1997 Economic Census: Mining

1997 Economic Census:
Mining
United States

Mining by Subsector
Includes only establishments with payroll. Introductory text in the pdf report includes scope, methodology, and definition of symbols. 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
21	Mining	25,020	171,156,517	20,809,608	509,857
211	Oil & gas extraction	8,310	99,991,083	5,510,315	110,857
212	Mining (except oil & gas)	7,365	51,210,068	9,413,055	229,152
213	Support activities for mining	9,345	19,955,366	5,886,238	169,848

Mining by Industry
Includes only establishments with payroll. Introductory text in the pdf report includes scope, methodology, and definition of symbols. 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

21 Mining 25,020 171,156,517 20,809,608 509,857

211 Oil & gas extraction 8,310 99,991,083 5,510,315 110,857

211111 Crude petroleum & natural gas extraction 7,781 75,162,580 4,968,722 100,308

211112 Natural gas liquid extraction 529 24,828,503 541,593 10,549

NAICS
code Description Estab-
lish-
ments Value of
Shipments
($1,000) Annual
payroll
($1,000) Paid
employees

212 Mining (except oil & gas) 7,365 51,210,068 9,413,055 229,152

2121 Coal mining 1,516 23,377,145 3,977,219 87,793

212111 Bituminous coal & lignite surface mining 834 12,416,008 1,647,433 36,502

212112 Bituminous coal underground mining 614 10,783,368 2,295,060 50,197

212113 Anthracite mining 68 177,769 34,726 1,094

2122 Metal ore mining 502 11,207,042 1,993,506 45,499

21221 Iron ore mining 32 1,937,749 393,921 7,920

21222 Gold ore & silver ore mining 317 4,073,581 810,557 18,289

212221 Gold ore mining 301 3,952,066 777,714 17,509

212222 Silver ore mining 16 121,515 32,843 780

21223 Copper, nickel, lead, & zinc mining 82 4,550,698 639,923 15,884

212231 Lead ore & zinc ore mining 34 532,894 89,039 2,140

212234 Copper ore & nickel ore mining 48 4,017,804 550,884 13,744

21229 Other metal ore mining 71 645,014 149,105 3,406

212291 Uranium-radium-vanadium ore mining 29 103,198 26,597 695

212299 All other metal ore mining 42 541,816 122,508 2,711

2123 Nonmetallic mineral mining & quarrying 5,347 16,625,881 3,442,330 95,860

21231 Stone mining & quarrying 2,369 7,394,957 1,552,980 44,107

212311 Dimension stone mining & quarrying 180 125,897 38,319 1,664

212312 Crushed & broken limestone mining & quarrying 1,436 4,475,537 958,461 27,565

212313 Crushed & broken granite mining & quarrying 291 1,514,341 272,464 6,842

212319 Other crushed & broken stone mining & quarrying 462 1,279,182 283,736 8,036

21232 Sand, gravel, clay, ceramic & refractory minerals mng & quarrying 2,672 5,535,418 1,256,930 36,960

212321 Construction sand & gravel mining 2,368 3,497,651 908,382 26,913

212322 Industrial sand mining 140 502,217 88,930 2,739

212324 Kaolin & ball clay mining 33 917,294 141,310 3,530

212325 Clay & ceramic & refractory minerals mining 131 618,256 118,308 3,778

21239 Other nonmetallic mineral mining & quarrying 306 3,695,506 632,420 14,793

212391 Potash, soda, & borate mineral mining 27 1,702,985 237,391 4,805

212392 Phosphate rock mining 20 1,016,889 169,479 3,858

212393 Other chemical & fertilizer mineral mining 50 362,987 88,608 2,177

212399 All other nonmetallic mineral mining 209 612,645 136,942 3,953

NAICS
code Description Estab-
lish-
ments Value of
Shipments
($1,000) Annual
payroll
($1,000) Paid
employees

