North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Canada 2012

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21 - Mining, quarrying, 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 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 (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)

    • manufacturing brick and other structural clay products (See 327120 Clay building material and refractory manufacturing)
    • manufacturing cement (See 327310 Cement manufacturing)
    • manufacturing lime (See 327410 Lime manufacturing)
    • cutting and finishing stone and stone products (See 327990 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 quarryingCAN

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.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • diorite or gneiss quarrying
    • granite mining and quarrying
    • syenite (except nepheline), quarrying

    All examples

212315 - Limestone mining and quarryingCAN

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.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • agricultural limestone, ground (except fertilizer)
    • calcareous tufa, crushed and broken, quarrying
    • cement rock, quarrying
    • chalk mine or quarry
    • dolomite, crushed and broken stone, quarrying
    • travertine, quarrying

    All examples

  • Exclusion(s)

    • producing lime (See 327410 Lime manufacturing)
212316 - Marble mining and quarryingCAN

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.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • diabase, quarrying
    • gabbro, quarrying
    • marble quarry
    • riprap (except limestone and granite), quarrying
    • slate mining or quarrying
    • volcanic rock, quarrying

    All examples

212317 - Sandstone mining and quarryingCAN

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

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • ganister, quarrying
    • grits, crushed and broken stone mining
    • quartzite, quarrying
    • sandstone mining or quarrying

    All examples

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