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
• 212 - Mining (except Oil and Gas)
• 2122 - Metal Ore Mining
• 21223 - Copper, Nickel, Lead and Zinc Ore Mining

212233 - Copper-Zinc Ore Mining

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in mining, beneficiating or otherwise preparing copper and/or copper-zinc ores. Establishments engaged in the recovery of copper concentrates by the precipitation and leaching of copper ore are also included.

• Exclusion(s):

  Establishments primarily engaged in:

  • mining nickel-copper ores (See 212232 Nickel-Copper Ore Mining)
  • the recovery of refined copper by leaching copper concentrates (See 331410 Non-Ferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Smelting and Refining)

• Example Activities:

  • Chalcocite mining
  • Chalcopyrite mining
  • Copper ore dressing and beneficiating
  • Copper ore grinding
  • Copper ore milling
  • Copper ore, mining
  • Copper-zinc ore mining
  • Cuprite ore mining
  • Mining copper bearing ores