213 Support activities for mining 9,345 19,955,366 5,886,238 169,848

213111 Drilling oil & gas wells 1,638 7,317,963 1,918,086 53,865

213112 Support activities for oil & gas operations 7,068 11,547,563 3,628,416 106,339

213113 Support activities for coal mining 306 578,050 173,432 4,990

213114 Support activities for metal mining 189 339,753 109,234 3,031

213115 Support activities for nonmetallic minerals (except fuels) 144 172,037 57,070 1,623

D = Withheld to avoid disclosure; N = Not available; r = revised

NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Value of Shipments ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
21	Mining	25,020	171,156,517	20,809,608	509,857
211	Oil & gas extraction	8,310	99,991,083	5,510,315	110,857
211111	Crude petroleum & natural gas extraction	7,781	75,162,580	4,968,722	100,308
211112	Natural gas liquid extraction	529	24,828,503	541,593	10,549
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Value of Shipments ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
212	Mining (except oil & gas)	7,365	51,210,068	9,413,055	229,152
2121	Coal mining	1,516	23,377,145	3,977,219	87,793
212111	Bituminous coal & lignite surface mining	834	12,416,008	1,647,433	36,502
212112	Bituminous coal underground mining	614	10,783,368	2,295,060	50,197
212113	Anthracite mining	68	177,769	34,726	1,094
2122	Metal ore mining	502	11,207,042	1,993,506	45,499
21221	Iron ore mining	32	1,937,749	393,921	7,920
21222	Gold ore & silver ore mining	317	4,073,581	810,557	18,289
212221	Gold ore mining	301	3,952,066	777,714	17,509
212222	Silver ore mining	16	121,515	32,843	780
21223	Copper, nickel, lead, & zinc mining	82	4,550,698	639,923	15,884
212231	Lead ore & zinc ore mining	34	532,894	89,039	2,140
212234	Copper ore & nickel ore mining	48	4,017,804	550,884	13,744
21229	Other metal ore mining	71	645,014	149,105	3,406
212291	Uranium-radium-vanadium ore mining	29	103,198	26,597	695
212299	All other metal ore mining	42	541,816	122,508	2,711
2123	Nonmetallic mineral mining & quarrying	5,347	16,625,881	3,442,330	95,860
21231	Stone mining & quarrying	2,369	7,394,957	1,552,980	44,107
212311	Dimension stone mining & quarrying	180	125,897	38,319	1,664
212312	Crushed & broken limestone mining & quarrying	1,436	4,475,537	958,461	27,565
212313	Crushed & broken granite mining & quarrying	291	1,514,341	272,464	6,842
212319	Other crushed & broken stone mining & quarrying	462	1,279,182	283,736	8,036
21232	Sand, gravel, clay, ceramic & refractory minerals mng & quarrying	2,672	5,535,418	1,256,930	36,960
212321	Construction sand & gravel mining	2,368	3,497,651	908,382	26,913
212322	Industrial sand mining	140	502,217	88,930	2,739
212324	Kaolin & ball clay mining	33	917,294	141,310	3,530
212325	Clay & ceramic & refractory minerals mining	131	618,256	118,308	3,778
21239	Other nonmetallic mineral mining & quarrying	306	3,695,506	632,420	14,793
212391	Potash, soda, & borate mineral mining	27	1,702,985	237,391	4,805
212392	Phosphate rock mining	20	1,016,889	169,479	3,858
212393	Other chemical & fertilizer mineral mining	50	362,987	88,608	2,177
212399	All other nonmetallic mineral mining	209	612,645	136,942	3,953
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Value of Shipments ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
213	Support activities for mining	9,345	19,955,366	5,886,238	169,848
213111	Drilling oil & gas wells	1,638	7,317,963	1,918,086	53,865
213112	Support activities for oil & gas operations	7,068	11,547,563	3,628,416	106,339
213113	Support activities for coal mining	306	578,050	173,432	4,990
213114	Support activities for metal mining	189	339,753	109,234	3,031
213115	Support activities for nonmetallic minerals (except fuels)	144	172,037	57,070	1,623

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Source: 1997 Economic Census

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