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National data for this sector, based on Industry Series reports, are preliminary and will be superseded by data released in later reports.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	104	297,738	77,352	1,731
211	Oil and gas extraction	2	D	D	(1-19)
2111	Oil and gas extraction	2	D	D	(1-19)
21111	Oil and gas extraction	2	D	D	(1-19)
211112	Natural gas liquid extraction	2	D	D	(1-19)
212	Mining, except oil and gas	90	D	D	(1000-2499)
2122	Metal ore mining	2	D	D	(1-19)
21222	Gold ore and silver ore mining	1	D	D	(1-19)
212221	Gold ore mining	1	D	D	(1-19)
21223	Copper, nickel, lead, and zinc mining	1	D	D	(1-19)
212234	Copper ore and nickel ore mining	1	D	D	(1-19)
2123	Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying	88	246,916	61,386	1,317
21231	Stone mining and quarrying	42	147,780	33,070	731
212311	Dimension stone mining and quarrying	1	D	D	(20-99)
212312	Crushed and broken limestone mining	10	D	D	(100-249)
212313	Crushed and broken granite mining	7	48,403	8,538	162
212319	Other crushed and broken stone mining	24	70,355	17,417	390
21232	Sand, gravel, clay, and refractory mining	46	99,136	28,316	586
212321	Construction sand and gravel mining	44	D	D	(500-999)
212322	Industrial sand mining	1	D	D	(1-19)
212325	Clay, ceramic, and refractory minerals mining	1	D	D	(20-99)
213	Support activities for mining	12	D	D	(250-499)
2131	Support activities for mining	12	D	D	(250-499)
21311	Support activities for mining	12	D	D	(250-499)
213112	Support activities for oil and gas operations	6	D	D	(100-249)
213114	Support activities for metal mining	2	D	D	(20-99)
213115	Support activities for nonmetallic minerals	4	D	D	(100-249)

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National data for this sector, based on Industry Series reports, are preliminary and will be superseded by data released in later reports.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

104

297,738

77,352

1,731