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National data for this sector, based on Industry Series reports, are preliminary and will be superseded by data released in later reports.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	175	499,595	125,570	2,731
211	Oil and gas extraction	11	35,456	9,925	193
2111	Oil and gas extraction	11	35,456	9,925	193
21111	Oil and gas extraction	11	35,456	9,925	193
211111	Crude petroleum and natural gas extraction	8	D	D	(100-249)
211112	Natural gas liquid extraction	3	D	D	(1-19)
212	Mining, except oil and gas	134	424,135	103,360	2,245
2121	Coal mining	2	D	D	(500-999)
21211	Coal mining	2	D	D	(500-999)
212111	Bituminous coal and lignite surface mining	2	D	D	(500-999)
2122	Metal ore mining	7	D	D	(100-249)
21222	Gold ore and silver ore mining	5	D	D	(100-249)
212221	Gold ore mining	4	D	D	(100-249)
21223	Copper, nickel, lead, and zinc mining	1	0	D	(1-19)
212231	Lead ore and zinc ore mining	1	0	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	125	273,729	58,329	1,532
21231	Stone mining and quarrying	49	91,247	22,791	620
212311	Dimension stone mining and quarrying	1	D	D	(1-19)
212312	Crushed and broken limestone mining	16	41,403	9,083	212
212313	Crushed and broken granite mining	3	D	D	(20-99)
212319	Other crushed and broken stone mining	29	38,719	11,101	342
21232	Sand, gravel, clay, and refractory mining	70	165,321	31,960	836
212321	Construction sand and gravel mining	63	148,123	28,422	747
212322	Industrial sand mining	5	D	D	(20-99)
212325	Clay, ceramic, and refractory minerals mining	2	D	D	(1-19)
21239	Other nonmetallic mineral mining	6	17,161	3,578	76
212393	Other chemical and fertilizer mineral mining	1	D	D	(1-19)
212399	All other nonmetallic mineral mining	5	D	D	(20-99)
213	Support activities for mining	30	40,004	12,285	293
2131	Support activities for mining	30	40,004	12,285	293
21311	Support activities for mining	30	40,004	12,285	293
213111	Drilling oil and gas wells	7	3,085	850	30
213112	Support activities for oil and gas operations	12	6,870	2,175	59
213114	Support activities for metal mining	4	8,063	2,620	52
213115	Support activities for nonmetallic minerals	7	21,986	6,640	152

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

175

499,595

125,570

2,731