See 327410 Lime Manufacturing)
  • Example Activities:

    • Agricultural limestone, ground
    • Building stone, limestone, rough, mining
    • Calcareous tufa, dimension, quarrying
    • Calcium limestone, crude, mining
    • Cement rock, quarrying
    • Chalk mine or quarry
    • Chalk, ground or otherwise treated, mining
    • Chemical and metallurgical stone, limestone, crude, mining
    • Dolomite (limestone), crude, quarrying
    • Fluxstone, limestone, crude, mining
    • Limestone quarry
    • Sedimentary rock quarry
    • Stone quarrying, limestone
    • Travertine, quarrying
212316 - Marble Mining and Quarrying

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in mining or quarrying dimension marble, rough blocks or slabs of marble, and crushed and broken marble. Establishments engaged in mining or quarrying slate are also included.

  • Example Activities:

    • Argillite, dimension, quarrying
    • Basalt, crushed and broken stone, quarrying
    • Basalt, dimension, quarrying
    • Bluestone, dimension, quarrying
    • Chemical and metallurgical stone, marble, rough, mining
    • Diabase, crushed and broken stone, quarrying
    • Diabase, quarrying
    • Dolomitic marble, crushed and broken stone, quarrying
    • Flagstone mining
    • Gabbro, crushed and broken stone, quarrying
    • Gabbro, quarrying
    • Marble quarry
    • Monumental and ornamental stone, marble, rough, mining
    • Onyx marble, crushed and broken stone, quarrying
    • Onyx marble, dimension-quarrying
    • Riprap (except limestone and granite), quarrying
    • Slate, quarrying
    • Volcanic rock, quarrying
212317 - Sandstone Mining and Quarrying

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in mining or quarrying dimension sandstone, rough blocks or slabs of sandstone, and crushed and broken sandstone.

  • Example Activities:

    • Ganister, quarrying
    • Grits, crushed and broken stone mining
    • Quartzite, crushed and broken stone, quarrying
    • Quartzite, quarrying
    • Sandstone quarry
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