2002 Economic Census: Mining

U.S. Department of Commerce

Mining - by industry

National data for this sector, based on Industry Series reports, are preliminary and will be superseded by data released in later reports. Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown separately. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Value of Shipments ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
D = Withheld to avoid disclosing data of individual companies; data are included in higher level totals
21	Mining	950	5,342,881	686,454	13,448
211	Oil and gas extraction	370	3,675,018	274,863	4,382
2111	Oil and gas extraction	370	3,675,018	274,863	4,382
21111	Oil and gas extraction	370	3,675,018	274,863	4,382
211111	Crude petroleum and natural gas extraction	350	2,873,813	256,529	4,051
211112	Natural gas liquid extraction	20	801,205	18,334	331
212	Mining, except oil and gas	189	1,117,250	221,523	4,482
2121	Coal mining	15	608,535	115,607	1,934
21211	Coal mining	15	608,535	115,607	1,934
212111	Bituminous coal and lignite surface mining	8	204,527	38,320	674
212112	Bituminous coal underground mining	7	404,008	77,287	1,260
2122	Metal ore mining	41	212,987	45,277	940
21222	Gold ore and silver ore mining	29	111,155	24,771	513
212221	Gold ore mining	28	D	D	(500-999)
212222	Silver ore mining	1	D	D	(1-19)
21223	Copper, nickel, lead, and zinc mining	2	D	D	(20-99)
212234	Copper ore and nickel ore mining	2	D	D	(20-99)
21229	Other metal ore mining	10	D	D	(250-499)
212291	Uranium-radium-vanadium ore mining	3	D	D	(20-99)
212299	All other metal ore mining	7	D	D	(250-499)
2123	Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying	133	295,728	60,639	1,608
21231	Stone mining and quarrying	57	155,079	28,232	730
212311	Dimension stone mining and quarrying	5	6,450	2,338	70
212312	Crushed and broken limestone mining	11	18,467	4,966	168
212313	Crushed and broken granite mining	16	59,051	9,020	204
212319	Other crushed and broken stone mining	25	71,111	11,908	288
21232	Sand, gravel, clay, and refractory mining	62	84,079	20,483	611
212321	Construction sand and gravel mining	59	76,708	19,711	585
212322	Industrial sand mining	1	D	D	(1-19)
212325	Clay, ceramic, and refractory minerals mining	2	D	D	(1-19)
21239	Other nonmetallic mineral mining	14	56,570	11,924	267
212391	Potash, soda, and borate mineral mining	4	D	D	(100-249)
212393	Other chemical and fertilizer mineral mining	1	D	D	(1-19)
212399	All other nonmetallic mineral mining	9	D	D	(20-99)
213	Support activities for mining	391	550,613	190,068	4,584
2131	Support activities for mining	391	550,613	190,068	4,584
21311	Support activities for mining	391	550,613	190,068	4,584
213111	Drilling oil and gas wells	74	247,255	78,850	1,961
213112	Support activities for oil and gas operations	285	270,449	94,622	2,284
213113	Support activities for coal mining	6	4,594	2,018	44
213114	Support activities for metal mining	14	15,454	8,899	121
213115	Support activities for nonmetallic minerals	12	12,861	5,679	174

Mining - by industry

National data for this sector, based on Industry Series reports, are preliminary and will be superseded by data released in later reports. Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown separately. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.

D = Withheld to avoid disclosing data of individual companies; data are included in higher level totals

NAICS
code

Description

Estab-
lish-
ments

Value of
Shipments
($1,000)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

Mining

950

5,342,881

686,454

13,448