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National data for this sector, based on Industry Series reports, are preliminary and will be superseded by data released in later reports.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	295	773,258	160,144	4,261
211	Oil and gas extraction	18	24,276	3,339	70
2111	Oil and gas extraction	18	24,276	3,339	70
21111	Oil and gas extraction	18	24,276	3,339	70
211111	Crude petroleum and natural gas extraction	16	D	D	D
211112	Natural gas liquid extraction	2	D	D	D
212	Mining, except oil and gas	242	677,274	140,847	3,776
2121	Coal mining	2	D	D	(100-249)
21211	Coal mining	2	D	D	(100-249)
212111	Bituminous coal and lignite surface mining	2	D	D	(100-249)
2122	Metal ore mining	7	D	D	(500-999)
21222	Gold ore and silver ore mining	2	D	D	(1-19)
212221	Gold ore mining	2	D	D	(1-19)
21223	Copper, nickel, lead, and zinc mining	5	D	D	(500-999)
212231	Lead ore and zinc ore mining	5	D	D	(500-999)
2123	Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying	233	D	D	(2500-4999)
21231	Stone mining and quarrying	162	414,554	87,105	2,310
212311	Dimension stone mining and quarrying	2	D	D	(20-99)
212312	Crushed and broken limestone mining	154	359,296	77,473	2,049
212313	Crushed and broken granite mining	3	44,949	7,545	185
212319	Other crushed and broken stone mining	3	D	D	(20-99)
21232	Sand, gravel, clay, and refractory mining	67	109,117	24,361	705
212321	Construction sand and gravel mining	55	53,007	13,794	393
212322	Industrial sand mining	4	D	D	(20-99)
212325	Clay, ceramic, and refractory minerals mining	8	D	D	(250-499)
21239	Other nonmetallic mineral mining	4	D	D	(20-99)
212393	Other chemical and fertilizer mineral mining	1	D	D	(1-19)
212399	All other nonmetallic mineral mining	3	3,507	853	22
213	Support activities for mining	35	71,708	15,958	415
2131	Support activities for mining	35	71,708	15,958	415
21311	Support activities for mining	35	71,708	15,958	415
213111	Drilling oil and gas wells	16	19,254	4,828	94
213112	Support activities for oil and gas operations	10	D	D	(100-249)
213113	Support activities for coal mining	3	D	D	(20-99)
213114	Support activities for metal mining	2	D	D	(1-19)
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

295

773,258

160,144

4,261