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National data for this sector, based on Industry Series reports, are preliminary and will be superseded by data released in later reports.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	283	1,562,949	252,814	5,951
211	Oil and gas extraction	36	125,381	10,664	192
2111	Oil and gas extraction	36	125,381	10,664	192
21111	Oil and gas extraction	36	125,381	10,664	192
211111	Crude petroleum and natural gas extraction	29	D	D	(100-249)
211112	Natural gas liquid extraction	7	D	D	(20-99)
212	Mining, except oil and gas	170	1,407,362	231,931	5,428
2121	Coal mining	2	D	D	(1-19)
21211	Coal mining	2	D	D	(1-19)
212111	Bituminous coal and lignite surface mining	2	D	D	(1-19)
2122	Metal ore mining	5	D	D	(250-499)
21222	Gold ore and silver ore mining	1	D	D	(1-19)
212221	Gold ore mining	1	D	D	(1-19)
21229	Other metal ore mining	4	D	D	(250-499)
212299	All other metal ore mining	4	D	D	(250-499)
2123	Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying	163	1,295,856	211,245	5,054
21231	Stone mining and quarrying	60	443,057	79,431	1,963
212311	Dimension stone mining and quarrying	4	17,242	2,518	59
212312	Crushed and broken limestone mining	50	406,606	71,966	1,801
212319	Other crushed and broken stone mining	6	19,209	4,947	103
21232	Sand, gravel, clay, and refractory mining	75	161,817	27,149	829
212321	Construction sand and gravel mining	68	107,200	17,529	547
212322	Industrial sand mining	1	D	D	(1-19)
212324	Kaolin and ball clay mining	2	D	D	(100-249)
212325	Clay, ceramic, and refractory minerals mining	4	D	D	(20-99)
21239	Other nonmetallic mineral mining	28	690,982	104,665	2,262
212391	Potash, soda, and borate mineral mining	1	D	D	(20-99)
212392	Phosphate rock mining	7	670,217	99,180	2,129
212393	Other chemical and fertilizer mineral mining	1	D	D	(1-19)
212399	All other nonmetallic mineral mining	19	D	D	(20-99)
213	Support activities for mining	77	30,206	10,219	331
2131	Support activities for mining	77	30,206	10,219	331
21311	Support activities for mining	77	30,206	10,219	331
213111	Drilling oil and gas wells	39	12,374	3,508	115
213112	Support activities for oil and gas operations	28	11,379	4,660	156
213113	Support activities for coal mining	1	D	D	(1-19)
213114	Support activities for metal mining	5	D	D	(20-99)
213115	Support activities for nonmetallic minerals	4	3,769	1,086	34

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

283

1,562,949

252,814

5,951