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National data for this sector, based on Industry Series reports, are preliminary and will be superseded by data released in later reports.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	612	9,803,360	588,470	13,289
211	Oil and gas extraction	218	8,384,416	165,891	2,957
2111	Oil and gas extraction	218	8,384,416	165,891	2,957
21111	Oil and gas extraction	218	8,384,416	165,891	2,957
211111	Crude petroleum and natural gas extraction	179	5,810,073	118,628	2,117
211112	Natural gas liquid extraction	39	2,574,343	47,263	840
212	Mining, except oil and gas	65	833,375	199,373	3,932
2121	Coal mining	9	502,495	109,707	1,744
21211	Coal mining	9	502,495	109,707	1,744
212111	Bituminous coal and lignite surface mining	8	D	D	(1000-2499)
212112	Bituminous coal underground mining	1	D	D	(100-249)
2122	Metal ore mining	9	D	D	(500-999)
21222	Gold ore and silver ore mining	3	D	D	(1-19)
212221	Gold ore mining	3	D	D	(1-19)
21223	Copper, nickel, lead, and zinc mining	2	D	D	(250-499)
212234	Copper ore and nickel ore mining	2	D	D	(250-499)
21229	Other metal ore mining	4	D	D	(100-249)
212291	Uranium-radium-vanadium ore mining	2	D	D	(20-99)
212299	All other metal ore mining	2	D	D	(100-249)
2123	Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying	47	D	D	(1000-2499)
21231	Stone mining and quarrying	10	D	D	(100-249)
212311	Dimension stone mining and quarrying	2	D	D	(20-99)
212312	Crushed and broken limestone mining	3	D	D	(20-99)
212313	Crushed and broken granite mining	3	D	D	(20-99)
212319	Other crushed and broken stone mining	2	D	D	(1-19)
21232	Sand, gravel, clay, and refractory mining	22	D	D	(100-249)
212321	Construction sand and gravel mining	21	D	D	(100-249)
212325	Clay, ceramic, and refractory minerals mining	1	D	D	(1-19)
21239	Other nonmetallic mineral mining	15	163,688	53,228	1,244
212391	Potash, soda, and borate mineral mining	3	D	D	(500-999)
212393	Other chemical and fertilizer mineral mining	1	D	D	(1-19)
212399	All other nonmetallic mineral mining	11	D	D	(250-499)
213	Support activities for mining	329	585,569	223,206	6,400
2131	Support activities for mining	329	585,569	223,206	6,400
21311	Support activities for mining	329	585,569	223,206	6,400
213111	Drilling oil and gas wells	57	287,524	107,222	2,772
213112	Support activities for oil and gas operations	258	280,557	110,093	3,336
213113	Support activities for coal mining	3	D	D	(20-99)
213114	Support activities for metal mining	4	D	D	(20-99)
213115	Support activities for nonmetallic minerals	7	11,683	4,156	247

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

612

9,803,360

588,470

13,289