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National data for this sector, based on Industry Series reports, are preliminary and will be superseded by data released in later reports.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	2,171	9,123,846	1,053,328	26,457
211	Oil and gas extraction	1,081	6,681,983	470,115	9,996
2111	Oil and gas extraction	1,081	6,681,983	470,115	9,996
21111	Oil and gas extraction	1,081	6,681,983	470,115	9,996
211111	Crude petroleum and natural gas extraction	1,046	4,917,094	440,025	9,415
211112	Natural gas liquid extraction	35	1,764,889	30,090	581
212	Mining, except oil and gas	107	336,103	67,534	1,888
2121	Coal mining	6	D	D	(100-249)
21211	Coal mining	6	D	D	(100-249)
212111	Bituminous coal and lignite surface mining	5	D	D	(100-249)
212112	Bituminous coal underground mining	1	D	D	(20-99)
2122	Metal ore mining	1	D	D	(1-19)
21229	Other metal ore mining	1	D	D	(1-19)
212299	All other metal ore mining	1	D	D	(1-19)
2123	Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying	100	303,336	61,559	1,737
21231	Stone mining and quarrying	56	207,451	43,368	1,207
212311	Dimension stone mining and quarrying	6	4,471	932	39
212312	Crushed and broken limestone mining	35	148,046	31,887	891
212313	Crushed and broken granite mining	5	36,191	6,155	142
212319	Other crushed and broken stone mining	10	18,743	4,394	135
21232	Sand, gravel, clay, and refractory mining	38	D	D	(250-499)
212321	Construction sand and gravel mining	33	49,289	12,530	368
212322	Industrial sand mining	4	D	D	(100-249)
212325	Clay, ceramic, and refractory minerals mining	1	D	D	(1-19)
21239	Other nonmetallic mineral mining	6	D	D	(20-99)
212399	All other nonmetallic mineral mining	6	D	D	(20-99)
213	Support activities for mining	983	2,105,760	515,679	14,573
2131	Support activities for mining	983	2,105,760	515,679	14,573
21311	Support activities for mining	983	2,105,760	515,679	14,573
213111	Drilling oil and gas wells	201	1,335,206	233,752	5,932
213112	Support activities for oil and gas operations	761	754,672	276,563	8,447
213113	Support activities for coal mining	4	D	D	(20-99)
213114	Support activities for metal mining	2	D	D	(1-19)
213115	Support activities for nonmetallic minerals	15	12,325	4,362	163

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

2,171

9,123,846

1,053,328

26,457