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2007 NAICS Definition

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) making (i.e., the primary production) nonferrous metals by smelting ore and/or (2) the primary refining of nonferrous metals by electrolytic methods or other processes.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

• Recovering nonferrous metals (except copper and aluminum) from scrap and making primary forms and/or alloying purchased nonferrous metals (except copper and aluminum)--are classified in U.S. Industry 331492, Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum);
• Making aluminum from alumina--are classified in U.S. Industry 331312, Primary Aluminum Production;
• Primary smelting and primary refining of copper--are classified in U.S. Industry 331411, Primary Smelting and Refining of Copper;
• Mining and making copper and other nonferrous concentrates (including gold and silver bullion), by processes, such as solvent extraction or electrowinning--are classified in Industry Group 2122, Metal Ore Mining; and
• Rolling, drawing, and/or extruding nonferrous metal shapes (except copper and aluminum) from purchased nonferrous metals (except copper and aluminum) or by recovering nonferrous metals (except copper and aluminum) and rolling, drawing, or extruding--are classified in U.S. Industry 331491, Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding.

Index entries that bring you to this industry:

• Antimony refining, primary
• Beryllium refining, primary
• Bismuth refining, primary
• Cadmium refining, primary
• Chromium refining, primary
• Cobalt refining, primary
• Germanium refining, primary
• Gold bullion or dore bar produced at primary metal refineries
• Gold refining, primary
• Ingot, primary, nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper), manufacturing
• Iridium refining, primary
• Lead smelting and refining, primary
• Magnesium refining, primary
• Nickel refining, primary
• Niobium refining, primary
• Nonferrous metal (except aluminum, copper) shapes made in primary nonferrous metal smelting and refining mills
• Nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper) made in primary nonferrous metal smelting and refining mills
• Nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper) smelting and refining, primary
• Platinum refining, primary
• Precious metals refining, primary
• Primary refining of nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper)
• Primary smelting of nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper)
• Refining nonferrous metals and alloys (except aluminum, copper), primary
• Rhenium refining, primary
• Selenium refining, primary
• Silver bullion or dore bar produced at primary metal refineries
• Silver refining, primary
• Slab, nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper), primary
• Smelting of nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper), primary
• Tantalum refining, primary
• Tellurium refining, primary
• Tin base alloys made in primary tin smelting and refining mills
• Tin refining, primary
• Titanium refining, primary
• Uranium refining, primary
• Zinc refining, primary
• Zirconium refining, primary