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NAICS 2122
Metal ore mining

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Employers: 2002
Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown below. 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.
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NAICS
code		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Value of shipments
($1,000)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
Go to this NAICS 21 Mining 24,087 182,911,093 21,173,895 477,840
Go to this NAICS 212 Mining, except oil and gas 7,253 47,728,025 9,009,343 197,061
  2122 Metal ore mining 325 8,011,042 1,443,659 27,317
Go to this NAICS 21221 Iron ore mining 24 1,770,163 283,972 5,183
Go to this NAICS 21222 Gold ore and silver ore mining 190 2,972,069 574,613 9,942
Go to this NAICS 21223 Copper, nickel, lead, and zinc mining 54 2,594,224 408,259 8,928
Go to this NAICS 21229 Other metal ore mining 57 674,586 176,815 3,264

 

Nonemployers: 2002
Data based on 2002 Nonemployer Statistics. Table includes only firms subject to federal income tax. Nonemployers are businesses with no paid employees. Introductory text includes scope and methodology. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
NAICS
code 		NAICS Title
 All firms Nonemployers Employers
Establish-
ments		 Receipts ($1,000) Establishments Receipts Establish-
ments		 Value of shipments ($1,000)
Number % of all $1,000 % of all
N = Not available
21 Mining 106,796 187,834,649 82,709 77.4 4,923,556 2.6 24,087 182,911,093
212 Mining, except oil and gas 12,517 48,091,309 5,264 42.1 363,284 0.8 7,253 47,728,025
2122 Metal ore mining 1,128 8,034,289 803 71.2 23,247 0.3 325 8,011,042

 

Definition: NAICS 2122   Metal ore mining

This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in developing mine sites or mining metallic minerals, and establishments primarily engaged in ore dressing and beneficiating (i.e., preparing) operations, such as crushing, grinding, washing, drying, sintering, concentrating, calcining, and leaching. Beneficiating may be performed at mills operated in conjunction with the mines served or at mills, such as custom mills, operated separately.

 

Historical comparability

Comparable   NAICS 2122, Metal ore mining, is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

In comparisons with data before 1997, 1997 NAICS 2122 is nearly comparable to SIC 10. See the Bridge Between 1997 NAICS and 1987 SIC.

 

Comparative Statistics: 2002 and 1997

Data are in current dollars and have not been adjusted for inflation. Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. "% change" rows show percent change between 1997 and 2002.
1997
NAICS
code		 1997 NAICS Description Year Establishments Value of shipments ($1,000) Annual payroll ($1,000) Paid employees
2122 Metal ore mining 2002 325 8,011,042 1,443,659 27,269
1997 493 11,204,250 1,993,126 45,467
% change -34.1 -28.5 -27.6 -40.0

 

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Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown above. 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.
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Indus-
tries		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Value of shipments
($1,000)		 Value of shipments
% of
U.S.		 Value of shipments
per capita
($)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
See other industries in this state United States 325 8,011,042 100.00 28 1,443,659 27,317
See other industries in this state Nevada 44 2,287,084 28.55 1,054 433,706 7,024
See other industries in this state Alaska 22 482,350 6.02 753 78,600 1,155
See other industries in this state Utah 15 424,736 5.30 183 67,349 1,216
See other industries in this state Montana 15 360,788 4.50 396 113,227 1,992
See other industries in this state Colorado 41 212,987 2.66 47 45,277 940
See other industries in this state Wyoming 6 47,065 0.59 94 6,847 156
See other industries in this state Texas 15 16,691 0.21 1 4,613 111
See other industries in this state Pennsylvania 7 3,125 0.04 0 773 17
See other industries in this state Alabama 3 1,085 0.01 0 293 7
  All other states, including those below 157 4,175,131 52.12   692,974 14,699
See other industries in this state     Arizona 23 D     D (5000-9999)
See other industries in this state     Minnesota 10 D     D (2500-4999)
See other industries in this state     Michigan 6 D     D (1000-2499)
See other industries in this state     California 30 D     D (500-999)
See other industries in this state     Missouri 7 D     D (500-999)
See other industries in this state     New Mexico 9 D     D (500-999)
See other industries in this state     Florida 5 D     D (250-499)
See other industries in this state     Idaho 16 D     D (250-499)
See other industries in this state     South Dakota 4 D     D (250-499)
See other industries in this state     Tennessee 5 D     D (250-499)
See other industries in this state     Washington 7 D     D (100-249)
See other industries in this state     Nebraska 1 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     Oregon 7 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     Virginia 3 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     Illinois 1 D     D (1-19)
See other industries in this state     Indiana 1 D     D (1-19)
See other industries in this state     Iowa 1 D     D (1-19)
See other industries in this state     Kansas 1 D     D (1-19)
See other industries in this state     Maryland 1 0     D (1-19)
See other industries in this state     Massachusetts 2 D     D (1-19)
See other industries in this state     New Jersey 1 D     D (1-19)
See other industries in this state     New York 7 D     D (1-19)
See other industries in this state     North Carolina 1 D     D (1-19)
See other industries in this state     Oklahoma 1 D     D (1-19)
See other industries in this state     Rhode Island 1 D     D (1-19)
See other industries in this state     South Carolina 3 D     D (1-19)
See other industries in this state     West Virginia 2 D     D (1-19)
See other industries in this state     Wisconsin 1 0     D (1-19)

 

Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Metal ore mining
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link to PDF EC02-00C-COMP Comparative Statistics Link to drill-down tables 2002 and 1997 data side by side on a comparable NAICS 1997 basis US, states
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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 2122
Hypertext Tables Title (with link to data) Frequency Contents Geography
  Annual Capital Expenditures Survey Annual Capital expenditures for structures and equipment for companies with paid employees US
  County Business Patterns Annual Employees; payroll; number of establishments by employment size of establishment US, states, metro areas, counties
Link to table for this industry Nonemployer Statistics Annual Number of establishments and sales of firms with no paid employees US, states, metro areas, counties
Link to table for this industry Statistics of U.S. Businesses Annual Number of firms, employees, payroll, (and revenue, for 2002 only) by employment-size of the enterprise US, states, metro areas
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