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
• 21221 - Iron ore mining

212210 - Iron ore mining

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in mining, beneficiating or otherwise preparing iron ores, and manganiferous ores valued chiefly for their iron content.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • iron agglomerate and pellet production
  • iron ore dressing (beneficiation) plants
  • magnoferrite and manganiferous ore valued for iron content, mining

  All examples

• Inclusion(s)

  • magnetite mining
  • mining ore (i.e., limonite, siderite, taconite, brown ore)
  • production of sinter and other agglomerates
  • production of sinter and other agglomerates (except those associated with blast furnace operations)
  • specular hematite concentrate mining

• Exclusion(s)

  • operating blast furnaces to produce pig iron from iron ore (See 331110 Iron and steel mills and ferro-alloy manufacturing)